the sum of the 3rd and the 7th term of an ap is 6 and their product is 8 find the sum of the first sixteen terms of an ap
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The sum of 3rd term and 7th term
=>a+2d+a+6d = 6
=>2a+8d = 6
After common taking
a + 4d = 3
a=3-4d ..................….......(1)
Their product is
(a+2d)×(a+6d) = 8 .........…(2)
Putting value of a = 3–4d in equation (2) to get
=>(a+2d)×(a+6d) = 8
=>(3–4d+2d)×(3–4d+6d) =8
=>(3–2d)×(3+2d) = 8
=>9–4d^2 = 8
=>4d^2 = 9-8
=>4d^2 = 1
=>d^2 = 1/4
=>d = 1/2.
From (1) a = 3–4d
a=> 3–4×1/2
a=>3-2
a=> 1
The sum of the first 16 terms
Sum of 16 terms = (n/2)[2a+(n-1)d]
= (16/2)[2×1 + (16–1)×1/2]
= 8[2+15/2]
= 8×19/2
= 76
Hence,
The sum of first 16 term is 76.
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