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GarryVolchara [31]
3 years ago
10

What is the sum of the arithmetic sequence 3, 9, 15..., if there are 34 terms?

Mathematics
2 answers:
gladu [14]3 years ago
8 0
I believe its 3,468.
Naily [24]3 years ago
3 0
Notice that the difference between 2 consecutive terms is 6,

Let a_n mean the n'th term of the sequence, so:

a_1=3,
a_2=a_1+6=3+6=9,  
a_3=a_2+6=9+6=15

The sequence is "arithmetic" means that every term, is its previous term + 6, the common difference.

So the sequence is 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, ....

write again each term of the sequence to see how we get it, so that we are able to figure out a general formula:

a_1=3

a_2=3+6

a_3=[3+6]+6

a_4=[3+6+6]+6


a_5=[3+6+6+6]+6
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so we notice that to find the 6.th term we need to add 5 sixes to 3.
                            to find the 7.th term we add 6 sixes to 3, 

In general, to find the n.th term, we add (n-1) sixes to 3
 
Thus, the general formula is  a_n=3+6(n-1), 


The sum of the first 34 terms of the sequence is 

a_1+a_2+a_3+ ..... + a_3_3+a_3_4=

3 + (3+6*1)+(3+6*2)+(3+6*3)+...+(3+6*33)=

3*34+(6*1+6*2+...6*33)=102+6(1+2+3+4+...+33)


the sum of the first A consecutive numbers 1+2+3+4+...+A is equal to :

A(A+1)/2 ,  according to the famous Gauss formula, 

so 1+2+3+...+33= 33(33+1)/2=(33*34)/2=17*33=561


Thus, 102+6(1+2+3+4+...+33)= 102+6*561=102+ 3366=3,468


Answer:  D)  3,468 



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