Problema Solution
What is the sum of the first 35 numbers in the arithmetic series
124 + 133 + 142 + 151 + ⋯?
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the arithmetic sequence members are
a, a+d, a+2d, a + 3d, ...
a is the first term
d is the "common difference" between terms
in our case we have
a = 124
a + d = 133
d = 133 - a
d = 133 - 124
d = 9
or we can write
a0 = 24
a1 = 24 + 9
a2 = 24 + 2*9
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an = 24 +n*9
the sum of the first n members is calculated by the formula
Sn = a0 + a1 + ... + an-1 = (n/2)(2*a + (n - 1)d)
in our case a = 24, d = 9, n = 35 that is
S34 = (34/2)(2*24 + (34 - 1)*9)
S34 = 5865
the sum of the first 35 numbers in the arithmetic series is 5865.