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Question : 73
Total: 120
An arithmetic progression has 3 as its first term. Also, the sum of the first 8 terms is twice the sum of the first 5 terms. What is the common difference?
3
4
1
2
1
4
4
3
Validate
Solution:
It is given that first term a = 3. Let the common difference be d.
Also, the sum of the first 8 terms is twice the sum of the first 5 terms
⇒
S
8
=
2
S
5
⇒
8
2
[
3
+
{
3
+
(
8
−
1
)
d
}
]
=
2
×
5
2
[
3
+
{
3
+
(
5
−
1
)
d
}
]
⇒
4
(
6
+
7
d
)
=
5
(
6
+
4
d
)
⇒
24
+
28
d
=
30
+
20
d
⇒
8
d
=
6
⇒
d
=
3
4
.
∴
The common difference of the given arithmetic progression is
3
4
.
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