document.write( "Question 1180187: the sum of the arithmetic serie whose first two terms are -12 and -8, respectively, and whose last term is 124. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum of the arithmetic serie whose first two terms are \"-12\" and\"+-8\", respectively, and whose last term is \"124\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B1%5D=-12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5B2%5D=-8\"
\n" ); document.write( " last term is \"a%5Bn%5D=124\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "common difference is \"d=4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "nth term formula is:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a%5Bn%5D=a%5B1%5D%2B4%28n-1%29\"....substitute given \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"124=-12%2B4%28n-1%29\"......solve for \"n\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"124%2B12=4%28n-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"136%2F4=%28n-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"34=n-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"34%2B1=n\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"n=35\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "there are \"35\" terms in this sequence, and they are\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum is\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sum%28-124%28n-+1%29%2C+1%2C35+%29+=+1960\"\r
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