Posted by Ashley on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at 9:13pm.
So Sum(5) - Sum(4) = term(5)
85-(-8) = a + 4d
a+4d = 93 < (#1)
Sum(4) = -8 , since there are only 4 terms I will not use the sum formula
a + a+d + a+2d + a+3d = -8
4a + 6d = -8
2a + 3d = -4 , (#2)
2(#1) - (#2) ---> 5d = 190
d = 38
in #1, a = -59
check:
-59 - 21 + 17+ 55 = -8
sum(5) = sum(4) + term(5) = -8 + (-59+4(38)) = 85
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