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What is the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic series 3, 6, 9, 12, ...?
What is the formula to find the nth term of an arithmetic series?
If the common difference of an arithmetic series is 5 and the first term is -3, what is the 20th term?
In an arithmetic series, if the first term is 4 and the tenth term is 31, what is the common difference?
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What is the common difference of an arithmetic series?
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If the first term of an arithmetic series is 7 and the common difference is 3, what is the 8th term?
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In an arithmetic series, what does changing the common difference do to the terms?
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What does the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic series depend on?
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What is the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic series with a first term of 3 and a common difference of 6?
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In an arithmetic series, if the first term is 2 and the 15th term is 47, what is the common difference?
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What will happen to the terms in an arithmetic series if the common difference is negative?
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If the 9th term of an arithmetic series is -12 and the common difference is 5, what is the first term?
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Study Notes
Arithmetic Series
- The sum of the first 10 terms of an arithmetic series can be calculated using the formula for the sum of an arithmetic series.
Formulas for Arithmetic Series
- The formula to find the nth term of an arithmetic series is: an = a1 + (n - 1)d, where an is the nth term, a1 is the first term, n is the term number, and d is the common difference.
Finding Terms in Arithmetic Series
- If the common difference is 5 and the first term is -3, the 20th term is: a20 = -3 + (20 - 1)5 = -3 + 95 = 92.
- If the first term is 4 and the tenth term is 31, the common difference is: d = (an - a1) / (n - 1) = (31 - 4) / (10 - 1) = 27 / 9 = 3.
- If the first term is 7 and the common difference is 3, the 8th term is: a8 = 7 + (8 - 1)3 = 7 + 21 = 28.
Characteristics of Arithmetic Series
- The common difference of an arithmetic series is the constant difference between consecutive terms.
- Changing the common difference of an arithmetic series changes the difference between consecutive terms, affecting the entire series.
- The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic series depends on the first term, common difference, and number of terms.
Calculating Sums of Arithmetic Series
- The sum of the first 20 terms of an arithmetic series with a first term of 3 and a common difference of 6 can be calculated using the formula for the sum of an arithmetic series.
Applications of Arithmetic Series
- If the first term is 2 and the 15th term is 47, the common difference can be found using the formula for the nth term.
- If the common difference is negative, the terms in an arithmetic series will decrease by the absolute value of the common difference.
- If the 9th term of an arithmetic series is -12 and the common difference is 5, the first term can be found using the formula for the nth term.
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Test your knowledge of arithmetic series with questions about finding the nth term, sum of terms, determining terms based on common difference, and identifying the common difference with given terms.
