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What is the sum of the first (9) terms of the arithmetic progression (50,45,40,\ldots)?

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Correct answer: (270)

The direct answer is option B, 270. The first term is 50 and the common difference is 45−50=−5. The ninth term is a9=a1+8d=50+8(−5)=50−40=10. Now apply the sum formula: S9=9/2(a1+a9)=9/2(50+10)=9/2×60=270. Equivalently, the nine terms are 50,45,40,35,30,25,20,15,10, whose sum is 270. Option A, 260, is 10 too small. Option B, 270, is correct. Option C, 280, is 10 too large, and option D, 290, is even larger. The negative common difference means the terms decrease, but the sum formula remains unchanged. Remember to use n−1=8 differences when finding the ninth term, not 9 differences.

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