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Question
Write an A.P. whose first term is a and common difference is d in the following.
a = –3, d = 0
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Solution
a = –3, d = 0
First term = a = –3
Second term = a + d = –3 + 0 = –3
Third term = a + 2d = –3 + 0 = –3
and so on...
Hence, the required A.P. is –3, –3, –3, ...
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