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Mathematics, 16.12.2020 02:30 Aliyah2020

Melissa has started training for a race. The first time she trains, she bikes 5 miles. Each subsequent time she trains, she bikes 0.5 mile farther than she did the previous time.
a) Use summation notation to write an arithmetic series to represent the total distance Melissa has biked
after she has trained n times. (2 points)
b) Use the formula for a partial sum of the series you wrote in part a, above, to answer this question: What
is the least number of times Melissa must bike for her total distance biked during training to exceed 60
miles? (3 points)

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