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The 17th term of an A.P. is 5 more than twice its 8th term. If the 11th term of the A.P. is 43, find the nth term.
Given:
The 17th term of an A.P. is 5 more than twice its 8th term. The 11th term of the A.P. is 43.
To do:
We have to find the nth term.
Solution:
Let the first term of the A.P. be $a$ and the common difference be $d$.
We know that,
nth term of an A.P. $a_n=a+(n-1)d$
Therefore,
$a_{8}=a+(8-1)d$
$=a+7d$......(i)
$a_{17}=a+(17-1)d$
$=a+16d$
According to the question,
$a_{17}=2(a_8)+5$
$a+16d=2(a+7d)+5$
$16d+a=2a+14d+5$
$2a-a=16d-14d-5$
$a=2d-5$.....(i)
$a_{11}=a+(11-1)d$
$43=a+10d$
$43=2d-5+10d$ (From (i))
$12d=43+5$
$d=\frac{48}{12}$
$d=4$
Substituting $d=4$ in (i), we get,
$a=2(4)-5$
$a=8-5$
$a=3$
Therefore,
nth term $a_n=5+(n-1)(4)$
$=3+4n-4$
$=4n-1$
Hence, the nth term of the given A.P. is $4n-1$.
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