An arithmetic progression is composed of 1 0 0 terms. The first three terms are 5 , 1 0 and 1 5 . Find the sum of the last three terms.
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The n t h term for this sequence is a n = 5 n .
a 9 8 + a 9 9 + a 1 0 0
= 5 ( 9 8 + 9 9 + 1 0 0 )
= 5 ( 3 0 0 − 3 )
= 1 5 0 0 − 1 5
= 1 4 8 5
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The first terms are
a 1 = 5 , a 2 = 1 0 and a 3 = 1 5
common difference, d = 1 5 − 1 0 = 1 0 − 5 = 5
Computing for the last three terms, we have
a 1 0 0 = a 1 + 9 9 d = 5 + 9 9 ( 5 ) = 5 0 0
a 9 9 = a 1 + 9 8 d = 5 + 9 8 ( 5 ) = 4 9 5
a 9 8 = a 1 + 9 7 d = 5 + 9 7 ( 5 ) = 4 9 0
Finally, the sum of the last three terms is
5 0 0 + 4 9 5 + 4 9 0 = 1 4 8 5