Arithmetic progressions 2

Algebra Level 2

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.


The answer is 1210.

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1 solution

Hung Woei Neoh
May 1, 2016

Let the first term be a a , and the common difference be d d

T 1 = a T 2 = a + d T 3 = a + 2 d T 8 = a + 7 d T 9 = a + 8 d T 10 = a + 9 d T_1=a\\ T_2=a+d\\ T_3=a+2d\\ \ldots\\ T_8=a+7d\\ T_9=a+8d\\ T_{10}=a+9d

Given that T 1 + T 2 + T 3 = 321 T_1+T_2+T_3=321 and T 8 + T 9 + T 10 = 405 T_8+T_9+T_{10}=405 , we get:

a + a + d + a + 2 d = 321 3 a + 3 d = 321 a+a+d+a+2d=321 \implies 3a+3d=321 ......(1)

a + 7 d + a + 8 d + a + 9 d = 405 3 a + 24 d = 405 a+7d+a+8d+a+9d=405 \implies 3a+24d=405 ......(2)

Eq. (2) - Eq. (1):

( 3 a + 24 d ) ( 3 a + 3 d ) = 405 321 21 d = 84 d = 4 (3a+24d)-(3a+3d) = 405-321\\ 21d=84 \implies d=4

Use the value found to calculate a a :

3 a + 3 ( 4 ) = 321 3 a = 309 a = 103 3a+3(4)=321\\ 3a=309 \implies a=103

Then, calculate T 10 T_{10} :

T 10 = 103 + 9 ( 4 ) = 139 T_{10}=103+9(4)=139

Finally, calculate the sum of the 10 10 numbers:

S 10 = 10 2 ( 103 + 139 ) = 5 ( 242 ) = 1210 S_{10}=\dfrac{10}{2}(103+139)=5(242)=\boxed{1210}

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