In an arithmetic progression the sum of the first 8 terms is 148 and the sum of the…

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In an arithmetic progression the sum of the first 8 terms is 148 and the sum of the next 8 terms is 404. Using this information, answer the following: (i) Translate the two given statements into a pair of simultaneous equations in the first term aa and the common difference dd. (ii) Solve the equations found in part (i) to obtain the values of aa and dd. (iii) With the values of aa and dd obtained, determine the sum of the first 20 terms of the progression.

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