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Question 10(iii) How many terms of the A.P. 9, 17, 25, . . . must be taken so that their sum is 636?

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This is the basic and conceptual question from Chapter name- Arithmetic Progression
Chapter number- 9
Exercise 9.6

In this question we have been given an arithmetic progression and we have to find out how many terms of the A.P. 9, 17, 25, . . . must be taken so that their sum is 636

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Question 10(iii)

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  1. Given A.P. has first term(a) = 9,

    Common difference(d) = 17 – 9 = 8 and sum(Sn) = 636.

    We know sum of n terms of an A.P. is given by, Sn = n[2a + (n – 1)d] / 2.

    => 636 = n[2(9) + (n − 1)(8)]/2

    => 636 = n[18 + (8n − 8)]/2

    =>1271 = 10n + 8n2

    => 8n2 + 10n − 1272 = 0

    => 4n2+ 5n − 636 = 0

    => 4n2 − 48n + 53n − 636 = 0

    => 4n(n − 12) + 53(n − 12) = 0

    => (4n + 53)(n − 12) = 0

    => n = −53/4 or n = 12

    Ignoring n = −53/4 as number of terms cannot be fraction. So we get, n = 12.

    Hence, the number of terms (n) is 12.

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