Question

Which term in the A.p. 60, 56, 52,48
44, 40,
is the first Negative
term​

Answer 1

Answer:

17th term

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Concept:

For finding the first negative term, we need to find the term which will be close to zero as the next term will be the negative term.

Given:

We are given an AP:

60, 56, 52,48, 44, 40, ...

Find:

We need to find its first negative term.

Solution:

For finding the first negative term, we will equate:

aₙ = a + (n - 1) d = 0.

Here,

a = 60

d = -4

We get that:

60 + (n - 1 ) (-4) = 0

60 - 4n + 4 = 0

4n = 64

n = 64 / 4

n = 16.

We get that the 16th term of the AP will be 0.

So, the 17th term will be the first negative term​.

Therefore, we get that the 17th term will be the first negative term​.

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