College Algebra (10th Edition)

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Chapter 9 - Section 9.2 - Arithmetic Sequences - 9.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 655: 62

Answer

$2160$

Work Step by Step

$S=15+(15+2)+(15+4) +\cdots+(15+(39(2)))$ The terms of the sum form an arithmetic sequence with $d=2,a_{1}=15,$ and $n=40$ . The sum $S_{n}$ of the first $n$ terms of $\left\{a_{n}\right\}$: $S_{n}=\displaystyle \frac{n}{2}\left[2a_{1}+(n-1)d\right]$ $S_{40}=\displaystyle \frac{40}{2}\left[2(15)+2(39)\right]=20(108)=2160$
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