Arithmetic sequence indices

In which arithmetic sequence is the sum of the first five terms with odd indices equal to 85 and the sum of the first five terms with even indices equal to 100?

Final Answer:

a1 =  5
d =  3

Step-by-step explanation:

d=3   Verifying Solution:  a2=a1+d=5+3=8 a3=a2+d=8+3=11 a4=a3+d=11+3=14 a5=a4+d=14+3=17 a6=a5+d=17+3=20 a7=a6+d=20+3=23 a8=a7+d=23+3=26 a9=a8+d=26+3=29 a10=a9+d=29+3=32  s1=a1+a3+a5+a7+a9=5+11+17+23+29=85 s2=a2+a4+a6+a8+a10=8+14+20+26+32=100



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