how to find the first negative term of a given A.P? both the value of the term and its n value.
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| 7th Jun, 2013,
09:47: PM
Expert Answer:
Any general term of the AP is given by a +(n-1)d
And so, for the first negative term, you need to find the least value of n such that a +(n-1)d <0
Now, if you know the value of a and d for the AP, you can substitute them in the above equation and find the value of n which will satisfy the inequality.
Now, that will give you the n value and that can be substituted back into a +(n-1)d to give the value of the term.
Answered by
| 8th Jun, 2013,
07:17: PM
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