In a decreasing arithmetic progression the first term is (72) and the common difference is (-4). What is the sum of the first (24) terms?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (624)
(S_{24}=\frac{24}{2}[144+23(-4)]=624). Exam tip: handle the negative common difference carefully.
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(624)
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(S_{24}=\frac{24}{2}[144+23(-4)]=624). Exam tip: handle the negative common difference carefully.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Arithmetic Progressions (AP). Topic: Finding the sum of the first $n$ terms of an AP.
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