document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164947>Question 1164947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a potato race, 10 potatoes  are placed in a straight line 5 meters apart, the first potato being placed 6 meters from the starting point. how many meters does a contestant travel in collecting the potatoes one at a time and placing them in a basket located at the starting point\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #789374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=789374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It is a series with the first term 6 m out and back or 12 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the second term is 11 m out and back or 22 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and so forth until the n th term is (6+5(n-1)) out and back or 12+10n-10 m or 10n +2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The last term will be 102 m with n=10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the series is 12+22+32+...+102\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a1=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a10=102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum is (n/2)(a1+an)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=5(12+102)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=570 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12+22+32+42+52+62+72+82+92+102 </SPAN>\n" );
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