<span>5 × 23 × 2 = 5 × 2 × 23 = 10 × 23 = 230</span>
A function in math is a relationship or expression involving one or more variables.
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EXPLANATION
The given sequence is
3,-5,-13,.....-229.
The first term of this sequence is
a_1=3
There is a common difference of

The last term of this sequence is -229.
The nth term of this sequence is given by:

We use the last term to determine the number of terms in the sequence.



Divide through by -8;


Hence there are thirty terms in the sequence.
The sum of the first n terms is given by:

The sum of the first 30 terms is given by:


