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An Ap is given by K, 2k/3,K/3,0....
A) find the sixth term?
B) find the nth term?
C) if the 20th term is equal to 15, find K.?
An Ap is given by K, 2k/3,K/3,0....
A) find the sixth term?
B) find the nth term?
C) if the 20th term is equal to 15, find K.?
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Mar 24
A) To find the sixth term, we can use the formula for the nth term of an AP: Tn = a + (n-1)d where Tn is the nth term, a is the first term, n is the term number, and d is the common difference.
In this case, the first term a = K, and the common difference d = 2K/3 - K = -K/3.
So, the sixth term would be: T6 = K + (6-1)(-K/3) T6 = K - 5K/3 T6 = -2K/3
Therefore, the sixth term is -2K/3.
B) To find the nth term, we can use the same formula: Tn = K + (n-1)(-K/3) Tn = K - (n-1)K/3 Tn = K - nK/3 + K/3 Tn = K(1 - n/3) + K/3 Tn = K(3-n)/3
Therefore, the nth term is K(3-n)/3.
C) Given that the 20th term is equal to 15, we can substitute n = 20 into the nth term formula and set it equal to 15: 15 = K(3-20)/3 15 = K(-17)/3 15 = -17K/3 45 = -17K K = -45/17