Mathematics

Mathematics

Problem

For an arithmetic progression the first term is 120 and the common difference is –4. Solve the following: a. (i) Find the smallest positive integer nn for which the sum of the first nn terms is less than or equal to zero. b. (ii) Compute the sum of the first (n−1)(n-1) terms—the last positive cumulative total just before the result in part (i) occurs.

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