Find the Sum of the First N Terms of the Following

question 19

Multiple Choice

Find the sum of the first n terms of the following arithmetic sequence.
- $- 5 , - 2,1 , \ldots ; \mathrm { n } = 10$

• A) 110
• B) \(- 110\)
• C) 85
• D) \(- 185\)

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