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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find the sum of the arithmetic sequence. 15, 17, 19, 21, ..., 33 240 140 159 35

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

will give best answer & medal!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@hoblos

OpenStudy (hoblos):

what is the common difference between the terms ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2 :)

OpenStudy (hoblos):

correct now we have to find the number of terms n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would that be 5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or 11(counting all the missing terms)

OpenStudy (hoblos):

15, 17, 19, 21,23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33 these are all the terms

OpenStudy (anonymous):

whoops, ok got it, what happens next?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

33 = 15 + (n-1)*2 you could solve "n" from nth term formula above if u dont wanto guess...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8 how do I solve for n

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanku @eliassaab

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

YW

OpenStudy (hoblos):

now we have to right the general form of the sequence \[\sum_{k=0}^{k=n-1}(a+dk)\] where a is the first term, and d is common difference

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Got it! thank u so much :)

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