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If the sum of first 11 terms of an arithmetic progression is equal to that of the first 19 terms, then what is the sum of first 30 terms of this progression?


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Ayush G Rai
Jul 6, 2016

Let T n T_n be the n th term, a be the first term and d be the common difference.
So we get 2 equations, T 11 = a + 10 d T_{11}=a+10d and T 19 = a + 18 d . T_{19}=a+18d.
Now let S n S_n be the sum of the first n n terms.
We get S 11 = 11 a + 55 d S_{11}=11a+55d and S 19 = 19 a + 171 d . S_{19}=19a+171d. [According to the A . P A.P sum formula]
Since S 11 = S 19 11 a + 55 d = 19 a + 171 d 2 a + 29 d = 0. S_{11}=S_{19}\Rightarrow 11a+55d=19a+171d\Rightarrow 2a+29d=0.
T 30 = a + 29 d . T_{30}=a+29d. Therefore S 30 = 15 ( 2 a + 29 d ) = 15 ( 0 ) = 0 . S_{30}=15(2a+29d)=15(0)=\boxed0.


Exactly , same approach;)

Rakshit Joshi - 4 years, 11 months ago
Edwin Gray
Feb 26, 2019

Let a = first term and d the difference between 2 consecutive terms. Then the 11th term is a + 10d, the 19th term is a + 18d. The sum of the first 11 terms = (11/2)*(a + a + 10d) = 11(a + 5d) = 11a + 55d. The sum of the first 19 terms is (19/2)(a + a + 18d) =19(a + 9d) = 19a + 171d. If these sums are equal, 11a + 55d = 19a + 171d, or 29d = -2a. The 30th term is a + 29d = a - 2a = -a. The sum of the first 30 terms = (30/2)( a + 29d) = 15(a + (-a)) = 0.

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