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In an AP, a₁₁ = 40 and a₁₉ = 72. What is a₄?

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Correct answer: 12

The governing concept is the constant difference between AP terms. From the 11th to the 19th term there are 19 − 11 = 8 equal steps, while the value increases from 40 to 72, a change of 32. Hence 8d = 32 and d = 4. To move backward from the 11th term to the 4th term requires 11 − 4 = 7 steps, so a₄ = a₁₁ − 7d = 40 − 7 × 4 = 40 − 28 = 12. Therefore option C is correct. The subtraction is necessary because we move backward. Using six or eight steps would produce a wrong distractor, while the correct value must also reproduce the supplied terms: a₁₁ = 12 + 7×4 = 40 and a₁₉ = 12 + 15×4 = 72.

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Arithmetic ProgressionNth TermCommon DifferenceBackward CalculationFinding The $N$Th Term Of An ApFinding The N Th Term Of An ApArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions Ap

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