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Mathematics · 2023 · 3 marks
CBSE 2023 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q26
How many terms are there in an A.P. whose first and fifth terms are - $\displaystyle 14$ and $\displaystyle 2$, respectively and the last term is 62.Which term of the A.P. : $\displaystyle 65$, $\displaystyle 61$, $\displaystyle 57$, $\displaystyle 53$, is the first negative term ?
How many terms are there in an A.P. whose first and fifth terms are - $\displaystyle 14$ and $\displaystyle 2$, respectively and the last term is 62.
Which term of the A.P. : $\displaystyle 65$, $\displaystyle 61$, $\displaystyle 57$, $\displaystyle 53$, is the first negative term ?
Marking-scheme solution
\[\begin{aligned}
& a=-14, a_{5}=2 \quad \Rightarrow a+4 d=2 \\
& \quad-14+4 d=2 \Rightarrow d=4 \\
& a_{n}=62 \quad \Rightarrow a+(n-1) d=62 \\
& -14+(n-1) 4=62 \quad \Rightarrow n=20
\end{aligned}
\]
$\displaystyle 65$, $\displaystyle 61$, $\displaystyle 57$, 53...
\[a=65, d=-4
\]
Let \(\displaystyle \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{n}}\) be the first negative term
\[\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{n}}<0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{n}-1) \mathrm{d}<0 \\
& 65+(\mathrm{n}-1)(-4)<0 \Rightarrow 69-4 \mathrm{n}<0 \\
& \quad \mathrm{n}>\frac{69}{4}
\end{aligned}
\]
∴ Least positive integral value of n which satisfies n > \(\displaystyle \frac{69}{4}\) is $\displaystyle 18$
\(\displaystyle \therefore 1^{\text {st }}\) negative term of the \(\displaystyle \mathrm{AP}=18\)
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