The 5th term of an arithmetic progression equals and the 23rd term equals

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Problem

The 5th term of an arithmetic progression equals 3p−23p-2 and the 23rd term equals 7p+227p+22, where pp is a real parameter. Answer the following: (i) Express the first term aa and the common difference dd in terms of pp. (ii) Find all integer values of pp for which dd is a positive integer. (iii) For each value of pp obtained in part (ii), determine the sum of the first 30 terms.

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