Find the 31st term of an AP whose 11th term is 38 and 16th term is 73 .
A
150
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B
165
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C
168
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D
178
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Solution
The correct option is B178 a+10d=38.......(i) and a+15d=73..........(ii) Solving eq. (i) and (ii) we get 5d=35⇒d=7 a=−32 ∴a31=a+30d=−32+30(7) =−32+210=178