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If aₙ = n(n − 2), which term is 48?

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Correct answer: 8th

Direct answer: option C, the 8th term. We need the index n for which aₙ equals 48, so set n(n − 2) = 48. Expand: n² − 2n − 48 = 0. Factor: (n − 8)(n + 6) = 0. Thus n = 8 or n = −6. A sequence position is a positive integer, so n = −6 is not an acceptable term number. Therefore 48 is the eighth term. Direct checking gives a₈ = 8(8 − 2) = 8 × 6 = 48. The distractors can be checked directly: a₆ = 6 × 4 = 24, a₇ = 7 × 5 = 35, and a₉ = 9 × 7 = 63. None equals 48. The important idea is that a formula gives the value from an index, while this question asks us to reverse the process and find the index. Memory cue: equate the formula to the target, solve, then reject any non-positive index.

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SequencesNth-TermQuadratic-EquationTerm-IndexSequences And ProgressionsNth TermMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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