Consider two arithmetic progressions: AP P: first term 2 and common difference 5 AP…
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Problem
Consider two arithmetic progressions:
AP P: first term 2 and common difference 5
AP Q: first term 12 and common difference 2
Find the smallest positive integer n for which the nth term of AP P exceeds the nth term of AP Q.
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 5
(d) 3