Find the sum of the first six terms of the sequence for which a2=0.7 and a3=0.49.

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2 answers:

alina1380 [7]3 years ago

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A1 = 0.91
a6 = -0.14
sum = (0.91+-0.14) /2
sum = 2.31

Sloan [31]3 years ago

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Answer: Sum of the first six terms is 2.31.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

$a_2=0.7\\\\and\\\\a_3=0.49$

Since we know the formula for "Arithmetic Progression":

$a_2=a+d=0.7\implies a=0.7-d\\\\a_3=a+2d=0.49$

Now, solving the above two equations:

$a+2d=0.49\\\\0.7-d+2d=0.49\\\\0.7+d=0.49\\\\d=0.49-0.70\\\\d=-0.21$

So, when we put the value of d in the first equation, we get that

$a=0.7-d\\\\a=0.7+0.21\\\\a=0.91$

so, Sum of first six terms would be

$S_6=\dfrac{6}{2}(2\times 0.91+(6-1)\times -0.21)\\\\S_6=3(1.82+5\times -0.21)\\\\S_6=3(1.82-1.05)\\\\S_6=2.31$

Hence, Sum of the first six terms is 2.31.

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