Find the value of x such that 25 + 22 + 19 + 16 + …. + x = 112.
To Find: The value of x, i.e. the last term.
Given: The series and its sum.
The series can be written as x, (x + 3), …, 16, 19, 22, 25
Let there be n terms in the series
25 = x + (n - 1)3
3(n - 1) = 25 - x
x = 25 - 3(n - 1) = 28 - 3n
Let S be the sum of the series
⇒n[28 - 3n + 25] = 224
⇒n(53 - 3n) = 224
⇒3n2 - 53n + 224 = 0
⇒n = 7 as n cannot be a fraction.
Therefore, x = 28 - 3n = 28 - 3(7) = 28 - 21 = 7
The value of x is 7.