Question:
The 17th term of an AP is 5 more than twice its 8th term. If the 11th term of the AP is 43, find its nth term.
Solution:
Let a be the first term and d be the common difference of the AP. Then,
$a_{17}=2 a_{8}+5$ (Given)
$\therefore a+16 d=2(a+7 d)+5 \quad\left[a_{n}=a+(n-1) d\right]$
$\Rightarrow a+16 d=2 a+14 d+5$
$\Rightarrow a-2 d=-5 \quad \ldots$ (1)
Also,
$a_{11}=43$ (Given)
$\Rightarrow a+10 d=43 \quad \ldots(2)$
From (1) and (2), we get
$-5+2 d+10 d=43$
$\Rightarrow 12 d=43+5=48$
$\Rightarrow d=4$
Puting d = 4 in (1), we get
$a-2 \times 4=-5$
$\Rightarrow a=-5+8=3$
$\therefore a_{n}=a+(n-1) d$
$=3+(n-1) \times 4$
$=4 n-1$
Hence, the nth term of the AP is (4n − 1).