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by lawalx » Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:36 am
if the terms of a sequence are t1,t2,t3,....,tn, what is the value of n?
1. the sum of the n terms is 3124
2. the average(arithmetic mean) of the n terms is 4

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by sirikesav » Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:39 am
If the terms of a sequence are t1,t2,t3,....,tn, what is the value of n?
1. the sum of the n terms is 3124
2. the average(arithmetic mean) of the n terms is 4

both together is required to answer the question
because
arthimatic mean = Sum of all the Number/total no odf number(n in this case)

so we as per the data in 1 & 2
arithmetic mean = 4
Sum of all the Number = 3124
hence n= 3124/4 = 781

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by samirpandeyit62 » Sun Dec 02, 2007 5:43 am
If the terms of a sequence are t1,t2,t3,....,tn, what is the value of n?

1. the sum of the n terms is 3124

nos of terms may vary depending upon how the terms of the sequence relate to ecah other, eg consecutive series, AP's etc & also the starting value of the sequence INSUFF

2. the average(arithmetic mean) of the n terms is 4

this is also similar to the above case, 4 can be the mean of many possible sequences INSUFF

COMBINE

sum =3124, mean =4

mean =sum /n

n= 3124/4

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by lawalx » Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:56 pm
tnx guys i rily appreciate it