The common term is given as −6 and eleventh term is 15, then,
an=a+(n−1)d
a11=a+(11−1)d
15=a+10(−6)
a=15+60
a=75
Therefore, the first term is 75.
If 9th term of an AP is 15 and the common difference is 2, then the first term of the AP is