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a) Find the sum of the first 25 terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 6, 10, 14, 18 …
1350
b) Find the sum of the first 50 terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 3, 8, 13, 18 …
6275
c) Find the sum of the first 30 terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 4, 7, 10, 13 …
1425
d) Find the sum of the first 26 terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 100, 96, 92, 88 …
1300
e) Find the sum of the 40th to the 60th terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 3, 5, 7, 9,11 …
2121
f) Find the sum of the 60th to the 80th terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 2, 8, 14, 20, 26 …
8736
g) Find the sum of the 25th to the 70th terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 99, 96, 93, 90, 87 …
-1863
h) Find the sum of the 44th to the 66th terms of an arithmetic sequence that starts : 10, 13.5, 17, 20.5, 24 …
4577
For each arithmetic sequence described below, find the first term (a) and common difference (d) :
i) 7th term is 20. The sum of first 11 terms is 198.
a = 8, d = 2
j) 8th term is 35. The sum of first 10 terms is 250.
a = 7, d = 4
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