Medium MCQ +4 / -1 PYQ · JEE Mains 2024

If $$\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}+\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}}+\ldots+\frac{1}{\sqrt{99}+\sqrt{100}}=m$$ and $\frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\ldots+\frac{1}{99 \cdot 100}=\mathrm{n}$, then the point $(\mathrm{m}, \mathrm{n})$ lies on the line

  1. A $11(x-1)-100 y=0$
  2. B $11 x-100 y=0$ Correct answer
  3. C $11(x-1)-100(y-2)=0$
  4. D $11(x-2)-100(y-1)=0$

Solution

<p>$$\begin{aligned} & \frac{1}{\sqrt{1}+\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}}+\ldots+\frac{1}{\sqrt{99}+\sqrt{100}}=m \\ & \text { and } \frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\ldots+\frac{1}{99 \cdot 100}=n \\ & \frac{1}{\sqrt{1}+\sqrt{2}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{3}}+\ldots+\frac{1}{\sqrt{99}+\sqrt{100}} \\ & =\frac{1}{\sqrt{1}+\sqrt{2}} \times \frac{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{1}}{\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{1}}+\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}+\sqrt{2}} \times \frac{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}} \\ & \quad+\ldots+\frac{1}{\sqrt{99}+\sqrt{100}} \times \frac{\sqrt{100}-\sqrt{99}}{\sqrt{100}-\sqrt{99}} \end{aligned}$$</p> <p>$$\begin{aligned} & =\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{1}+\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}+\ldots+\sqrt{100}-\sqrt{99} \\ & =\sqrt{100}-\sqrt{1} \\ & =10-1 \\ & \Rightarrow m=9 \end{aligned}$$</p> <p>and $\frac{1}{1 \cdot 2}+\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}+\ldots+\frac{1}{99 \cdot 100}=n$</p> <p>$$\begin{aligned} & \frac{2-1}{1 \times 2}+\frac{3-2}{2 \times 3}+\ldots+\frac{100-99}{100 \times 99}=n \\ & \Rightarrow 1-\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}+\ldots+\frac{1}{99}-\frac{1}{100}=n \\ & \Rightarrow n=1-\frac{1}{100} \\ & \Rightarrow n=\frac{99}{100} \\ & (m, n)=\left(9, \frac{99}{100}\right) \end{aligned}$$</p> <p>Satisfies the line $11 x-100 y=0$</p>

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

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