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The First and the Last Terms of an A.P. Are a and L Respectively. Show that the Sum of Nth Term from the Beginning and Nth Term from the End is a + L.

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प्रश्न

The first and the last terms of an A.P. are a and l respectively. Show that the sum of nthterm from the beginning and nth term from the end is a + l.

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उत्तर

Given:
First term =a
Last term = l
nth term from the beginning  = \[a + (n - 1)d\]

where d is the common difference.
nth term from the end = \[l + (n - 1)( - d) = l - dn + d\]

Their sum = \[a + (n - 1)d + l - dn + d\]

\[= a + nd - d + l - nd + d \]

\[ = a + l\]

Hence, proved.

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