题目
The thirteenth term of an arithmetic progression is and the sum of the first terms is .
Find the sum of the first terms of the progression.
题目中文翻译
一个等差数列的第十三项为 ,前 项的和为 。
求这个数列的前 项的和。
原卷通用作答要求
Answer all questions. You should use a calculator where appropriate.
You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
请回答所有题目。适当时应使用计算器。必须清楚展示所有必要的计算过程;仅给出计算器答案而没有过程,不予评分。除非题目另有精度要求,非精确数值答案保留 3 位有效数字,以度为单位的角度保留 1 位小数。
解答
解法一
思路
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把第 项和前 项和分别写成首项、公差的方程。解出两者后再求前 项和。
答题过程
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Let the first term be and the common difference be . The conditions give
Thus . Subtracting twice the first equation gives , so and . Therefore