Consider an A.P. with first term 'a' and...

Consider an A.P. with first term 'a' and common difference 'd'. Let `S_(k)` denote the sum of first k terms. If `(S_(kx))/(S_(x))` is independent of x, then `:`

a =2d

a=d

2a=d

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