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Question 12 Marks
The first term of an $A.P.$ is a and the sum of the first $p$ terms is zero$,$ show that the sum of its next $q$ term is $\frac{-\text{a}(\text{p + q})\text{q}}{\text{p}-1}.$
$[$Hint: Required sum $= S_{p + q}- S_p]$
Answer
Let the common differeence of the given $A.P$ be d.
Given that $S_p = 0$
$\Rightarrow\frac{\text{p}}{2}[2\text{a}+(\text{p}-1)\text{d}]=0$
$\Rightarrow2\text{a}+(\text{p}-1)\text{d}=0$
$\Rightarrow\text{d}=\frac{-2\text{a}}{\text{p}-1}$
Now$,$ sum of next $q$ terms$,$
$=\text{S}_{\text{p + q}}-\text{S}_\text{p}=\text{S}_{\text{p + q}}-0$
$=\frac{\text{p + q}}{2}[2\text{a}+(\text{p}+\text{q}-1)\text{d}]$
$=\frac{\text{p}+\text{q}}{2}[2\text{a}+(\text{p}-1)\text{d}+\text{qd}]$
$=\frac{\text{p + q}}{2}\Big[0+\frac{\text{q}-2\text{a}}{\text{p}-1}\Big]$
$=\frac{-\text{a}(\text{p + q})\text{q}}{\text{p}-1}$
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Question 22 Marks
The sum of interior angles of a triangle is $180^\circ$ . Show that the sum of the interior angles of polygons with $3, 4, 5, 6,…$ sides form an arithmetic progression. Find the sum of the interior angles for a $21$ sided polygon.
Answer
We know that, sum of interior angles of a polygon of side $n$ is $(n - 2) \times 180^\circ .$
Let $t_n = (n - 2) \times 180^\circ$
Since$, t_n$ is linear in $n,$ it is $n^{th}$ term of some $A.P.$
$t_3 = a = (3 - 2) \times 180^\circ = 180^\circ$
Common difference $d = 180^\circ$
Sum of the interior angles for a $21$ sided polygon is:
$t_{21} = (21 - 2) \times 180^\circ = 3420^\circ$
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