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The 24th term of an A.P. is twice its 10th term. Show that its 72nd term is 4 times its 15th term.
Given:
The 24th term of an A.P. is twice its 10th term.
To do:
We have to show that the 72nd term is 4 times the 15th term.
Solution:
Let the required A.P. be $a, a+d, a+2d, ......$
Here,
$a_1=a, a_2=a+d$ and Common difference $=a_2-a_1=a+d-a=d$
We know that,
$a_n=a+(n-1)d$
Therefore,
$a_{24}=a+(24-1)d$
$=a+23d$.....(i)
$a_{10}=a+(10-1)d$
$=a+9d$....(ii)
According to the question,
$a_{24}=2\times a_{10}$
$a+23d=2(a+9d)$ (From(i) and (ii))
$a+23d=2a+18d$
$2a-a=23d-18d$
$a=5d$.....(iii)
This implies,
15th term $a_{15}=a+(15-1)d$
$=a+14d$
$=5d+14d$ (From (iii))
$=19d$.....(iv)
72nd term $a_{72}=a+(72-1)d$
$=a+71d$
$=5d+71d$ (From (iii))
$=76d$
$=4(19d)$
$=4\times a_{15}$ (From (iv))
Therefore, 72nd term is 4 times the 15th term.
Hence proved.
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