ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS103Example 6: Check whether 301 is a term of the list of numbers 5, 11, 17, 23, …Solution : We have About the author Serenity
Given sequence 5,11,17,23… 11−5=17−11=23−17=6 Given is A.P series with common difference=d=6 a=5 Consider 301 be (m+1) th term a+md=301 5+6m=301 6m=296 m= 3 148 m is not Integer 301 is not in series. Reply
Given sequence 5,11,17,23…
11−5=17−11=23−17=6
Given is A.P series with common difference=d=6
a=5
Consider 301 be (m+1)
th
term
a+md=301
5+6m=301
6m=296
m=
3
148
m is not Integer
301 is not in series.
Answer:
so,no it’s not the coming term