SOLUTION: An=5 D=-2 N=12...............Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence having the data given and explain how to solve it please

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Question 205048: An=5 D=-2 N=12...............Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence having the data given and explain how to solve it please
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An=5 D=-2 N=12...............Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence having the data given and explain how to solve it please
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That is confusing.
An=5 implies that every term is 5.
D = -2 implies that the difference between successive terms is -2.
N= 12 usually means the number of terms.
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Am I reading you correctly?
Cheers,
Stan H.