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In an arithmetic sequence, a₉ = 61 and the common difference is 7. What is its nth term?

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Correct answer: 7n − 2

Direct answer: option A, 7n − 2. The arithmetic-sequence formula is aₙ = a₁ + (n − 1)d. Since the ninth term is eight steps after the first term, a₉ = a₁ + 8d. Substitute a₉ = 61 and d = 7: 61 = a₁ + 8(7) = a₁ + 56, so a₁ = 5. Therefore aₙ = 5 + (n − 1)7 = 5 + 7n − 7 = 7n − 2. Verification at n = 9 gives 7(9) − 2 = 63 − 2 = 61. Option B gives 68 at n = 9, and option C gives 75, so neither meets the condition. Option D has coefficient 9, but the coefficient of n in an arithmetic nth-term formula must equal the common difference, which is 7. The main indexing warning is that a₉ has eight gaps from a₁, not nine.

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Arithmetic-ProgressionNth-TermCommon-DifferenceSequencesSequences And ProgressionsNth TermMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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