# Arithmetic Progression

• January 24th 2010, 06:32 AM
HNCMATHS
Arithmetic Progression
Afternoon All.

A lathe has a range of six speeds. the lowest beign 81 RPM and the highest beign 954 RPM. Determine the six speeds if they are arranged in arithmetic progression.

Thanks in advance for any help
• January 24th 2010, 06:48 AM
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Originally Posted by HNCMATHS
Afternoon All.

A lathe has a range of six speeds. the lowest beign 81 RPM and the highest beign 954 RPM. Determine the six speeds if they are arranged in arithmetic progression.

Thanks in advance for any help

hi

$a=81$ --- 1

$T_6=954\Rightarrow a+5d=954$ ---2

Solve for d (common difference) , then add it to the first term and every subsequent term .
• January 24th 2010, 06:53 AM
HNCMATHS
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hi

$a=81$ --- 1

$T_6=954\Rightarrow a+5d=954$ ---2

Solve for d (common difference) , then add it to the first term and every subsequent term .

Hello Mathaddict, please could you explain how to work out the value of $d$
• January 24th 2010, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by HNCMATHS
Hello Mathaddict, please could you explain how to work out the value of $d$

a=81 , a+5d=954 so 81+5d=954 ....
• January 24th 2010, 07:03 AM
Soroban
Hello, HNCMATHS!

Quote:

A lathe has a range of six speeds.
The lowest begins at 81 RPM and the highest begins at 954 RPM.
Determine the six speeds if they are arranged in arithmetic progression.

We don't need any fancy formulas, do we?

We have six equally-spaced numbers:. . $

The range is: . $954-81 \:=\:873$

So the numbers are spaced: . $d\:=\:\tfrac{873}{5} \,=\,174.6$ apart.

The six speeds are: . $81,\;255.6,\;439.2,\;604.8,\;779.4,\;954$
• January 24th 2010, 07:05 AM
HNCMATHS
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Originally Posted by Soroban
Hello, HNCMATHS!

We don't need any fancy formulas, do we?

We have six equally-spaced numbers:. . $
The range is: . $954-81 \:=\:873$
So the numbers are spaced: . $d\:=\:\tfrac{873}{5} \,=\,174.6$ apart.
The six speeds are: . $81,\;255.6,\;439.2,\;604.8,\;779.4,\;954$