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June 2014 p11 q5
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An arithmetic progression has first term \(a\) and common difference \(d\). It is given that the sum of the first 200 terms is 4 times the sum of the first 100 terms.
(i) Find \(d\) in terms of \(a\).
(ii) Find the 100th term in terms of \(a\).
Solution
The sum of the first \(n\) terms of an arithmetic progression is given by: