If (a_n=3n-2), what are the first term and common difference?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (a=1,d=3)
Putting (n=1), (a_1=1) and the coefficient of (n) is (d=3). The direct formula gives both values quickly.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(a=1,d=3)
Why is this the correct answer?
Putting (n=1), (a_1=1) and the coefficient of (n) is (d=3). The direct formula gives both values quickly.
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.