treid14
contestada

Consider the arithmetic series:

1 + 9 + 17 + 25 + ...

Write a formula for the sum of the first n terms in this series.
A) 4n2 - 3n
B) 6n2 - 7n
C) 8n2 - 5n

Respuesta :

The sum of an Arithmetic Series is given as:

[tex] S_{n}= \frac{n}{2}(2a_{1}(n-1)*d) [/tex]

where,
d = Common Difference = Difference of any two consecutive terms.
So,
d = 8

a1 = First term = 1

Using the values, we get:

[tex] S_{n}= \frac{n}{2}(2*1+(n-1)*8) \\ \\ S_{n}= \frac{n}{2} (2+8n-8) \\ \\ S_{n}= \frac{n}{2}(8n-6) \\ \\ S_{n}=n(4n-3) \\ \\ S_{n}==4n^{2}-3n [/tex]

The above equation gives the formula for n terms of an Arithmetic Series.

So, option A is the correct answer