Precalculus: Concepts Through Functions, A Unit Circle Approach to Trigonometry (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 11 - Sequences; Induction; the Binomial Theorem - Section 11.2 Arithmetic Sequences - 11.2 Assess Your Understanding - Page 834: 44

Answer

$301$.

Work Step by Step

The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is given by: $a_n=a_1+(n-1) d \\ 41=2+3(n-1) \\ 39 =3(n-1) \\ n=14$ We see that there is a constant difference between the terms of $d=4$ and the terms are part of an arithmetic sequence. The terms of the sum are the first $14$ terms of the arithmetic sequence, starting with $a_{1}=2$ and with a difference of $d= 3$ The sum of the sequence is thus: $S_{n}= \dfrac{n}{2}\left(a_{1}+a_{n}\right)$ Now, $S_{14}= \dfrac{14}{2}[2+41] \\=(7)(43) \\=301$ Therefore, the sum of the sequence is: $301$.
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