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

The $8^{\text {th }}$ common term of the series

$$ \begin{aligned} & S_1=3+7+11+15+19+\ldots . . \\\\ & S_2=1+6+11+16+21+\ldots . . \end{aligned} $$

is :

Answer (integer) 151

Solution

<p>First common term is 11</p> <p>Common difference of series of common terms is LCM (4, 5) = 20</p> <p>$a_8=a+7d$</p> <p>$=11+7\times20=151$</p>

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

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