Asked by Alex

Consider the arithmetic series 7 + 19 + 31 + 43 + 55 + pr004-1.jpg.
a) How many terms are less than 1000? (3 marks - show your work)
b) How many terms are less than 2000? (3 marks - show your work)

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Answered by Steve
We have
a=7
d=12

So, when does Tn exceed 1000?

Tn = 7+12(n-1) = 12n-5
12n-5 < 1000
12n < 1005
n < 83.75
So, the first 83 terms are less than 1000

Similarly for 2000
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