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OpenStudy (anonymous):

done

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@mathmale

OpenStudy (calculusfunctions):

If given the first and last terms of an arithmetic progression of n terms, then the sum of those n terms is given by\[S _{n}=\frac{ n }{ 2 }(t _{1}+t _{n})\]where\[t _{1}\]and\[t _{n}\]are the first and the last terms respectively.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so n stands for term number and I plug in the last term? and 1 equals the first term so like sn= 1/2(10_1+3_75) I am so confused

OpenStudy (calculusfunctions):

NO, you are misinterpreting the formula. It is\[\frac{ n }{ 2 }(first term + last term)\]if you know the first and last terms. Understand?!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh so n/2(3+75)

OpenStudy (calculusfunctions):

Yes, exactly. n is the # of terms.

OpenStudy (calculusfunctions):

Thus n = 10, for your problem.

OpenStudy (calculusfunctions):

So what is your final answer? @xoalybabyxo

OpenStudy (anonymous):

390 right 5*78

OpenStudy (calculusfunctions):

Yes, 390.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thank you very much

OpenStudy (calculusfunctions):

Very welcome! Anytime!

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