SOLUTION: What is the value of A+B if the A is the fist term and the B is the common difference of the sequence whose 4th term is 3 and 20th term is 35?
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Question 528657: What is the value of A+B if the A is the fist term and the B is the common difference of the sequence whose 4th term is 3 and 20th term is 35? Answer by Maths68(1474) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! an = a1 + (n – 1)d
n=4
an=3
3=a1+(4-1)d
3=a1+3d........(1)
an = a1 + (n – 1)d
n=20
an=35
35=a1+(20-1)d
35=a1+19d........(2)
Subtract (1) from (2)
35=a1+19d
-3=-a1-3d
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32=16d
32/16=d
2=d
d=2
Put the value of d in (1)
3=a1+3d........(1)
3=a1+3(2)
3=a1+6
3-6=a1
-3=a1
First term = A =-3
Common Difference = B = 2
A+B=-3+2=-1
