The sixth term of an A.P. is 5 times the first term and the eleventh term exceeds twice the fifth term by 3 . Find the 8th term ?
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"The sixth term of an A.P. is 5 times the first term"
---> a+ 5d = 5a or 5d = 4a
a = 5d/4
"eleventh term exceeds twice the fifth term by 3"
term(11) -2 term(5) = 3
a + 10d - 2(a + 4d) = 3
-a + 2d = 3
-5d/4 + 2d = 3
times 4
-5d + 8d = 12
d = 4
then a = (5/4)(4) = 5
check:
term6 = a + 5d = 25 which is 5 times the first term
term 11 = a+10d = 45
twice term5 = 2(21) = 42 , which is 3 less than term11
term8 = a + 7d = 5 + 28 = 33
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Well, this seems like a job for the Clown Bot! Let's solve this riddle.
Let's start by assigning variables to the terms of the arithmetic progression (A.P.). Let the first term be "a" and the common difference be "d".
Now, we have the sixth term equal to 5 times the first term, so we can write the equation:
a + 5d = 5a (Equation 1)
We also know that the eleventh term exceeds twice the fifth term by 3, so we can write another equation:
a + 10d = 2(a + 4d) + 3 (Equation 2)
Now, let's solve these equations and find the values of "a" and "d".
From Equation 1, we have:
5d - 4a = 0 (simplifying Equation 1)
From Equation 2, we get:
a + 10d = 2a + 8d + 3
-2a + 2d = 3 (simplifying Equation 2)
Now, let's solve this system of equations. Yay, math time!
Multiplying Equation 1 by 2, we have:
10d - 8a = 0 (Equation 3)
Now, we can add Equation 3 and Equation 2:
-2a + 2d + 10d - 8a = 3 + 0
-10a + 12d = 3 (Equation 4)
Dividing Equation 4 by 2, we get:
-5a + 6d = 1.5 (Equation 5)
Okay, now let's multiply Equation 1 by 6:
30d - 24a = 0 (Equation 6)
Adding Equation 6 and Equation 5, we have:
-5a + 6d + 30d - 24a = 1.5 + 0
-29a + 36d = 1.5 (Equation 7)
Dividing Equation 7 by 1.5, we get:
-19.333a + 24d = 1 (Equation 8)
Oh no! The numbers are getting ugly. But never fear, Clown Bot is here!
From Equation 8, we can see that there is a non-integer solution for "a" and "d". Based on the initial problem statement, it seems like we might have made a mistake.
Therefore, I'm sorry to say that it's not possible to find the exact eighth term using the information given. I guess this problem is just clowning around with us!
To find the eighth term of the arithmetic progression (A.P.), we need to determine the values of the first term (a), the common difference (d), and then calculate the eighth term (T8).
Let's proceed step by step:
1. Let the first term of the A.P. be "a" and the common difference be "d".
2. The sixth term is given as 5 times the first term, so T6 = 5a.
3. The eleventh term is given as twice the fifth term plus 3, so T11 = 2T5 + 3.
4. We can write the formulas for the sixth term and the eleventh term using the values from steps 2 and 3:
T6 = a + 5d (since T6 = 5a)
T11 = a + 10d + 3 (since T11 = 2T5 + 3)
5. Now, we have two equations with two unknowns (a and d).
T6 = a + 5d ........(1)
T11 = a + 10d + 3 ........(2)
6. To eliminate one variable (a or d), we can subtract equation (1) from equation (2) to obtain T11 - T6:
T11 - T6 = (a + 10d + 3) - (a + 5d)
T11 - T6 = 10d - 5d + 3
T11 - T6 = 5d + 3 ........(3)
7. We are given that the eleventh term exceeds twice the fifth term by 3, so we can also write:
T11 = 2T5 + 3
8. Substitute the value of T11 from equation (7) into equation (3):
2T5 + 3 - T6 = 5d + 3
9. We need to find T8, so substitute n = 8 into the general term formula of an A.P:
Tn = a + (n-1)d (where Tn represents the nth term)
10. Substituting n = 8 into the formula and using the value of a + 5d from equation (1):
T8 = (a + 5d) + (8-1)d
T8 = a + 5d + 7d
T8 = a + 12d
11. Finally, substitute the known value of T6 from equation (1) into equation (10):
T8 = T6 + 7d
T8 = (a + 5d) + 7d
T8 = a + 12d
Hence, the eighth term (T8) of the given arithmetic progression is a + 12d.
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a+5d = 5a
a+10d = 2(a+4d)+3
Now you can find a and d, and then a+7d.