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Find the sum of the first (30) terms of the AP (250,238,226,\ldots).

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Correct answer: (2280)

The direct answer is D, 2280. Here a=250, d=238-250=-12, and n=30. Find the last term first: l=a+(n-1)d=250+29(-12)=250-348=-98. Then S_n=n/2(a+l), so S_30=30/2(250-98)=15(152)=2280. Therefore option D is correct. Option A, 2200, is wrong because it does not result from the correct average of the first and last terms. Option B, 2240, is also an arithmetic or substitution error. Option C, 2320, is too large and may come from treating the common difference as positive or mishandling the final term. The formula works because the terms of an AP are evenly spaced, so their average is (first term+last term)/2. Multiplying that average by the number of terms gives the sum. Remember: for a decreasing AP, d is negative; find l carefully before using S_n=n/2(a+l).

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