Question:
Find the sum of all multiples of 9 lying between 300 and 700.
Solution:
The multiples of 9 lying between 300 and 700 are 306, 315, ..., 693.
This is an AP with a = 306, d = 9 and l = 693.
Suppose there are n terms in the AP. Then,
$a_{n}=693$
$\Rightarrow 306+(n-1) \times 9=693 \quad\left[a_{n}=a+(n-1) d\right]$
$\Rightarrow 9 n+297=693$
$\Rightarrow 9 n=693-297=396$
$\Rightarrow n=44$
$\therefore$ Required sum $=\frac{44}{2}(306+693) \quad\left[S_{n}=\frac{n}{2}(a+l)\right]$
$=22 \times 999$
$=21978$
Hence, the required sum is 21978.