Consider an A.P. a1,a2,a3,… such that a3+a5+a8=11 and a4+a2=−2, then the value of a1+a6+a7 is
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a
-8
b
5
c
7
d
9
answer is C.
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Given that a3+a5+a8=11⇒ a+2d+a+4d+a+7d=11 or 3a+13d=11 .........(1)Given a4+a2=−2⇒a+3d+a+d=−2 or a=−1−2d .........(2)Putting value of a from (2) in (1), we get 3(−1−2d)+13d=11⇒7d=14⇒d=2 and a=−5⇒a1+a6+a7=7