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The first term of an AP is x, and the common difference is 3x − 2. If the sum of the first 12 terms is 1128, what is the value of x?

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Correct answer: 6

Apply the AP sum formula S_n = n/2[2a + (n − 1)d]. Here n = 12, a = x, and d = 3x − 2. Therefore 1128 = 12/2[2x + 11(3x − 2)] = 6[2x + 33x − 22] = 6(35x − 22). Dividing by 6 gives 188 = 35x − 22. Hence 35x = 210 and x = 6, so option B is correct. The important point is that the common difference depends on x and must be substituted as 3x − 2, rather than treated as an independent number. Afterward d = 3(6) − 2 = 16, which confirms consistency. Other choices result from omitting the factor 11 or distributing incorrectly.

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