1 votes 1 votes The sum of $p$ terms of an A.P. is $3p^2+4p$. Find the $n^{th}$ term ? Dhanraj vishwakarma asked Feb 20, 2018 • recategorized Mar 29, 2018 by Sukanya Das Dhanraj vishwakarma 400 views answer comment Share Follow See 1 comment See all 1 1 comment reply Ashwani Kumar 2 commented Feb 20, 2018 reply Follow Share Apply tn = Sn - Sn-1 tn= 3n² + 4n - [ 3(n-1)² + 4(n-1)] On Solving tn = 6n+1 5 votes 5 votes Please log in or register to add a comment.
3 votes 3 votes Sp = 3p2 + 4p tn ⇒ Sn - Sn-1 = (3n2 + 4n) - [3(n-1)2 + 4(n-1)] = (3n2 + 4n) - [3(n2 - 2n + 1) + 4(n-1)] = (3n2 + 4n) - [3n2 - 6n + 3 + 4n - 4] = (3n2 + 4n) - [3n2 - 2n - 1] = 3n2 + 4n - 3n2 - 2n + 1 = 6n + 1 Therefore, the nth term is 6n + 1. pankaj_vir answered Mar 4, 2018 pankaj_vir comment Share Follow See all 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.