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Given two arithmetic progressions (AP1 and AP2) with unknown first terms and common differences, the sum of the first \(n\) terms of AP1 is given by \(S_1 = an + \frac{n(n-1)}{2}d_1\) and the sum of the first \(n\) terms of AP2 is given by \(S_2 = bn + \frac{n(n-1)}{2}d_2\). Form an equation by equating \(S_1\) and \(S_2\) that represents the condition under which their partial sums are equal.
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Express both sums in terms of \(n\), then set \(S_1 = S_2\) to find the condition for equal partial sums.
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The equation is \(an + \frac{n(n-1)}{2}d_1 = bn + \frac{n(n-1)}{2}d_2\).
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