SOLUTION: If 7 times the 7th term of an Ap is equal to 11 times its 11th term 'show that its 18th term is 0

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Question 1085431: If 7 times the 7th term of an Ap is equal to 11 times its 11th term 'show that its 18th term is 0
Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source):
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We are given = . ----> = ----> + = 0 ----> + = 0 ---> (cancel the factor 4 in both sides) ----> = 0 ---> = 0. QED.

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    - One characteristic property of arithmetic progressions
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