SOLUTION: (1) Prove that in any arithmetic series of which the first term is a and where the constant difference is d,the sum of the n terms is given by Sn=n/2[2.a+(n-1)d] Please can get

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Question 1140769: (1) Prove that in any arithmetic series of which the first term is a and where the constant difference is d,the sum of the n terms is given by Sn=n/2[2.a+(n-1)d]
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Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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See the lessons
    - Arithmetic progressions
    - The proofs of the formulas for arithmetic progressions
    - Problems on arithmetic progressions
    - Word problems on arithmetic progressions
in this site and find the proofs in the first two lessons of this list.