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Which spreadsheet would be used to compute the first five partial sums of the arithmetic series? an=-6(n-1)+4

Which spreadsheet would be used to compute the first five partial sums of the arithmetic-example-1

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A spreadsheet with a reference to cell C1 in cell C1 has a "circular reference" and will generate an error, so the first two choices are excluded as possible answers. The caret (^) in the formulas in the last spreadsheet is an exponentiation operator, inappropriate to an arithmetic sequence, so the last choice is excluded.

The appropriate choice is the 3rd one.
Which spreadsheet would be used to compute the first five partial sums of the arithmetic-example-1
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