If (a_9=42) and (a_{16}=77), what is (a_{23})?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (112)
(d=\frac{77-42}{7}=5) so (a_{23}=77+7\times5=112). Equally spaced terms have equal increases.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(112)
Why is this the correct answer?
(d=\frac{77-42}{7}=5) so (a_{23}=77+7\times5=112). Equally spaced terms have equal increases.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Arithmetic Progressions (AP). Topic: Finding the $n$th term of an AP.