What is the sum of the first (14) terms of the AP (8,16,24,\ldots)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: 840
Here, \(a=8\), \(d=8\), and \(n=14\). The 14th term is \(a_{14}=a+(n-1)d=8+13\times8=112\). Hence, \(S_{14}=\frac{14}{2}(8+112)=7\times120=840\). Therefore, 840 is the correct answer. While \(14\times8=112\) gives the 14th term, it does not give the sum. Exam tip: Use both the first and last terms in the sum formula.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
840
Why is this the correct answer?
Here, \(a=8\), \(d=8\), and \(n=14\). The 14th term is \(a_{14}=a+(n-1)d=8+13\times8=112\). Hence, \(S_{14}=\frac{14}{2}(8+112)=7\times120=840\). Therefore, 840 is the correct answer. While \(14\times8=112\) gives the 14th term, it does not give the sum. Exam tip: Use both the first and last terms in the sum formula.
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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