In an AP, (a_4=14) and (a_{12}=46). What is the value of (a_{20})?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (78)
(d=\frac{46-14}{12-4}=4), so (a_{20}=46+8\times4=78). Moving from the nearest known term is a faster method.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(78)
Why is this the correct answer?
(d=\frac{46-14}{12-4}=4), so (a_{20}=46+8\times4=78). Moving from the nearest known term is a faster method.
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.