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If a, b, c are in AP and a + b + c = 27, what is the middle term b?

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Correct answer: 9

For three consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression, the middle term is the arithmetic mean of the first and third, so a + c = 2b. Another useful representation is a = b − d and c = b + d. Adding all three terms gives a + b + c = (b − d) + b + (b + d) = 3b, because the opposite differences cancel. The question states that this sum is 27, so 3b = 27 and b = 9. Therefore option C is correct. It is not necessary to find a and c separately. The other choices do not satisfy the direct relation b = (a + b + c) / 3 for three consecutive AP terms, so they cannot be the middle term under the given condition.

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Arithmetic ProgressionThree Consecutive TermsArithmetic MeanIntroduction To Aps And Common Difference.Introduction To Aps And Common DifferenceArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions ApMathematics

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