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The 4th term of an AP is 11. the sum of the 5th and 7th terms of this AP is 34. Find its common difference.

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Here, $a_{4} = 11 \Rightarrow a + 3 d = 11 . . . (1)$

Also, $a_{5} + a_{7} = 34 \Rightarrow a + 4 d + a + 6 d = 34 \Rightarrow a + 5 d = 17 . . . (2)$

Subtracting (1) from (2), $2 d = 17 - 11 = 6 \Rightarrow d = 3$

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