Insert five numbers between 11 and 29 such that the resulting sequence is an AP.
Insert five numbers between 11 and 29 such that the resulting sequence is an AP.
To find: Five numbers between 11 and 29, which are in A.P.
Given: (i) The numbers are 11 and 29
Formula used: (i) $A_{n}=a+(n-1) d$
Let the five numbers be $A_{1}, A_{2}, A_{3}, A_{4}$ and $A_{5}$
According to question $11, A_{1}, A_{2}, A_{3}, A_{4}, A_{5}$ and 29 are in A.P.
We can see that the number of terms in this series is 7
For the above series:-
$a=11, n=7$
$\mathrm{A}_{7}=29$
Using formula, $A_{n}=a+(n-1) d$
$\Rightarrow \mathrm{A}_{7}=11+(7-1) \mathrm{d}=29$
$\Rightarrow 6 \mathrm{~d}=29-11$
$\Rightarrow 6 \mathrm{~d}=18$
$\Rightarrow \mathrm{d}=3$
We can see from the definition that $A_{1}, A_{2}, A_{3}, A_{4}$ and $A_{5}$ are five arithmetic mean between 11 and 29 , where $d=3, a=11$
Therefore, Using formula of arithmetic mean i.e. $A_{n}=a+n d$
$A_{1}=a+n d$
$=11+3$
$=14$
$\mathrm{A}_{2}=\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{nd}$
$=11+(2) 3$
$=17$
$\mathrm{~A}_{3}=\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{nd}$
$=11+(3) 3$
$=20$
$A_{4}=a+n d$
$=11+(4) 3$
$=23$
$A_{5}=a+n d$
$=11+(5) 3$
$=26$
Ans) 14, 17, 20, 23 and 26 are the required numbers.