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Consider the place indicator of #n# where #n=1# represents the first term and #n=2# the second term and so on.
If #a# is the first term then
1st term #color(white)(.)->a#
2nd term #->a+k#
3rd term #->a+2k#
4th term #->a+3k#
From this you observe than any term is #a+(n-1)k#
Observe:
n=1 #color(white)(.)->a+(1-1)k = a#
n=2#->a+(2-1)k=a+k#
n=3 #->a+(3-1)k=a+2k#
n=4 #->a+(4-1)k=a+3k#
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so
at #t_2 ->n=2 -> a+k=6#......Equation (1)
at #t_6 ->n=6 ->a+5k=16#.....Equation (2)
Subtract equation (1) from Equation (2)
#=>4k=10#
Thus #color(blue)(k=10/4=5/2)#...........................(3) '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Substitute (3) back into Equation (1)
#color(brown)(a+k=6)color(blue)(->a+5/2=6#
Subtract #5/2# from both sides
#color(blue)(a= 7/2)#
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Check:
#t_2=6-> 7/2+5/2=6# as required
#t_6=16->7/2+(5xx5/2) = 16# as required
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#color(red)("Answering the questions")#
#color(brown)(t_21 = a+20k)color(blue)(->7/2+(20xx5/2 )=53 1/2#
