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#1 2009-09-27 21:48:59
- soha
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Arithmetic Progression
The 6th , 17th Terms Of An A.p Are 19 And 41 Respectively, Find The 40th Term??????????????
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#2 2009-09-27 22:24:46
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Re: Arithmetic Progression
Well, the nth term of an arithmetic progression can be expressed as nx + y.
So using that, you can make two simultaneous equations:
6x + y = 19
17x + y = 41
Now you have two simultaneous equations, and so can find the values of x and y. Once you have those, set n=40 to get your answer.
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#3 2009-09-28 01:28:42
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Re: Arithmetic Progression
The 6th and 17th terms of an A.P are 19 and 41 respectively.
Find the 40th term.
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#4 2009-10-01 22:24:01
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Re: Arithmetic Progression
Thank you so much mathsyperson and soroban ...
I understood this...
Thanks again ...
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