If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 4n – n^2, what is the first term (that is S1)?

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asked Mar 13, 2018 in Mathematics by paayal (26,720 points) 4 6 11

If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 4n – n2, what is the first term (that is S1)? What is the sum of first two terms? What is the second term? Similarly, find the 3rd, the 10th and the nth term.

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answered Mar 13, 2018 by sanjaydas (61,430 points) 5 7 7
selected Mar 15, 2018 by faiz
 
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