gaokao 2018 Q17

gaokao · China · national-II-science 12 marks Arithmetic Sequences and Series Multi-Part Structured Problem on AP
(12 points)
Let $S _ { n }$ be the sum of the first $n$ terms of arithmetic sequence $\{ a _ { n } \}$. Given $a _ { 1 } = - 7 , S _ { 3 } = - 15$.
(1) Find the general term formula of $\{ a _ { n } \}$;
(2) Find $S _ { n }$ and the minimum value of $S _ { n }$.
(12 points)

Let $S _ { n }$ be the sum of the first $n$ terms of arithmetic sequence $\{ a _ { n } \}$. Given $a _ { 1 } = - 7 , S _ { 3 } = - 15$.

(1) Find the general term formula of $\{ a _ { n } \}$;

(2) Find $S _ { n }$ and the minimum value of $S _ { n }$.