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determine 2nd term and rth term of an A.P whose 6th term is 12 and 8th term is 22.

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Let a be first term and d be c.d. of an AP.Now, a6=12a+6-1d=12a+5d=12 .....1And a8=22a+8-1d=22a+7d=22 .....2a+7d-a+5d=22-122d=10d=5Putting d=5 in 1, we geta+5×5=12a=-13a2=-13+2-15=-13+5=-8And ar=-13+r-15=-13+5r-5=5r-18

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