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Question
Write an A.P. whose first term is a and the common difference is d in the following.
a = 10, d = 5
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Solution
a = 10, d = 5
First term = a = 10
Second term = a + d = 10 + 5 = 15
Third term = a + 2d = 10 + 10 = 20
and so on...
Hence, the required A.P. is 10, 15, 20,...
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