Question #e4948

2 Answers
Dec 18, 2016

970

Explanation:

For the standard color(blue)"arithmetic sequence"

a,a+d,a+2d,a+3d,......,a+(n-1)d

where a=a_1 is the first term, d the common difference and n the number of terms.

and d=a_2-a_1=a_3-a_2= ....=a_n-a_(n-1)

color(blue)"The sum to n terms" = color(red)(bar(ul(|color(white)(2/2)color(black)(S_n=n/2[2a+(n-1)d])color(white)(2/2)|)))

A series is the sum of the terms in the sequence.

Here a=1, d=6-1=11-6=5" and " n=20

rArrS_20=20/2[(2xx1)+(19xx5)]

=10(2+95)=970

Dec 18, 2016

970

Explanation:

We have: 1+6+11+...+96

This is an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of 7.

First, let's determine the number of terms in the sequence:

=> T_(n) = T_(1) + (n - 1) d

=> 96 = 1 + (n - 1) (6 - 1)

=> 95 = 5 (n - 1)

=> n - 1 = 19

therefore n = 20

Then, let's evaluate the sum of the 20 terms of this arithmetic sequence:

=> S_(20) = (20) / (2) (1 + 96)

=> S_(20) = 10 cdot 97

therefore S_(20) = 970