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Arithmetic progression
Question

If the sum of the series 2, 5, 8, 11, ... is  60100, then n, the number of terms, is

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Solution

We have,

n2[22+(n-1)3]=60100 n(3n+1)=1202003n2+n-120200=03n2-600n+601n+120200=0(n-200)(3n+601)=0n=200

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