the common difference is ... 6 - 2
the change from 6 to 58 is ... 58 - 6
the number of terms from 6 to 58 is ... (58 - 6) / (6 - 2)
... add in the 1st two terms to find n
sum = (58 + 2) * (n / 2)
Use the arithmetic sequence nth term formula to solve the following problem:
The first, second, and the nth terms of an arithmetic sequence are 2, 6, and 58 respectively:
find the value of n
and For that value of n, what is the exact value of the sum of n terms.
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