Question:
Find the middle term of the AP 6, 13, 20, ..., 216.
Solution:
The given AP is 6, 13, 20, ..., 216.
First term, a = 6
Common difference, d = 13 − 6 = 7
Suppose there are n terms in the given AP. Then,
$a_{n}=216$
$\Rightarrow 6+(n-1) \times 7=216 \quad\left[a_{n}=a+(n-1) d\right]$
$\Rightarrow 7(n-1)=216-6=210$
$\Rightarrow n-1=\frac{210}{7}=30$
$\Rightarrow n=30+1=31$
Thus, the given AP contains 31 terms.
∴ Middle term of the given AP
$=\left(\frac{31+1}{2}\right)$ th term
= 16th term
= 6 + (16 − 1) × 7
= 6 + 105
= 111
Hence, the middle term of the given AP is 111.