{"id":2454,"date":"2021-10-01T04:26:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T04:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stgwebsite.mindspark.in\/wordpress\/?page_id=2454"},"modified":"2022-01-02T06:21:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T06:21:56","slug":"arithmetic-progression","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stgwebsite.mindspark.in\/studymaterial\/math-concepts\/arithmetic-progression\/","title":{"rendered":"Arithmetic Progression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; module_class=&#8221;mainsec&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0f2fd&#8221; z_index=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||5px||true|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1310px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|51px|40px|51px|false|true&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|40px|30px|40px|false|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Column L&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.10&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Acute Angles<br \/>\n&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.18em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||4px|false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Arithmetic Progression<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.11.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#a01414&#8243; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#898989&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|15px||4px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arithmetic Progression &#8211; Definition and formulas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An arithmetic progression (AP) is a sequence, where the difference between any two consecutive numbers is constant. For example, consider the 5 tables. We have 5, 10, 15, 20, and so on. The difference between any two successive numbers in this series is always 5. So this is an arithmetic progression with the common difference of 5.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can find arithmetic progression series all around us. We can find AP in a taxi fare where the fare per additional kilometer increases by a fixed amount or the fixed percentage of interest in a fixed deposit. Let us learn in detail about the various terms and formulas in arithmetic progressions here.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Terms in an Arithmetic Progression:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An arithmetic progression can be specified by two terms which are the first term, and the common difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first term, as the name suggests, is the first term of the arithmetic sequence and is denoted generally as a. In an AP containing the terms 7, 11, 15, 19, 23 \u2026, the first term a = 7.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The common difference is the constant number which is the difference between any two consecutive terms in an AP. We can add the common difference to the previous term to arrive at the next term in the series. It is generally denoted as d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common difference d =<\/span>\u00a0a<sub>n <\/sub>&#8211; a<sub>n-1<\/sub><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d\u00a0 \u00a0 = common difference<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<sub>n<\/sub> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">= nth term in an Arithmetic Progression<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a<sub>n-1 <\/sub>= (n-1)th term in an Arithmetic Progression<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the above mentioned series, the common difference d is (11-7) = (15-11) = 4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The general form of an arithmetic progression is a, a+d, a+2d, a+3d, \u2026.. a+(n-1)d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a= first term<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d= common difference and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n= number of terms<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><b>Formulas in Arithmetic Progression:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p><strong>nth term of an AP\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an arithmetic progression where the first term and the common difference is known, the nth term of the series can be calculated using the formula T<sub>n <\/sub><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">= ((a+(n-1))d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0If we want to calculate the nth term from the end of the AP, then we use the formula\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><sub><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">T<\/span>n<\/sub>=( l-(n-1))d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> l<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the last term in an AP<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Number of terms in an AP<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the first and last terms of an AP and the common difference is known, then we can calculate the number of terms in the arithmetic progression using the formula <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(l-a)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">+1<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sum of first n terms in an AP<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we know the first term and the common difference in the AP, the formula for calculating the sum of an arithmetic progression is S=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n[2a+(n-1)d]\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we know the first and the last term, the sum of n terms in an AP is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n(a+l)\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where a is the first term and l is the last term.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Sum of an infinite arithmetic progression<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the common difference in the AP is greater than 0, the sum of the AP tends to +\u221e , and the sum of an AP where the common difference is less than 0, tends to -\u221e .<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Formula summary<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a= first term<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d= common difference and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n= number of terms<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> l<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">= last term in an AP<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<table border=\"1px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nth term of an AP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">= (a+(n-1))\/d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nth term from the end of an AP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=( l-(n-1))\/d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Number of terms in an AP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(l-a)\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">+1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sum of n terms in an AP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> S=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n[2a+(n-1)d]\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sum of n terms in an AP when first and last terms are known<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n(a+l)\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sum of infinite AP when common difference &gt;0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u2192+\u221e<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sum of infinite AP when common difference &lt; 0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u2192-\u221e<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Solved Examples:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the sum of the natural numbers from 501 to 1000.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can calculate the sum\u00a0 of the numbers in an Arithmetic Progression where the first and the last terms are known using the formula <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S= <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n(a+l))\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need to find the sum of the natural numbers from 501 to 1000, where the first term is 501, the last term is 1000 and the common difference is 1. The number of terms in this arithmetic progression is 500.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Substituting the above figures in the formula, we get<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n(a+l)\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500(501+1000)\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7,50,500<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=3,75,250<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sum of the natural numbers from 501 to 1000 is 3,75,250.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. In a building, the first floor has 69 rooms, the second floor has 64 rooms, the third floor has 59 rooms, and so on. The final floor has 9 rooms. Find the total number of floors in the building.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of rooms in this building is 69, 64, 59, \u2026.. 9. We can see that this forms an<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arithmetic progression with the first term a = 69, common difference d = 64-69 = -5 and the n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> term is 9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that the n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> term of an AP a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = a+ (n-1)\/d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Substituting the given values in this formula, we get<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 9 = 69 + (n-1)(-5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-60 = -5n + 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65\u00a0 = 5n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 n\u00a0 = 13.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the building has 13 floors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the AP 4, 11, 18, 25 \u2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Solution:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This is an AP with the first term a = 4 and the common difference d = 11-4 = 7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sum of first n terms of an AP S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n[2a+(n-1)d]\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20[2\u27154+(20-1)7]\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"katex-eq\" data-katex-display=\"false\">S_{20} =\\frac{20[2*4+(20-1)7]}{2}<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20[141]\/<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,410<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Sample Questions<br \/>\n&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||4px|false|false&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Practice Multiple Choice Questions<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Question 1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.10.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px|25px|25px|25px|true|true&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|15px|15px|15px|15px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; border_width_top=&#8221;4px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#E02B20&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"qmanage\">\n<div class=\"qq\">\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the sum of the natural numbers from 501 to 1000.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Solution:<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can calculate the sum\u00a0 of the numbers in an Arithmetic Progression where the first and the last terms are known using the formula <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S= <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n(a+l))<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We need to find the sum of the natural numbers from 501 to 1000, where the first term is 501, the last term is 1000 and the common difference is 1. The number of terms in this arithmetic progression is 500.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Substituting the above figures in the formula, we get<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n(a+l)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500(501+1000)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7,50,500<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=3,75,250<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sum of the natural numbers from 501 to 1000 is 3,75,250.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a building, the first floor has 69 rooms, the second floor has 64 rooms, the third floor has 59 rooms, and so on. The final floor has 9 rooms. Find the total number of floors in the building.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Solution:<\/b><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of rooms in this building is 69, 64, 59, \u2026.. 9. We can see that this forms an<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arithmetic progression with the first term a = 69, common difference d = 64-69 = -5 and the n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> term is 9.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that the n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> term of an AP a<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> = a+ (n-1)d<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Substituting the given values in this formula, we get<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0 9 = 69 + (n-1)(-5)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-60 = -5n + 5.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65\u00a0 = 5n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 n\u00a0 = 13.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, the building has 13 floors.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the AP 4, 11, 18, 25 \u2026.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<b>Solution:\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This is an AP with the first term a = 4 and the common difference d = 11-4 = 7.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sum of first n terms of an AP S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n[2a+(n-1)d]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20[2\u27154+(20-1)7]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20[141]<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">=<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1,410<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; 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