The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44. Find the first three terms of the AP.

Explanation

To solve the problem step by step, let's denote the first term of the arithmetic progression (AP) as \( a \) and the common difference as \( d \).

### Step 1: Write the expressions for the terms.
The \( n \)-th term of an AP can be expressed as:
\[ a_n = a + (n-1)d \]
Thus, we can write:
...