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02 Basics of Arithmetic & Geometric Progression (Grades 9 to 12) Part-02

by Anil Satpute Mathematician, Writer, Poet
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In the Previous Blog we had seen some important concepts of Arithmetic & Geometric Progression. Click HERE to Revise that Blog.


In this Blog, we Describe the Important Formulas of an AP & GP.
1) tn =  a + (n - 1) d 
2) Sn = n * (a + l)/2
3) Sn = n * [ 2 a + (n - 1) d ) ] / 2

Now we will see some examples:

Problems related to tn =  a + (n - 1) d:

A) Find nth term of an AP 3, 5, 7, 9 ...

Solution:
1)  Here a = 3, d = (5 - 3) = 2 so, d = 2.
2)  We know that 
      tn =  a + (n -1) d
          =  3 + (n -1) (2)
          =  3 + (2 n - 2)
          =  1 + (2 n)
          =  (2 n) + 1
3) Answer: Here the nth term of an AP is  tn =  (2 n) + 1 

B) Find first term of an AP in which d = 4 and it's 100th term is 403.


Solution:
1)  Here d = 4 and t100 =  403.
2)  We know that 
      tn =  a + (n -1) d
   403 =  a + (100 - 1)*(4)
   403 =  a + (99)*(4)
   403 =  a + (396)
       a =  403 - 396
       a =  7
3) Answer: Here the 1st term is a = 7

C) If  nth term of an AP is m and mth term of an AP is n, then find the value of d.


Solution:
1)  Let " a " be the 1st term and " d " be the common difference.
2)  We know that 
      tn =  a + (n -1) d
3)  So we,
      t =  a +  (n -1) d = m      ----------- (1)
      tm =  a + (m -1) d = n       ----------- (2)
               Subtract equation (2) from (1) we get,
        a +  (n -1) d = m
        a + (m -1) d =  n  
     (-)  (-)               (-)  
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(n - 1 - m + 1) * d = (m - n)
           (n - m) * d = (m - n)
                         d = (m - n)/(n-m)
                         d = - 1
4) Answer: Here common difference is d = - 1

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