Choose the correct answer in each of the following questions:

Question:

Choose the correct answer in each of the following questions:

The 5th term of an AP is −3 and its common difference is −4. The sum of its first 10 terms is  

(a) 50

(b) $-50$

(c) 30

(d) $-30$

 

 

Solution:

Let a be the first term of the AP.

Here, d = −4

$a_{5}=-3$                           (Given)

$\Rightarrow a+(5-1) \times(-4)=-3 \quad\left[a_{n}=a+(n-1) d\right]$

$\Rightarrow a-16=-3$

$\Rightarrow a=16-3=13$

Using the formula, $S_{n}=\frac{n}{2}[2 a+(n-1) d]$, we get

$S_{10}=\frac{10}{2}[2 \times 13+(10-1) \times(-4)]$

$=5 \times(26-36)$

$=5 \times(-10)$

$=-50$

Thus, the sum of its first 10 terms is −50.

Hence, the correct answer is option B. 

 

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