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What will be the sum of the first (20) terms of the AP (18,21,24,\ldots)?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 930

Here, the first term is \(a=18\), the common difference is \(d=21-18=3\), and \(n=20\). Applying \(S_n=\frac{n}{2}[2a+(n-1)d]\), we get \(S_{20}=\frac{20}{2}[2(18)+19(3)]=10(36+57)=930\). Hence, 930 is the correct answer. Although 915 is a close distractor, it is not the sum produced by the given first term and common difference. Exam tip: the sum formula uses \(n-1\) because there are \(n-1\) gaps from the first term to the nth term.

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Arithmetic ProgressionAp SumFirst N TermsClass 10 MathematicsCommon DifferenceFinding The Sum Of The First $N$ Terms Of An ApFinding The Sum Of The First N Terms Of An ApArithmetic Progressions (Ap)

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