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Standard V
Mathematics
Alpha Numeric Patterns
If the sequen...
Question
If the sequence
a
-
3
b
b
,
3
a
-
3
b
b
,
5
a
-
3
b
b
,
7
a
-
3
b
b
,
.
.
.
is an A.P with common difference 3, then a/b = ________.
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Solution
The given A.P. is:
a
-
3
b
b
,
3
a
-
3
b
b
,
5
a
-
3
b
b
,
7
a
-
3
b
b
,
.
.
.
Common difference (d) = a
2
− a
1
⇒
3
=
3
a
-
3
b
b
-
a
-
3
b
b
⇒
3
=
3
a
-
3
b
-
a
+
3
b
b
⇒
3
=
2
a
b
⇒
3
b
=
2
a
⇒
2
a
=
3
b
Dividing
both
sides
by
2
b
,
we
get
⇒
2
a
2
b
=
3
b
2
b
⇒
a
b
=
3
2
Hence, if the sequence
a
-
3
b
b
,
3
a
-
3
b
b
,
5
a
-
3
b
b
,
7
a
-
3
b
b
,
.
.
.
is an A.P with common difference 3, then a/b =
3
2
.
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