Asked by Umaru Monsurat

the first term of an arithmetic progression is 3 and the fifth term is is 9.find the number of terms in the progression if the last term is 81

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Answered by Ms. Sue
Isn't your school subject math?

Answered by Steve
well, since

T5-T1 = 4d, d=3/2
we know a=3, so

Sn = n/2 (2*3+(n-1)(3/2))
3/4 (n^2+3n) = 81
n^2+3n-108 = 0
(n+12)(n-9) = 0
n=9

and the sequence is

3 4.5 6 7.5 9 10.5 12 13.5 15
The sum is 81
Answered by Anonymous
Thank you
Answered by Ayobami
It is math

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