how many terms of the ap : 24, 21, 18,..... must be taken so that their sum is 78? explain the double answer please
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Let the number of terms be n.
Let a be the first term, d be the common difference.
First-term a = 24.
Common difference d = 21 - 24
= -3.
Sn = 78.
We know that sum of n terms of an AP Sn = n/2(2a + (n - 1) * d)
78 = n/2(2(24) + (n - 1)(-3))
78 * 2 = n(48 - 3n + 3)
156 = n(51 - 3n)
156 = 51n - 3n^2
3n^2 - 51n + 156 = 0
n^2 - 17n + 52 = 0
n^2 - 13n - 4n + 52 = 0
n(n - 13) - 4(n - 13) = 0
(n - 13)(n - 4) = 0
n = 13 (or) 4.
Hope this helps!
Let a be the first term, d be the common difference.
First-term a = 24.
Common difference d = 21 - 24
= -3.
Sn = 78.
We know that sum of n terms of an AP Sn = n/2(2a + (n - 1) * d)
78 = n/2(2(24) + (n - 1)(-3))
78 * 2 = n(48 - 3n + 3)
156 = n(51 - 3n)
156 = 51n - 3n^2
3n^2 - 51n + 156 = 0
n^2 - 17n + 52 = 0
n^2 - 13n - 4n + 52 = 0
n(n - 13) - 4(n - 13) = 0
(n - 13)(n - 4) = 0
n = 13 (or) 4.
Hope this helps!
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