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If the sum of the first m terms of an A.P. is equal to the sum of either the next n terms or the next p terms, prove that, `(m+n)((1)/(m)-(1)/(p)) = (m+p)((1)/(m) - (1)/(n))`

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`2.S_(m) = S_(m+n)`
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