Given that the ratio to sum of first m and n terms of an A.P. with first term 'a' and commond difference 'd' is m^2:n^2. The task is to find the ratio of mth and nth term of this A.P.
Examples:
Input: m = 3, n = 2 Output: 1.6667 Input: m = 5, n = 3 Output: 1.8
Approach:
Let the Sum of first m and n terms be denoted by Sm and Sn respectively.
Also, let the mth and nth term be denoted by tm and tn respectively.
Sm = (m * [ 2*a + (m-1)*d ])/2
Sn = (n * [ 2*a + (n-1)*d ])/2
Given: Sm / Sn = m^2 / n^2
Hence, ((m * [ 2*a + (m-1)*d ])/2) / ((n * [ 2*a + (n-1)*d ])/2) = m^2 / n^2
=> (2*a + (m-1)*d) / (2*a + (n-1)*d) = m / n
on cross multiplying and solving, we get
d = 2 * a
Hence, the mth and nth terms can be written as:
mth term = tm = a +(m-1)*d = a + (m-1)*(2*a)
nth term = tn = a +(n-1)*d = a + (n-1)*(2*a)
Hence the ratio will be:
tm / tn = (a + (m-1)*(2*a)) / (a + (n-1)*(2*a))
tm / tn = (2*m - 1) / (2*n - 1)
Below is the required implementation:
// C++ code to calculate ratio
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
// function to calculate ratio of mth and nth term
float CalculateRatio(float m, float n)
{
// ratio will be tm/tn = (2*m - 1)/(2*n - 1)
return (2 * m - 1) / (2 * n - 1);
}
// Driver code
int main()
{
float m = 6, n = 2;
cout << CalculateRatio(m, n);
return 0;
}
// Java code to calculate ratio
import java.io.*;
class Nth {
// function to calculate ratio of mth and nth term
static float CalculateRatio(float m, float n)
{
// ratio will be tm/tn = (2*m - 1)/(2*n - 1)
return (2 * m - 1) / (2 * n - 1);
}
}
// Driver code
class GFG {
public static void main (String[] args) {
float m = 6, n = 2;
Nth a=new Nth();
System.out.println(a.CalculateRatio(m, n));
}
}
// this code is contributed by inder_verma..
# Python3 program to calculate ratio
# function to calculate ratio
# of mth and nth term
def CalculateRatio(m, n):
# ratio will be tm/tn = (2*m - 1)/(2*n - 1)
return (2 * m - 1) / (2 * n - 1);
# Driver code
if __name__=='__main__':
m = 6;
n = 2;
print (float(CalculateRatio(m, n)));
# This code is contributed by
# Shivi_Aggarwal
// C# code to calculate ratio
using System;
class Nth {
// function to calculate ratio of mth and nth term
float CalculateRatio(float m, float n)
{
// ratio will be tm/tn = (2*m - 1)/(2*n - 1)
return (2 * m - 1) / (2 * n - 1);
}
// Driver code
public static void Main () {
float m = 6, n = 2;
Nth a=new Nth();
Console.WriteLine(a.CalculateRatio(m, n));
}
}
// this code is contributed by anuj_67.
<?php
// PHP code to calculate ratio
// function to calculate ratio
// of mth and nth term
function CalculateRatio( $m, $n)
{
// ratio will be tm/tn = (2*m - 1)/(2*n - 1)
return (2 * $m - 1) / (2 * $n - 1);
}
// Driver code
$m = 6; $n = 2;
echo CalculateRatio($m, $n);
// This code is contributed
// by inder_verma
?>
<script>
// JavaScript code to calculate ratio
// function to calculate ratio of mth and nth term
function CalculateRatio(m, n)
{
// ratio will be tm/tn = (2*m - 1)/(2*n - 1)
return (2 * m - 1) / (2 * n - 1);
}
// Driver code
let m = 6, n = 2;
document.write(CalculateRatio(m, n));
// This code is contributed by Surbhi Tyagi.
</script>
Output:
3.66667
Time Complexity: O(1)
Auxiliary Space: O(1)