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The 4th term of an A.P. is three times the first and the 7th term exceeds twice the third term by 1, find the first term and the common difference.

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Given,
Let the first term of the A.P. be a and the common difference be d.
a4=3aa+(41)d=3aa+3d=3a3d=2aa=3d2(i)
And, a72a3=1
a+(71)d2[a+(31)d]=1a+6d2(a+2d)=1a+6d2a4d=1a+2d=13d2+2d=1 [From (i)]3d+4d2=1d2=1d=2
Putting the value in (i), we get
a=3×22a=3


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