Question:
The first and last terms of an AP are a and l, respectively. Show that the sum of the nth term from the beginning and the nth term from the end is (a + 1).
Solution:
In the given AP, first term = a and last term = l.
Let the common difference be d.
Let the common difference be d.
Then, nth term from the beginning is given by
Tn = a + (n - 1)d ...(1)
Similarly, nth term from the end is given by
Tn = {l - (n - 1)d} ...(2)
Adding (1) and (2), we get:
a + (n - 1)d + {l - (n - 1)d}
= a + (n - 1)d + l - (n - 1)d
= a + l
Hence, the sum of the nth term from the beginning and the nth term from the end is (a + l) .