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यदि किसी समांतर श्रेणी $25,22,19, \ldots$ के कुछ पदों का योगफल $116$ है तो अंतिम पद ज्ञात कीजिए।
A
$4$
B
$4$
C
$4$
D
$4$
Solution
Let the sum of $n$ terms of the given $A.P.$ be $116$
$S_{n}=\frac{n}{2}[2 a+(n-1) d]$
Here, $a=25$ and $d=22-25=-3$
$\therefore S_{n}=\frac{n}{2}[2 \times 25+(n-1)(-3)]$
$\Rightarrow 116=\frac{n}{2}[50-3 n+3]$
$\Rightarrow 232=n(53-3 n)=53 n-3 n^{2}$
$\Rightarrow 3 n^{2}-53 n+232=0$
$\Rightarrow 3 n^{2}-24 n-29 n+232=0$
$\Rightarrow 3 n(n-8)-29(n-8)=0$
$\Rightarrow(n-8)(3 n-29)=0$
$\Rightarrow n=8$ or $n=\frac{29}{3}$
Howerer, $n$ cannot be equal to $\frac{29}{3}$ therefore, $n=8$
$\therefore a_{8}=$ Last term $=a+(n-1) d=25+(8-1)(-3)$
$=25+(7)(-3)=25-21$
$=4$
Thus, the last term of the $A.P.$ is $4.$
Standard 11
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