Two APs have the same common difference.

Question.

Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their 100 th terms is 100, what is the difference between their 1000th terms?


Solution:

Let the two APs with same common difference d be

$a, a+d, a+2 d, \ldots$

$b, b+d, b+2 d, \ldots .(a>b)$

we are given that

$\{100$ th term of the first $A P\}$

$-\{100$ th term of the second $A P\}=100$

$\Rightarrow\{a+99 d\}-\{b+99 d\}=100$

$\Rightarrow a-b=100$ ...(1)

Now, $\{1000$ th term of the first $A P\}$

$-\{1000$ th term of the second $A P\}$

$=\{a+999 d\}-\{b+999 d\}=a-b=100$

$\{$ By (1) $\}$

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