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The first and the last terms of an A.P. are 34 and 700 respectively. If the common difference is 18, how many terms are there and what is their sum? - Mathematics

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The first and the last terms of an A.P. are 34 and 700 respectively. If the common difference is 18, how many terms are there and what is their sum?

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Solution

Let there be n terms in this A.P.

First term a = 34

Common difference d = 18

Last term l = 700

`=>` a + (n – 1)d = 700

`=>` 34 + (n – 1) × 18 = 700

`=>` (n – 1) × 18 = 666

`=>` n – 1 = 37

`=>` n = 38

Sum of first n terms = `n/2 [a + l]`

= `38/2 [34 + 700]`

= 19 × 734

= 13946

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