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If 13, b, 31 are consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression, what is b?

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Correct answer: 22

In three consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression, the middle term is the arithmetic mean of the first and third terms. Therefore b = (13 + 31)/2 = 44/2 = 22. Equivalently, equal successive differences require b − 13 = 31 − b; solving gives 2b = 44 and b = 22. Hence option C is correct. With b = 22, both differences are 9: 22 − 13 = 9 and 31 − 22 = 9. The other options do not make the two consecutive differences equal; for example, b = 18 gives differences 5 and 13. The middle-term average rule applies because the three values are consecutive AP terms.

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Arithmetic ProgressionMiddle TermMissing TermClass 10Introduction To Aps And Common Difference.Introduction To Aps And Common DifferenceArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions Ap

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