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Question 1041290: Whats an example of an arithmetic series where S5 = 10?
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Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
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2, 4, 6, 8, 10
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S5 = 10
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Sn = 2 + 2(n-1)
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Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
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Whats an example of an arithmetic series where S5 = 10?
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If S5 is the sum of the first 5 terms (as the notation S5 usually serves), then, for example, this sequence

0, 1, 2, 3, 4

Or this

-2, 0, 2, 4, 6