5. Ben is saving for the deposit for a house over a period of 60 months.
Ben saves \(\pounds 100\) in the first month and in each subsequent month, he saves \(\pounds 5\) more than the previous month, so that he saves \(\pounds 105\) in the second month, \(\pounds 110\) in the third month, and so on, forming an arithmetic sequence.
- Find the amount Ben saves in the 40th month.
- Find the total amount Ben saves over the 60 -month period.
Lina is also saving for a deposit for a house.
Lina saves \(\pounds 600\) in the first month and in each subsequent month, she saves \(\pounds 10\) less than the previous month, so that she saves \(\pounds 590\) in the second month, \(\pounds 580\) in the third month, and so on, forming an arithmetic sequence.
Given that, after \(n\) months, Lina will have saved exactly \(\pounds 18200\) for her deposit, - form an equation in \(n\) and show that it can be written as
$$n ^ { 2 } - 121 n + 3640 = 0$$
- Solve the equation in part (c).
- State, with a reason, which of the solutions to the equation in part (c) is not a sensible value for \(n\).