Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Section 11.2 - Arithmetic Sequences - Exercise Set - Page 840: 50

Answer

First three terms: $-4,-8,-12$ last term: $-200$ Sum of an arithmetic series: $-5100$

Work Step by Step

First three terms can be found as:$a_1=-4=4;a_2=-8;a_3=-12$ Last term can be found as: $a_{50}=-4(50)=-200$ Sum of the an arithmetic series can be calculated by using formula $S_n=\dfrac{n}{2}(a_1+a_n)$ Here $n=50$ Thus, $S_{50}=\dfrac{50}{2}(-4-200)=-5100$ our results are: First three terms: $-4,-8,-12$ last term: $-200$ Sum of an arithmetic series: $-5100$
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