Arithmetic Progression
Asked by
| 19th Sep, 2008,
02:33: PM
Expert Answer:
Sn = n/2 ( 2a+(n-1)d)
Sn-1 = (n-1)/2 ( 2a+(n-2)d)
Sn-2 = (n-2)/2 ( 2a+(n-3)d)
so Sn + Sn-2= n/2 (4a+(2n-4)d ) - ( 2a+(n-3)d) = (n-1+1) (2a+(n-2)d ) - ( 2a+(n-3)d )
= (n-1)( 2a+(n-2)d) + (2a+(n-2)d ) - ( 2a+(n-3)d )
=2Sn-1+d
so k=2
Answered by
| 19th Sep, 2008,
10:20: PM
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