<PRE><B>Question 1024768</B>
A man gets a job with a salary of 39200 dollars a year. 
He is promised a 2800 dollars raise each subsequent year. 
His total earning for a 5-year period is dollars.
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Arithmetic Series with a(1) = 39200 and d = 2800
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Ans: S(5) = (5/2)(3900+a(5))
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a(5) = 3900+4*2800 = 15100
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Ans::: S(5) = (5/2)(3900+15100) = 5*9500 = $47500
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Cheers,
Stan H. </PRE>