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  • 13-08-2019
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Find S12 for an arithmetic sequence with a1 = 8 and a5 = 28.

180
360
426
852
none of these

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LammettHash
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  • 13-08-2019

The [tex]n[/tex]-th term of the sequence is

[tex]a_n=8+d(n-1)[/tex]

where [tex]d[/tex] is the common difference between consecutive terms.

Since [tex]a_5=28[/tex], we have

[tex]28=8+4d\implies d=5[/tex]

so that

[tex]a_n=8+5(n-1)=5n+3[/tex]

Then the sum of the first 12 terms of the sequence is

[tex]S_{12}=\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{12}(5n+3)=5\sum_{n=1}^{12}n+3\sum_{n=1}^{12}1[/tex]

[tex]S_{12}=5\dfrac{12\cdot13}2+3\cdot12[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{S_{12}=426}[/tex]

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