Help Needed: Geometric Progression & Arithmetic Sums

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The discussion revolves around problems related to geometric progressions and arithmetic sums, specifically focusing on the calculation of sums in arithmetic series and the formulation of sums in a geometric context. The original poster expresses confusion regarding their calculations and the correctness of their formulas.

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  • Exploratory, Assumption checking, Problem interpretation

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  • The original poster attempts to calculate the sum of an arithmetic series with specific parameters but questions the validity of their results. They also seek clarification on the formulation of sums and the simplification process, noting discrepancies between their calculations and expected outcomes.

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Some participants have provided feedback on the original poster's work, with one confirming the correctness of the first question's answer. Others have pointed out potential errors in the original poster's formulas, suggesting that there may be careless mistakes affecting their results. The discussion is ongoing, with participants exploring various interpretations of the problems.

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The original poster is preparing for an exam and is under pressure to understand the material, which may influence their approach to the problems. There are references to specific images that contain their work, which are critical for the discussion but have faced accessibility issues.

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Hello everyone I'm studying for my next exam and I screwed up on the geometric progressions and arthm and they are the easiest of them all but I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

The first problem on the exam said:
Suppose that an arithmetic series has 202 terms. If the first term is 4PI and the last term is 60-4PI, what is the sum of the sries?

I came out with 6060, my work is posted below ( i think i got it right this time)

Now for the real problem, Write down the formula of the following sum:
You can see my work at the bottom but as you can see, it doesn't check out with adding up the terms by hand and usuing my formula. I'm really not sure what I did wrong here. ANy help would be great:
http://suprfile.com/src/1/4apu96r/lastscan.jpg



Also another one is #3. It says Write down the formula of the sum, simplify your answer, and now check when n = 1, n = 2, n = 3.

Again the formula and adding the terms up by hand arn't working out.
http://suprfile.com/src/1/4apvbsk/lastscan.jpg
 
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Your images aren't working.

You got the first question right though
 
Thanks for the responce, how about now?
http://suprfile.com/src/1/4apu96r/lastscan.jpg and

http://suprfile.com/src/1/4apvbsk/lastscan.jpg
 
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Just a quick glance... one error that seemed to pop out at me is,

Check (3/2)^2. I think it was just a careless mistake; you didn't put parentheses around the 3/2 and ended up forgetting to square the denominator as well.
 

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