Question

sum of nth term of an ap is 3nsq.+5n. find ap and its 15th term

Answer 1

The sum of n terms of an A.P. = 3n2+5n

then sum of n-1 terms= 3(n-1)2+5(n-1)

So nth term of A.P will be Tn=3n2+5n- 3(n-1)2-5(n-1)= 3n2+5n-3n2-3+6n-5n+5=6n+2

in this way by putinng values of n= 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,_______n-1, n

we will get the AP as 8,14,20,26,32,38,44,____and the 16th term will be= 6*16+2=98