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# Find the 60th term of the A.P. 8, 10, 12, ……., if it has a total of 60 terms and hence find the sum of its last 10 terms. - CBSE Class 10 - Mathematics

#### Question

Find the 60th term of the A.P. 8, 10, 12, ……., if it has a total of 60 terms and hence find the sum of its last 10 terms.

#### Solution

Consider the given A.P. 8, 10, 12, …
Here the initial term is 8 and the common difference is 10 - 8 = 2 and 12 - 10 = 2
General term of an A.P. is tn and formula to tn is

t_n= a +(n-1) d

t_60=8+(60-1)xx2

t_60=8+59xx2

t_60=8+118

t_60=126

We need to find the sum of last 10 terms.
Thus,
Sum of last 10 terms = Sum of first 60 terms - Sum of first 50 terms

S_n=n/2[2a+(n-1)d]

S_60=60/2[2xx8+(60-1)xx2]

S_60=30[16+118]

S_60=30[134]

S_60=4020

Similarly,

S_50=50/2[2xx8+(50-1)xx2]

S_50=25[16+98]

S_50=25[114]

S_50=2850

Therefore,
Sum of last 10 terms = Sum of first 60 terms Sum of first 50 terms
Thus the sum of last 10 terms=S_60 - S_60= 4020-2850= 1170

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Solution Find the 60th term of the A.P. 8, 10, 12, ……., if it has a total of 60 terms and hence find the sum of its last 10 terms. Concept: Arithmetic Progression.
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