The Sum of the first ten term is -55 while the sum of next 7 term is -217. Find the sum of first 17th term and common difference
Soln:
From the formula S=0.5(2A1+d(n-1))n
where A1= the first term of the arithmetic progression
d= common differnce of the arithmetic progression
n= number of the terms of the progression and
S= Sum of the terms of the progression
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The sum of the first ten term is -55, this means from the formula
-55=0.5(2A1+d(10-1))10
-55=0.5(2A1+9d)10.....then devide each side by 0.5X10
-11=2A1+9d..................................eqn (i)
The sum of the next 7 term is -217, this means that after the first 10 terms the next seven terms will start from A11
Then let A11 be the 11th term of the progression and
the 1st term of the 7 next terms.
Then from the formula
-217=0.5(2A11+d(7-1))7
-217=0.5(2A11+6d)7..........then devide each side by 0.5X7
-62=2A11+6d..................................eqn (ii)
Then let the sum of the first 17 terms be S17
kwa akili ya kawaida sasa; the sum of the first 17 term= sum of the first 10 terms + sum of the next 7 terms
S17= -55+-217
S17=-272.....................eqn (iii)
Frm the eqn (iii) S17=-272 and the summation formula S=0.5(2A1+d(n-1))n
we have -272=0.5(2A1+d(17-1))17
-272=0.5(2A1+16d)17......then devide each side by 0.5X17
-32=2A1+16d.................................................eqn (iv)
Then
Solve eqn (i) and eqn (iv) together
We have -11=2A1+9d
-32=2A1+16d because we need d, we minus each side
21=-7d ...then d=-3
Conclusion, the common difference of the progression is -3, and the sum of the first 17 terms is -272.
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