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.