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the arithmetic sequence ai is defined by the formula: a1 = -53 ai = ai-1 + 6 find the sum of the first 880 terms in the sequence

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Answer:

The sum of the first 880 terms in the sequence is 2,273,920.

Step-by-step explanation:

Arithmetic sequence:

The difference between consecutive terms is always the same, called common difference, and the nth term is given by:

[tex]a_{n} = a_0 + (n-1)d[/tex]

In which d is the common difference.

Sum of the first n terms:

The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is given by:

[tex]S_{n} = \frac{n(a_1+a_n)}{2}[/tex]

ai = ai-1 + 6

This means that [tex]d = 6[/tex]

In this question:

Sum of the first 800 terms, so [tex]n = 800[/tex]

First term is -53, so [tex]a_1 = -53[/tex]

The 880th term is:

[tex]a_{880} = -53 + (880-1)*6 = 5221[/tex]

Sum

[tex]S_{n} = \frac{880(-53+5221)}{2} = 440(-53+5221) = 2273920[/tex]

The sum of the first 880 terms in the sequence is 2,273,920.