Question:
Find the sum of all natural numbers between 200 and 400 which are divisible by 7.
Solution:
Natural numbers between 200 and 400 which are divisible by 7 are 203, 210, ..., 399.
This is an AP with a = 203, d = 7 and l = 399.
Suppose there are n terms in the AP. Then,
$a_{n}=399$
$\Rightarrow 203+(n-1) \times 7=399 \quad\left[a_{n}=a+(n-1) d\right]$
$\Rightarrow 7 n+196=399$
$\Rightarrow 7 n=399-196=203$
$\Rightarrow n=29$
$\therefore$ Required sum $=\frac{29}{2}(203+399) \quad\left[S_{n}=\frac{n}{2}(a+l)\right]$
$=\frac{29}{2} \times 602$
$=8729$
Hence, the required sum is 8729.