Two arithmetic progressions are such that the ratio of the sums of first th terms is .
If the ratio of the th terms of the two arithmetic progressions is , where is in terms of , find .
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Let the first terms and common differences be a 1 and a 2 , and d 1 and d 2 respectively.
From 4 n + 2 7 7 n + 1 for n = 1 , we have a 2 a 1 = 3 1 8 ⟹ a 1 = 3 1 8 a 2 .
We note that the nominator 7 n + 1 increases by 7, when n increases by 1. Therefore, the common difference d 1 must be 7. Similarly, d 2 = 4 .
Therefore, for n = 2 , we have:
2 a 2 + d 2 2 a 1 + d 1 2 a 2 + 4 2 a 1 + 7 1 4 a 1 + 4 9 6 a 2 − 1 4 a 1 6 a 2 − 1 4 × 3 1 8 a 2 3 1 7 4 a 2 ⟹ a 2 a 1 = 4 ( 2 ) + 2 7 7 ( 2 ) + 1 = 3 5 1 5 = 7 3 = 6 a 2 + 1 2 = 4 9 − 1 2 = 3 7 = 3 7 = 2 3 1 = 4
Now, we have:
X = a 2 + ( m − 1 ) d 2 a 1 + ( m − 1 ) d 1 = 2 3 1 + 4 ( m − 1 ) 4 + 7 ( m − 1 ) = 4 m + 2 2 3 7 m − 3 = 8 m + 2 3 1 4 m − 6
⟹ X + 8 m + 2 3 6 − 1 4 m = 8 m + 2 3 1 4 m − 6 + 8 m + 2 3 6 − 1 4 m = 0