Question

The 4th of an AP is 15 and the 9th term is 35. find the 15th term​

Answer 1

Consecutive terms in this sequence are separated by a constant c, so if the 4th term is 15, then the next terms would be

5th: 15 + c

6th: (15 + c) + c = 15 + 2c

7th: (15 + 2c) + c = 15 + 3c

and so on. More generally, since any given number in the sequence depends on the number that came before it, we can write the n-th term in terms of the 4th term,

n-th: 15 + (n - 4) c

Then the 9th term in the sequence is

15 + (9 - 4) c = 35

and solving for c gives

15 + 5c = 35 ==> 5c = 20 ==> c = 4

Then the 15th term would be

15 + (15 - 4)×4 = 15 + 11×4 = 15 + 44 = 59