Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2020

If the sum of the second, third and fourth terms of a positive term G.P. is 3 and the sum of its sixth, seventh and eighth terms is 243, then the sum of the first 50 terms of this G.P. is :

  1. A ${2 \over {13}}\left( {{3^{50}} - 1} \right)$
  2. B ${1 \over {13}}\left( {{3^{50}} - 1} \right)$
  3. C ${1 \over {26}}\left( {{3^{49}} - 1} \right)$
  4. D ${1 \over {26}}\left( {{3^{50}} - 1} \right)$ Correct answer

Solution

Let first term = a &gt; 0 <br><br>Common ratio = r &gt; 0 <br><br>ar + ar<sup>2</sup> + ar<sup>3</sup> = 3 ....(i) <br><br>ar<sup>5</sup> + ar<sup>6</sup> + ar<sup>7</sup> = 243 ....(ii) <br><br>$\Rightarrow$ r<sup>4</sup>(ar + ar<sup>2</sup> + ar<sup>3</sup>) = 243 <br><br>$\Rightarrow$ r<sup>4</sup>(3) = 243 <br><br>$\Rightarrow$ r = 3 as r &gt; 0 <br><br>from (i) <br><br>3a + 9a + 27a = 3 <br><br>$\Rightarrow$ a = ${1 \over {13}}$ <br><br>$\therefore$ S<sub>50</sub> = ${{a\left( {{r^{50}} - 1} \right)} \over {\left( {r - 1} \right)}}$ <br><br>= ${1 \over {26}}\left( {{3^{50}} - 1} \right)$

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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sequences and Series · Topic: Arithmetic Progression

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