the first term of an arithmetic progression is-4 and 15th term is double the 5th term. find the 12th term.

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Given F1= -4
So F15= F1+14d=-4+14d=2[F1+4d]=2F1+8d
-4+14d=2*-4+8d=-8+8d
14d-8d=-8+4
6d=-4 d=-4/6=-2/3
F12=F1+11d=-4+11*2/3=-4+22/3=-12+22/3=10/3=3 1/3