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What is the sum of a 17-term arithmetic sequence,the first term is 7 & the last term is -105?

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1) -833

2) -893

3) -913

4) -943

asked Feb 28, 2014 in ALGEBRA 2 by johnkelly Apprentice

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In arithmetic sequence sum image.

Given first term is image.

Last term is image-------------->( 1 )

Substitute image in (1).

image

Subtract 7 from each side.

image

Divide each side by 16.

image

Substitute the values image ,image , and image in formula.

Now sum of 17 term arithmetic sequence image.

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image

image

image.

The sum of a 17 term arithmetic sequence is image.

 

answered Mar 1, 2014 by dozey Mentor

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