A potato race: a bucket is placed at the start, and potatoes are 5 m, 8 m, 11 m, ... from it (an AP). A player runs from the bucket to a potato and back, one potato at a time. How far does the player run for the 10th potato alone (there and back)?

Question

Accepted Answer

64. Distance to 10th potato: a = 5, d = 3 => a_10 = 5 + 9*3 = 32 m. There and back = 2*32 = 64 m.

A potato race: a bucket is placed at the start, and potatoes are 5 m, 8 m, 11 m, ... from it (an AP). A player runs from the bucket to a potato and back, one potato at a time.

How far does the player run for the 10th potato alone (there and back)?

Step-by-Step Solution

Master this chapter in 30 minutes a day.

More Class 10 nth Term of an AP practice

A potato race: a bucket is placed at the start, and potatoes are 5 m, 8 m, 11 m, ... from it (an AP). A player runs from the bucket to a potato and back, one potato at a time.How far does the player run for the 10th potato alone (there and back)?

Step-by-Step Solution

Master this chapter in 30 minutes a day.

More Class 10 nth Term of an AP practice

A potato race: a bucket is placed at the start, and potatoes are 5 m, 8 m, 11 m, ... from it (an AP). A player runs from the bucket to a potato and back, one potato at a time.

How far does the player run for the 10th potato alone (there and back)?