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If the sum of p terms of an AP is q and the sum of q terms is p, then show that the sum of `p+q` terms is `- (p+q)` , Also find the sum of first `p-q` terms (where , `pgtq`).

Answer» let first term common difference of the AP be and d respectively .
then `S_(p)=q`
`implies (P)/(2)[2a+(p-1)d]=q`
` 2a+(p-1)d=(2q)/(p)`
and `S_(q)-p`
`implies (q)/(2)[2a+(q-1)d]=p`
`implies 2a+(q-1)d=(2p)/(q)`
On subtracting Eq (ii) from Eq (i) we get
`2a+(p-1)d-2a-(q-1)d=(2q)/(p)-(2p)/(q)`
` implies [(p-1)-(q-1)]d=(2p^(2)-2p^(2))/(pq)`
`implies [p-1-q_1]d=(2(q^(2)-p^(2)))/(pq)`
`implies (p-q)d=(2(q^(2)-p^(2)))/(pq)`
`therefore d=(-2(p+q))/(pq)`
On substiuting the value of d in (eq (i) we get
` 2a+(p-1)((-2(p+q))/(pq))=(2q)/(p)`
`implies 2a=(2q)/(p)+(2(P+q)(P-1))/(pq)`
`implies a=[(2q)/(p) +(2(p+q)(p-1))/(pq)]`
`Now S_(p+q) -(p+q)/(2)[2a+(p+q-1)d]`
`=(p+q)/(2)[(2q)/(p)+(2(p+q)(p-1))/(pq)-((p+q-1)2(P+q))/(pq)]`
` =(p+q)[(q)/(p)+((p+q(p-1)-(p+q-1)(P+q))/(pq)]`
`=(p+q)[(q)/(p)+((p+q)(p-1)-(p+q-1)(P+q))/(pq)]`
`=(P+q)[(q)/(p)+((p+q)(p-1-p-q+1)(p+q))/pq)]`
`=p+q [(q)/(p)-(p+q)/(p)]=(p+q)[(q-p-q)/(p)]`
`S_(p+q)=-(p+q)`
`S_(p-q)=(p-q)/(2)[2a+(p-q-1)d]`
`=(p-q)/(2)[(2p)/(p)+(2(p+q)(p-1))/(pq)-(p-q-1)2(p+q))/(pq)]`
`=(p-q)[(q)/(p) +(p+q(p-1-p+q+1))/(pq)]`
`=(p-q)[(q)/(p)+((p+q)q)/(pq)]`
`=(p-q)[(q)/(p)+(p+q)/(p)]=(p-q)((p+2q))/(p)`


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