In an A.P. the first term is 8, nth term is 33 and the sum to first n terms is 123. Find n and d, the common differences.
In the given problem, we have the first and the nth term of an A.P. along with the sum of the n terms of A.P. Here, we need to find the number of terms and the common difference of the A.P.
Here,
The first term of the A.P (a) = 8
The nth term of the A.P (l) = 33
Sum of all the terms
Let the common difference of the A.P. be d.
So, let us first find the number of the terms (n) using the formula,
$123=\left(\frac{n}{2}\right)(8+33)$
$123=\left(\frac{n}{2}\right)(41)$
$\frac{(123)(2)}{41}=n$
$n=\frac{246}{41}$
$n=6$
Now, to find the common difference of the A.P. we use the following formula,
$l=a+(n-1) d$
We get,
$33=8+(6-1) d$
$33=8+(5) d$
$\frac{33-8}{5}=d$
Further, solving for d,
$d=\frac{25}{5}$
$d=5$
Therefore, the number of terms is $n=6$ and the common difference of the A.P. $d=5$.