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Find the 46th term.


Sagot :

Given is an A.P. in which -

  • First term,a = 2
  • Common difference = Second term - First term

[tex]\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = a_2-a_1[/tex]

[tex]\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 7-2 [/tex]

[tex]\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad = 5[/tex]

Solution:-

nth term of an A.P ,is given by-

[tex]\green{ \underline { \boxed{ \sf{a_n =a+(n-1)d }}}}[/tex]

where

  • [tex]a_n = nth \;term[/tex]
  • a = first term
  • n = number of term
  • d = common difference

Putting n = 46

[tex]\begin{gathered}\\\implies \sf a_{46}= 2 + (46-1)\times 5 \\\end{gathered} [/tex]

[tex]\begin{gathered}\\\implies \sf a_{46}= 2 + 45\times 5 \\\end{gathered} [/tex]

[tex]\begin{gathered}\\\implies \sf a_{46}= 2 + 225 \\\end{gathered} [/tex]

[tex]\begin{gathered}\\\implies \sf a_{46}= 227 \\\end{gathered} [/tex]

[tex]\longrightarrow[/tex]Therefore, the 46th term is 227