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In an AP, a₁₀ = 54 and a₃₄ = 174. What is a₂₂?

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Correct answer: 114

In an arithmetic progression, the term whose index is halfway between two equally spaced indices is the arithmetic mean of the corresponding terms. Since 22 − 10 = 12 and 34 − 22 = 12, the 22nd term lies exactly midway between the 10th and 34th terms. Hence a₂₂ = (a₁₀ + a₃₄)/2 = (54 + 174)/2 = 228/2 = 114. Therefore option B is correct. Algebraically, if aₙ = a + (n − 1)d, then a₁₀ = a + 9d and a₃₄ = a + 33d. Their average is a + 21d, which is exactly a₂₂. This confirms the midpoint method. Options A, C, and D do not equal the required average and therefore cannot be correct.

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Arithmetic ProgressionMiddle TermArithmetic MeanNth TermFinding The $N$Th Term Of An ApFinding The N Th Term Of An ApArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions Ap

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