In an arithmetic progression the term number is and the term number is . Find the term number .

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D.

  1. Step 1: Common difference .
  2. Step 2: First term ; term number 19 .
Answer
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Why not the others: is what you get if you use instead of . is what you get if you multiply the difference by . is what you get if you stop one term early.

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