An AP consists of 37 terms.
An AP consists of 37 terms. The sum of the three middle most terms and the sum of the last three terms is 429. Find the AP.
Since, total number of terms [Odd]
$\therefore$ Middle term $=\left(\frac{37+1}{2}\right)$ th term $=19$ th term
So, the three middle most terms $=18$ th 19 th and 20 th. By given condition,
Sum of the three middle most terms $=225$
$a_{18}+a_{19}+a_{20}=225$
$\Rightarrow \quad(a+17 d)+(a+18 d)+(a+19 d)=225$
$\Rightarrow \quad 3 a+54 d=225$
$\Rightarrow \quad a+18 d=75$ ...(i)
and sum of the last three terms $=429$
$\Rightarrow \quad a_{35}+a_{36}+a_{37}=429$
$\Rightarrow \quad(a+34 d)+(a+35 d)+(a+36 d)=429$
$\Rightarrow \quad 3 a+105 d=429$
$\Rightarrow \quad a+35 d=143 \quad \ldots$ (ii)
On subtracting Eq. (i) from Eq. (ii), we get
$17 d=68$
$\Rightarrow \quad d=4$
From Eq. (i), $a+18(4)=75$
$\Rightarrow \quad a=75-72$
$\Rightarrow \quad a=3$
$\therefore$ Required AP is $a_{1} a+d, a+2, a+3 d, \ldots$
i.e. $\quad 3.3+43+2(4), 3+3(4), \ldots$
i.e., $\quad 3,7,3+8,3+12, \ldots$
i.e., $3,7,11,15, \ldots$