GivenA1 = An = 8Sn = 801
First, find the common difference, d:
An = A1 + (n-1)87 = 2 + (n-1)85 = (n-1)d
Next, find the number of terms, n, using the sum formula:
Sn = n/2 (A1 + An801 = n/2 (2 + 87801 = n/2 * 8n/2 = 801/8n = 18
Now substitute n = 18 into the equation 85 = (n-1)d to find d:
85 = (18-1)85 = 17d = 85/1d = 5
Therefore, the common difference, d, is 5 and the number of terms, n, is 18.
Given
A1 =
An = 8
Sn = 801
First, find the common difference, d:
An = A1 + (n-1)
87 = 2 + (n-1)
85 = (n-1)d
Next, find the number of terms, n, using the sum formula:
Sn = n/2 (A1 + An
801 = n/2 (2 + 87
801 = n/2 * 8
n/2 = 801/8
n = 18
Now substitute n = 18 into the equation 85 = (n-1)d to find d:
85 = (18-1)
85 = 17
d = 85/1
d = 5
Therefore, the common difference, d, is 5 and the number of terms, n, is 18.