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Question 1180187: the sum of the arithmetic serie whose first two terms are -12 and -8, respectively, and whose last term is 124. Found 2 solutions by mananth, MathLover1:Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the sum of the arithmetic serie whose first two terms are -12 and -8, respectively, and whose last term is 124.
-12, -8, ...........124
a= -12, d=4, tn =124
tn = nth term = a+(n-1)d
124 = -12+(n-1)4
136 = 4n-4
140 = 4n
n= 35 There area 35 terms
Sum of terms Sn = (n/2) * (a+l) where a is the first term and l is the last term
Sn = (35/2) (-12+124)
= 35*112/2
35* 56 =1960
sum of the arithmetic series = 1960
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