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The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are <math>p</math>, <math>9</math>, <math>3p-q</math>, and <math>3p+q</math>. What is the <math>2010^\text{th}</math> term of this sequence? | The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are <math>p</math>, <math>9</math>, <math>3p-q</math>, and <math>3p+q</math>. What is the <math>2010^\text{th}</math> term of this sequence? | ||
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 8041 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 8043 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8045 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8047 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8049</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 8041 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 8043 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 8045 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 8047 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8049</math> | ||
| − | == Solution == | + | == Solution 1 == |
<math>3p-q</math> and <math>3p+q</math> are consecutive terms, so the common difference is <math>(3p+q)-(3p-q) = 2q</math>. | <math>3p-q</math> and <math>3p+q</math> are consecutive terms, so the common difference is <math>(3p+q)-(3p-q) = 2q</math>. | ||
| + | <cmath>\begin{align*}p+2q &= 9\\ | ||
| + | 9+2q &= 3p-q\\ | ||
| + | q&=2\\ | ||
| + | p&=5\end{align*}</cmath> | ||
| − | <math> | + | The common difference is <math>4</math>. The first term is <math>5</math> and the <math>2010^\text{th}</math> term is |
| − | < | + | <cmath>5+4(2009) = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }8041}</cmath> |
| − | <math> | + | == Solution 2 == |
| + | Since all the answer choices are around <math>2010 \cdot 4 = 8040</math>, the common difference must be <math>4</math>. The first term is therefore <math>9 - 4 = 5</math>, so the <math>2010^\text{th}</math> term is <math>5 + 4 \cdot 2009 = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }8041}</math>. | ||
| − | + | ==Video Solution 1== | |
| + | https://youtu.be/3gsf_XbOhhY | ||
| + | ~Education, the Study of Everything | ||
| − | + | == See also == | |
| + | {{AMC12 box|year=2010|num-b=9|num-a=11|ab=A}} | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]] | |
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 27 October 2022
Problem
The first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are 
, 
, 
, and 
. What is the 
term of this sequence?
Solution 1
and are consecutive terms, so the common difference is 
.
The common difference is 
. The first term is 
and the term is
![\[5+4(2009) = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }8041}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/9/c/b9cc4cffb29eceab27e0e2bdaabebbbf4992345b.png)
Solution 2
Since all the answer choices are around 
, the common difference must be . The first term is therefore 
, so the term is 
.
Video Solution 1
~Education, the Study of Everything
See also
| 2010 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 9 |
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