Find the indicated term of the arithmetic sequence : 1. a16 = 96 and a43 = 231, find a116. 2. a1...

Question:

Arithmetic Sequence-Terms and Properties:

A sequence in the form of, {eq}a,a+d,a+2d,a+3d,...................., {/eq} is called an arithmetic sequence where a is the first term and d is the common difference of the sequence.

Here it is clear that the difference between any two continuous terms is constant.

The nth term of an arithmetic sequence is measured by a simple formula that is as follows-

$$a_{n} = a+(n-1)d $$

here {eq}a_{n} {/eq} is the nth term

An arithmetic sequence can have a finite or infinite number of terms.

The sum of first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is calculated as-

$$S_{n} = \frac{n}{2}[2a+(n-1)d] $$

here {eq}S_{n} {/eq} is the sum of {eq}n {/eq} terms

Answer and Explanation: 1