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Question Number 72835 by Maclaurin Stickker last updated on 03/Nov/19

I n a n a r i t h m e t i c p r o g r e s s i o n t h e

n i n t h t e r m i s g r e a t e r t h a n t h e s e c o n d

t e r m a n d t h e s u m o f t h e f i r s t t e r m

w i t h t h e f i f t h t e r m i s 20 . W h a t i s

t h e f i f t h t e r m ?

Answered by $@ty@m123 last updated on 04/Nov/19

t_{1} + t_{5} = 20

a + d + a + 4 d = 20

2 a + 5 d = 20 \dots . . (1)

I n s u f f i c i e n t i n f o r m a t i o n \dots

P l . c h e c k y o u r q u e s t i o n .

I n m y o p i n i o n,

“ n i n t h t e r m i s \dots \dots g r e a t e r t h a n t h e {s e c o n d}^{″}

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