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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Progessions

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progession is given by \[S_{n}=\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }(11n+3n ^{2})\]Find the first three terms of the progession.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@ganeshie8

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@UnkleRhaukus

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

first find the sum with n=3

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[S _{n}=30\] is it correct?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

yeah

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay...next what should we do?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

an arithmetic progression is triangles

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

|dw:1447163823157:dw|

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

hmm, what is the the first term? the first term must be for n=1

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

the sum of one term, is equal to that term!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay, i get it...Thnx @UnkleRhaukus :)

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

|dw:1447164181625:dw| and the area of the rectangle is 30

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