State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · ప్రశ్న 37

What is the 14th term of the sequence 14, 10, 6, 2, ...?

  1. −42
  2. −34
  3. −46
  4. −38
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ

సమాధానం: (D) −38

వివరణ

AP with a = 14, d = −4: a₁₄ = 14 + 13 × (−4) = −38.

  • (A) తప్పు

    Wrong: that would be the 15th term.

  • (B) తప్పు

    Wrong: that is the 13th term.

  • (C) తప్పు

    Wrong: that is the 16th term.

  • (D) సరైనది

    Correct: a₁₄ = 14 + 13(−4) = −38.