Exercise

Find the sum of the first ten terms in the arithmetic sequence -4, 0, 4, 8, . . .

Solution

a1 = -4

The common difference = 4

n = 10

Using the formula

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we have:

sum = (10/2) [2 Image (-4) + (10 - 1) Image 4] = 140


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