2011 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 8
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Problem
In the eight term sequence ,
,
,
,
,
,
,
, the value of
is
and the sum of any three consecutive terms is
. What is
?
Solution 1
Let . Then from
, we find that
. From
, we then get that
. Continuing this pattern, we find
,
,
, and finally
. So
Solution 2
Given that the sum of 3 consecutive terms is 30, we have
and
It follows that because
.
Subtracting, we have that .
Solution 3 (the tedious one)
From the given information, we can deduct the following equations:
, and
.
We can then cleverly manipulate the equations above by adding and subtracting them to be left with the answer.
(Notice how we don't use
)
Therefore, we have
~JinhoK
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tlqpAcmbz4 ~Shreyas S
See also
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