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The sum of first 16 terms of an a.p. is 528 and sum of next 16 terms is 1552. find

The sum of first 16 terms of an a.p. is 528 and sum of next 16 terms is 1552.
find the first term and common difference of the a.p.
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briii3747
briii3747
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Since this is an arithmetic progression, the sequence is defined recursively by

a_n=a_{n-1}+d

where d is the common difference and a_n is the nth term. Solving for a_n gives

a_n=a_{n-1}+d=a_{n-2}+2d+a_{n-3}+3d=\cdots=a_1+(n-1)d

Adding up the first 16 terms gives

\displaystyle\sum_{n=1}^{16}(a_1+(n-1)d)=16a_1+120d

Adding up the next 16 terms gives

\displaystyle\sum_{n=17}^{32}(a_1+(n-1)d)=16a_1+376d

So you have two equations with two unknowns,

\begin{cases}16a_1+120d=528\\16a_1+376d=1552\end{cases}

Solving gives a_1=3 and d=4.
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