Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 10 - Section 10.2 - Arithmetic Sequences - Exercise Set - Page 1061: 68

Answer

$442,500$

Work Step by Step

We know that $a_n=a_1+(n-1) d$ Here, we have $a_1=33,000$ and $d=2500$ and $a_{10}=33, 000+2500(10-1)=55,500$ The sum of an arithmetic sequence is given by: $S_n=\dfrac{n}{2}[a_1+a_n]$ $S_{10}=\dfrac{10}{2}[33,000+55,500]=442,500$
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