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In an AP, the first term is 3, common difference is 5, and number of terms is 20. What is the sum of the first 20 terms?

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Correct answer: 1010

The governing concept is the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic progression. For an AP, S_n = n/2[2a + (n − 1)d], where a is the first term, d is the common difference, and n is the number of terms. Here a = 3, d = 5, and n = 20. Therefore, S_20 = 20/2[2(3) + 19(5)] = 10[6 + 95] = 10 × 101 = 1010. Hence option A is correct. As a check, the twentieth term is 3 + 19 × 5 = 98, so the average of the first and last terms is (3 + 98)/2 = 50.5; multiplying by 20 again gives 1010. The other options result from arithmetic or substitution errors.

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Arithmetic ProgressionAp SumClass 10Finding The Sum Of The First $N$ Terms Of An ApFinding The Sum Of The First N Terms Of An ApArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions ApMathematics

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