Question 128

If seventh and eleventh terms of an arithmetic progression are 31 and 47 respectively. then fifteenth termis

Let a and d are first term and common difference of an A.P.

$$n^{th}$$ term will beΒ  $$a_{n}$$ = a + (n-1)d then we haveΒ 

$$a_{7}$$ = a + (7-1)dΒ  Β  Β 

$$a_{7}$$ = a + 6dΒ  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β  Β equation 1

$$a_{11}$$ = a + (11-1)dΒ  Β Β 

$$a_{11}$$ = a + 10d Β  Β  Β  Β  Β Β equation 2Β 

now eq2 - eq1Β 

we getΒ  4d = 16Β  thenΒ  d = 4Β  Β  put the value in eq 1Β 

we getΒ  aΒ  = 31Β 

so the 15^(th) term will beΒ 

$$a_{15}$$ = 31 + (15-1)4Β 

$$a_{15}$$ = 63Β  answerΒ 

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