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In an AP, a₂ + a₅ + a₈ = 111. Find a₅.

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Correct answer: 37

The key property is symmetry in an arithmetic progression. Terms equally distant from a central term have a sum equal to twice that central term: a₅₋₃ + a₅ + a₅₊₃ = 3a₅. Here a₂ and a₈ are three positions below and above a₅, respectively. Therefore a₂ + a₈ = 2a₅, and the given equation becomes 2a₅ + a₅ = 111, or 3a₅ = 111. Dividing by 3 gives a₅ = 37. Hence option B is correct. No first term or common difference is needed. The other choices would make the total 105, 117, or 123 under the same symmetry relation.

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Arithmetic ProgressionCentral TermSymmetric TermsAverage PropertyFinding The $N$Th Term Of An ApFinding The N Th Term Of An ApArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions Ap

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