...series. 2. Tho extremes are 2 and 50 ; the number of terms, 24 : find the sum of the series. Ans, 624. 3. How many strokes does the hammer of a clock strike in 12 hours? Ans. 78. 4. Find the sum of the first ton thousand numbers in the series, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, <fec. Ans....

...terms of the series 24, 22£, 21, etc. 12. Find the sum of the odd numbers from 1 to 49 inclusive. 13. How many strokes does the hammer of a clock strike in 12 hours ? 14. How far can a man walk in 10 days, going 12 miles the first day, and increasing the rate 3 miles...

...Therefore, we have the following rule for finding the sum of an arithmetical progression : Take half the product of the number of terms by the sum of the first and last terms. Find the sum of nine terms of an arithmetical progression whose first term is 3 and last term 41. EXERCISE...

...Therefore, we have the following rule for finding the sum of an arithmetical progression : Take half the product of the number of terms by the sum of the first and last terms. Find the sum of nine terms of an arithmetical progression whose first term is 3 and last term 41. EXERCISE...

...the sum is J of 7 x 14, or 49. Therefore, to find the sum of an arithmetical progression, take half the product of the number of terms by the sum of the first and last terms. Thus the sum of nine terms of an arithmetical progression whose fust term is 3 and last term 41, is...