Given that the sum of the first terms of the arithmetic progression is equal to the sum of the first terms of another arithmetic progression find the value of .
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From the sum of first n terms of the AP : S n = 2 n [ 2 a 1 + ( n − 1 ) d ]
The sum of first n terms of 8 5 , 9 0 , 9 5 , ⋯ is
S n = = = = 2 n [ 2 ( 8 5 ) + ( n − 1 ) ( 5 ) ] 2 n ( 1 7 0 + 5 n − 5 ) 2 n ( 1 6 5 + 5 n ) 2 1 6 5 n + 5 n 2 ⇒ ( 1 )
The sum of first 3 n terms of 9 , 1 1 , 1 3 , ⋯ is
S 3 n = = = = = 2 3 n [ 2 ( 9 ) + ( 3 n − 1 ) ( 2 ) ] 2 3 n ( 1 8 + 6 n − 2 ) 2 3 n ( 1 6 + 6 n ) 3 n ( 8 + 3 n ) 2 4 n + 9 n 2 ⇒ ( 2 )
Equation ( 1 ) = Equation ( 2 ) That is,
2 1 6 5 n + 5 n 2 = 1 6 5 n + 5 n 2 = 1 3 n 2 − 1 1 7 n = n 2 − 9 n = n ( n − 9 ) = n = 2 4 n + 9 n 2 4 8 n + 1 8 n 2 0 0 0 0 , 9
But the value of n must be a Z + . Thus, n = 9