The first step of a staircase is (15) cm high and each next step is (15) cm higher. What will be the height of the (10)th step?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (150) cm
Here (a=15), (d=15), so (a_{10}=15+9\times15=150). Treat the equal increase as the common difference.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(150) cm
Why is this the correct answer?
Here (a=15), (d=15), so (a_{10}=15+9\times15=150). Treat the equal increase as the common difference.
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.