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For the AP: –3, –7, –11, ..., can we find directly a30 – a20 without actually finding a30 and a20? Give reasons for your answer. - Mathematics

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For the AP: –3, –7, –11, ..., can we find directly a30 – a20 without actually finding a30 and a20? Give reasons for your answer.

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  • True

  • False

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उत्तर

This statement is True.

Explanation:

Given

First term, a = – 3

Common difference, d = a2 – a1 

= – 7 – (– 3)

= – 4

a30 – a20 = a + 29d – (a + 19d)

= 10d

= – 40

It is so because difference between any two terms of an AP is proportional to common difference of that AP.

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अध्याय 5: Arithematic Progressions - Exercise 5.2 [पृष्ठ ४९]

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अध्याय 5 Arithematic Progressions
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