TMUA 2020 · Paper 2 · Question 14
SaveAn arithmetic sequence has first term and common difference , where and are non-zero integers.
Property P is:
For some positive integer , the sum of the first terms of the sequence is equal to the sum of the first terms of the sequence.
For example, when and , the sequence has property P, because
i.e. the sum of the first 4 terms equals the sum of the first 8 terms.
Which of the following statements is/are true?
I For to have property P, it is sufficient that .
II For to have property P, it is necessary that is even.