There are ten numbers in a certain arithmetic progression . The sum of first three terms is 321. The sum of last three numbers is 405. Find the sum of all the ten numbers.
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Let the first term be a , and the common difference be d
T 1 = a T 2 = a + d T 3 = a + 2 d … T 8 = a + 7 d T 9 = a + 8 d T 1 0 = a + 9 d
Given that T 1 + T 2 + T 3 = 3 2 1 and T 8 + T 9 + T 1 0 = 4 0 5 , we get:
a + a + d + a + 2 d = 3 2 1 ⟹ 3 a + 3 d = 3 2 1 ......(1)
a + 7 d + a + 8 d + a + 9 d = 4 0 5 ⟹ 3 a + 2 4 d = 4 0 5 ......(2)
Eq. (2) - Eq. (1):
( 3 a + 2 4 d ) − ( 3 a + 3 d ) = 4 0 5 − 3 2 1 2 1 d = 8 4 ⟹ d = 4
Use the value found to calculate a :
3 a + 3 ( 4 ) = 3 2 1 3 a = 3 0 9 ⟹ a = 1 0 3
Then, calculate T 1 0 :
T 1 0 = 1 0 3 + 9 ( 4 ) = 1 3 9
Finally, calculate the sum of the 1 0 numbers:
S 1 0 = 2 1 0 ( 1 0 3 + 1 3 9 ) = 5 ( 2 4 2 ) = 1 2 1 0