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Asked by sonia

find the sum of arthmetic progression 12,15,18,,,,,, 84,

a=12
d=3
n=?
14 years ago

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Answered by Reiny
First you have to find out how many terms there are, so find out which term number 84 is
84 = a + (n-1)d
84 = 12 + (n-1)(3)
72 = 3n - 3
3n = 75
n = 25

so now that we know we have 25 terms, just use the formula for the sum of 25 terms.
14 years ago
Answered by Bosnian
For more information in google type "wikipedia arithmetic progression"
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