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If an AP has a = −20, d = 9, and n = 30, what is the value of S₃₀?

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Correct answer: 3315

Direct answer: 3315, so option D is correct. Use the AP sum formula Sₙ = n/2[2a + (n − 1)d]. Substitute n = 30, a = −20, and d = 9: S₃₀ = 30/2[2(−20) + 29×9] = 15[−40 + 261] = 15×221 = 3315. Hence option D is correct. As a check, calculate the last term: a₃₀ = a + 29d = −20 + 261 = 241. Then S₃₀ = 30/2(−20 + 241) = 15×221 = 3315 again. Option A, 3225, option B, 3255, and option C, 3285, do not follow from the formula and may result from mishandling the negative first term or multiplying incorrectly. Keep the minus sign inside the bracket: 2a means 2×(−20) = −40, not +40. The sequence begins negatively but increases by 9, which explains why the total can be positive. Memory cue: substitute signs before simplifying.

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Ap-SumArithmetic-ProgressionNegative-First-TermFinding 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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