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Q If 7th term of a H.P is 8 and 8th term is 7, then its 15th term is?

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12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of SHAIK AASIF AHAMED
12 Years ago
Hello student,
Given 7thterm of a HP is (1/a+6d)=8
8thtermis (1/a+7d)=7
from above equations we get d=(1/7)-(1/8)=1/56
and a=(1/8)-(6/56)=1/56
15thterm of HP=1/(a+14d)=56/15
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Shaik Aasif
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