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Elenna [48]
2 years ago
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The 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is (1/2) and the sum of the first 14th terms is -70. Find

Mathematics
1 answer:
Shalnov [3]2 years ago
5 0

Answer:

The common difference is -1.

The last term (the 14th term) is -11.5.

Step-by-step explanation:

In an arithmetic sequence, the second term is 0.5 and the sum of the first 14 terms is -70.

We want to determine the: (a) common difference and (b) the last term.

We can write an explicit formula to represent the sequence. An arithmetic sequence can be modeled by the formula:

\displaystyle x_n=a+d(n-1)

Where <em>a</em> is the initial term, <em>d </em>is the common difference, and <em>n</em> represents the <em>n</em>th term.

Since the second term is 0.5:

x_2=0.5=a+d(2-1)

Simplify:

x_2=0.5=a+d

The sum of an arithmetic sequence is given by the formula:

\displaystyle S=\frac{k}{2}\left(a+x_k\right)

Where <em>k</em> is the number of terms and <em>x_k</em> is the last term.

Since the sum of the first 14 terms is -70, <em>S</em> = -70 and <em>k </em>= 14:

Using our explicit formula, the last term is:

x_{14}=a+d(14-1)=a+13d

Substitute:

\displaystyle -70=\frac{14}{2}(a+(a+13d))

Simplifiy:

-10=2a+13d

Rewrite the equation for the second term:

a=0.5-d

Substitute:

-10=2(0.5-d)+13d

Simplify:

-10=1-2d+13d

Solve for <em>d: </em>

<em />d=-1<em />

Hence, our common difference is -1.

Solve for <em>a</em>, the initial term:

a=0.5-(-1)=1.5

So, our explicit formula is now:

x_n=1.5-1(n-1)=1.5-n+1=2.5-n

So, the last term (which is 14) is:

x_{14}=2.5-(14)=-11.5

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