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Given: an=4,d=2, Sn=14, Find n and a.

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an=4

Sn=14

d=2

an= a+(n1)d=4,

a+(n1)2=4,

a+2n=6,a=62n.

Sn=n2[2a+(n1)d]

14=n2[2a+(n1)2]

14=n[a+(n1)]

14=n[62n+n1]

14=n[5n]

14=5nn2

n25n14=0

n27n+2n14=0

(n+2)(n7)=0

n2
n=7

a=62(7)=8

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