S SGSII Active Member Joined Feb 18, 2012 Messages 471 Gender Female HSC 2013 Uni Grad 2016 Mar 27, 2013 #1 Hi guys Could someone please help me do part b) of this question: Thanks
C Capt Rifle Member Joined Jul 17, 2012 Messages 399 Gender Male HSC 2013 Mar 27, 2013 #2 wouldn't you just need to use the sum formula? Edit: this n/2(2a+(n-1)d) ?? Last edited: Mar 27, 2013
TheMathStudent Member Joined Oct 19, 2011 Messages 49 Gender Undisclosed HSC 2004 Uni Grad 2010 Mar 31, 2013 #3 part b) so the series goes 6+12+18.... use sum formula as above n=k, a=6, d=6 part c) expand the sum formula so that you get k^2 (or n^2 if dealing with just end) and then solve the quadratic. Remember to chuck the negative solution out as n>0
part b) so the series goes 6+12+18.... use sum formula as above n=k, a=6, d=6 part c) expand the sum formula so that you get k^2 (or n^2 if dealing with just end) and then solve the quadratic. Remember to chuck the negative solution out as n>0