Medium INTEGER +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2023

Let $\mathrm{A_1,A_2,A_3}$ be the three A.P. with the same common difference d and having their first terms as $\mathrm{A,A+1,A+2}$, respectively. Let a, b, c be the $\mathrm{7^{th},9^{th},17^{th}}$ terms of $\mathrm{A_1,A_2,A_3}$, respective such that $$\left| {\matrix{ a & 7 & 1 \cr {2b} & {17} & 1 \cr c & {17} & 1 \cr } } \right| + 70 = 0$$.

If $a=29$, then the sum of first 20 terms of an AP whose first term is $c-a-b$ and common difference is $\frac{d}{12}$, is equal to ___________.

Answer (integer) 495

Solution

$a=A+6 d$ <br/><br/> $$ \begin{aligned} & b=A+8 d+1 \\\\ & c=A+16 d+2 \\\\ & \left|\begin{array}{ccc} a & 7 & 1 \\ 26 & 17 & 1 \\ c & 17 & 1 \end{array}\right|=-70 \\\\ & \Rightarrow\left|\begin{array}{ccc} A+6 d & 7 & 1 \\ 2 A+16 d+2 & 17 & 1 \\ A+16 d+2 & 17 & 1 \end{array}\right|=-70 \\\\ & R_{3} \rightarrow R_{3}-R_{2}, \quad R_{2} \rightarrow R_{2}-R_{1} \\\\ & \Rightarrow\left|\begin{array}{ccc} A+6 d & 7 & 1 \\ A+10 d+2 & 10 & 0 \\ -A & 0 & 0 \end{array}\right|=-70 \end{aligned} $$ <br/><br/> $$ \begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \quad & A=-7 \\\\ & a=A+6 d=29 \Rightarrow d=6 \\\\ & b=-7+48+1=42 \\\\ & c=-7+96+2=91 \\\\ & c-a-b=91-29-42=20 \\\\ & \text { Sum }=\frac{20}{2}\left[2 \times 20+19 \times \frac{6}{12}\right]=10\left[40+\frac{19}{2}\right]=495 \end{aligned} $$

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Matrices and Determinants · Topic: Types of Matrices and Operations

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