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Q12:
Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their 100th terms is 100, what is the difference between their 1000th terms?

Solution :

Given:

Let the two Arithmetic Progressions (APs) be denoted as $AP_1$ and $AP_2$.

Let the first term of $AP_1$ be $a_1$ and the first term of $AP_2$ be $a_2$.

Let the common difference for both APs be $d$ (since it is given that they have the same common difference).

The difference between their 100th terms is $100$. That is, $a_{100} - A_{100} = 100$, where $a_{100}$ is the 100th term of $AP_1$ and $A_{100}$ is the 100th term of $AP_2$.

To Find:

The difference between their 1000th terms, i.e., $a_{1000} - A_{1000}$.

Step 1: Expressing the $n^{th}$ term of an AP

The formula for the $n^{th}$ term of an Arithmetic Progression is given by:

$a_n = a + (n - 1)d$

[Where $a$ is the first term, $n$ is the position of the term, and $d$ is the common difference.]

Step 2: Formulating the equation for the 100th terms

For $AP_1$: $a_{100} = a_1 + (100 - 1)d = a_1 + 99d$

For $AP_2$: $A_{100} = a_2 + (100 - 1)d = a_2 + 99d$

Given that $a_{100} - A_{100} = 100$, we substitute the expressions:

$(a_1 + 99d) - (a_2 + 99d) = 100$

$a_1 + 99d - a_2 - 99d = 100$

$a_1 - a_2 = 100$ --- (Equation 1)

Step 3: Formulating the expression for the 1000th terms

For $AP_1$: $a_{1000} = a_1 + (1000 - 1)d = a_1 + 999d$

For $AP_2$: $A_{1000} = a_2 + (1000 - 1)d = a_2 + 999d$

Step 4: Calculating the difference between the 1000th terms

Difference = $a_{1000} - A_{1000}$

Difference = $(a_1 + 999d) - (a_2 + 999d)$

Difference = $a_1 + 999d - a_2 - 999d$

Difference = $a_1 - a_2$

Step 5: Substituting the value from Equation 1

Since we found in Equation 1 that $a_1 - a_2 = 100$, we substitute this value into our result:

Difference = $100$

Final Answer: The difference between their 1000th terms is 100.


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