(Q23).In an AP:

(v) Given a = 2, d = 8, Sn = 90, find n and an.

Given : a = , d = , Sn =

Sn =
n
2
[2a + (n-1)d]
=
n
2
[2×+(n-1) × ]
=
n
2
[ + n - ]
=
n
2
[n - ]
=
n
2
[n - 1]

= n [n – 1]

n2n =

n2n – = 0

(n2 – n – ) = 0

n2 – n – = 0

n2 -n + n – = 0

n(n – ) + (n – ) = 0

⇒ (n – )(n + ) = 0

⇒ n – = 0 (or) n + = 0

⇒ n = (or) n =
-

∴ n =

Now an = a5 = a + d = + x

= + =