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A similar
formula works for when the terms skip some numbers, like

Here's the
formula:
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sum of the first
n
terms:


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Here's how I
remember it:
* This is for
arithmetic sequences ONLY!
Let's try it!
Let's find
the sum of the first
50
terms of the arithmetic sequence:

We have:


We need:

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