Sum of First N Multiples of M
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Problem:Find the sum of the first 86 multiples of 8.

Plan:
  1. Find the first three terms and last term of the series.
  2. Use the sum formula to calculate the sum of the series, S86.
Step 1:
a1 + a2 + a3 + ··· + an
+ + + ··· +


Step 2:S86 =