Question:
If 9th term of an A.P is zero, prove that its 29th term is double the 19th term.
Solution:
In the given problem, the 9th term of an A.P. is zero.
Here, let us take the first term of the A.P as a and the common difference as d
So, as we know,
$a_{n}=a+(n-1) d$
We get,
$a_{9}=a+(9-1) d$
$0=a+8 d$
$a=-8 d$ .......(1)
Now, we need to prove that $29^{\text {th }}$ term is double of $19^{\text {th }}$ term. So, let us first find the two terms.
For $19^{\text {th }}$ term $(n=19)$,
$a_{19}=a+(19-1) d$
$=-8 d+18 d \quad($ Using 1 $)$
$=10 \mathrm{~d}$
For 29th term (n = 29),
$a_{29}=a+(29-1) d($ Using 1)
$=-8 d+28 d$
$=20 d$
$=2 \times 10 d$
$=2 \times a_{19}$
Therefore, for the given A.P. the 29th term is double of the 19th term.
Hence proved.