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Sunday, 30 June 2013

How many terms of the A.P. – 6, -11/2 , – 5, … are needed to give the sum –25?

How many terms of the A.P. – 6, -11/2 , – 5, … are needed to give the sum –25?

Answer 

Let the sum of n terms of the given A.P. be –25.
use the formula of Sn in which n = number of terms, a = first term, and d = common difference
Here, a = –6

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