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Prove that the nth term of an AP cannot be n2 + 1. Justify your answer
Asked by Afreen Jilani | 22 Mar, 2014, 08:58: AM
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Taking n = 1 in n2 + 1, we get
a1 = 1 +1 = 2
Taking n = 2, we get
a2 = 4 +1 = 5
Taking n = 3, we get
a3 = 9 + 1 = 10
Thus, we observe that the common difference is not the same.
Hence, nth term of an AP cannot be n2 + 1.
Answered by | 22 Mar, 2014, 12:22: PM
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