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if Sr denotes the sum of first r terms of an A.P.,then find S3r-Sr-1/S2r-S2r-1.

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In an AP, Sr=r22a+r-1dwhere a = first term and d = common differenceSoS3r-Sr-1S2r-S2r-1=3r22a+3r-1d-r-122a+r-1-1d2r22a+2r-1d-2r-122a+2r-1-1d=6ar+9r2d-3rd-r-12a+rd-2d4ar+4r2d-2rd-2r-12a+2rd-2d=6ar+9r2d-3rd-2ar-r2d+2rd+2a+rd-2d4ar+4r2d-2rd-4ar-4r2d+4rd+2a+2rd-2d=4ar+8r2d-2rd+2a-2d4rd+2a-2d=2ar+4r2d-rd+a-d2rd+a-d

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