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Find the sum of the first (25) terms of the AP (140,132,124,\ldots).

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Correct answer: (1100)

The direct answer is option D, 1100. The first term is a=140, the common difference is d=132-140=-8, and n=25. Find the last term: l=a+(n-1)d=140+24(-8)=140-192=-52. Now use S_n=n/2(a+l): S_25=25/2(140-52)=25/2(88)=25(44)=1100. Option A, 1040, is too small and does not result from the correct endpoint average. Option B, 1060, is also an incorrect arithmetic result. Option C, 1080, is close but still not the correct sum. Option D, 1100, agrees with the formula. A decreasing AP can cross zero and have a negative final term; that does not make the sum formula invalid. Check the last term carefully: there are 24 differences after the first term, not 25. Memory cue: use l=a+(n-1)d, then average the first and last terms.

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