Describing Arithmetic Sequences
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Use the arithmetic sequence of numbers 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,...to find the following:
a) What is d, the difference between any 2 terms?
b) Using the formula for the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, what is the 101st term?
c) Using the formula for the sum of an arithmetic series, what is the sum of the first 20 terms?
d) Using the formula for the sum of an arithmetic series, what is the sum of the first 30 terms?
e) What observation can you make about these sums of this series (Hint: It would be beneficial to find a few more sums like the sum of the first 2, then the first 3)
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This solution is comprised of a response which illustrates how to work with an arithmetic sequence and compute various calculations and make interpretations related to a given sequence.
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a) 1, 3, 5, 7, 9,...=> an = 2n-1
d = an - a(n-1) = ...
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