The sum of the first 3 terms of an AP is 6 and that of the last 3 terms is 16. If the AP has 13 terms, what is the Arithmetic mean of the three terms that are exactly at the middle of the progression?
The sum of the first 3 terms of an AP is 6 and that of the last 3 terms is 16. If the AP has 13 terms, what is the Arithmetic mean of the three terms that are exactly at the middle of the progression?
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 2
In an AP, the sum of three consecutive terms the middle term.
First three terms: , so
Last three terms (): , so
With terms, the three middle terms are .
Their arithmetic mean is the middle one, .
is exactly terms after and terms before , so it is their average:
Therefore, the required arithmetic mean is .
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