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Arithmetic Progressions

Question
CBSEENMA10007595

Write the expression an – ak for the A .P. : a, a + d, a + 2d, .......... Hence find the common difference of the A .P. for which

(i) 11th term is 5 and 13th term is 79.
(ii) a10 – a5 = 200.
(iii) 20th term is 10 more than the 18th term.

Solution
(i) d = 37, (ii) d = 40, (iii) d = 5