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Question 15. The third term of an A.P. is 7 and the seventh term exceeds three times the third term by 2. Find the first term, the common difference and the sum of first 20 terms.

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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 that the third term of an A.P. is 7 and the seventh term exceeds three times the third term by 2.

Now we have to find the first term, the common difference and the sum of first 20 terms.

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  1. Given A.P. has third term(a3) = 7 and seventh term(a7) = 3a3 + 2 = 3(7) + 2 = 23.

    We know nth term of an A.P. is given by, an = a + (n − 1)d. So, we get,

     

     

    a + 2d = 7 ….. (1)

    a + 6d = 23 ….. (2)

    Subtracting (1) from (2), we get,

    => (a + 6d) − (a + 2d) = 23 − 7

    => 4d = 16

    => d = 4

    On putting d = 4 in (1), we get,

    => a + 2(4) = 7

    => a = 7 − 8

    => a = −1

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

    Here a = −1, d = −4, n = 20. So sum is,

    S20 = 20[2(−1) + (20 − 1)(4)]/2

    = 20[-2 + 76]/2

    = 20[39] = 740

    Hence, the sum of first 20 terms for the given A.P. is 740.

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