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

The sum of all those terms, of the arithmetic progression 3, 8, 13, ...., 373, which are not divisible by 3, is equal to ____________.

Answer (integer) 9525

Solution

The sum of all those terms, of the arithmetic progression $3,8,13 \ldots, 373$. <br/><br/>Which are not divisible by 3 is <br/><br/>$$ \begin{aligned} & =(3+8+13+18+\ldots+373) -(3+18+33+\ldots+363) \\\\ & =\frac{75}{2}(3+373)-\frac{25}{2}(3+363) \\\\ & =\frac{75}{2} \times 376-\frac{25}{2} \times 366 \\\\ & =75 \times 188-25 \times 183 \\\\ & =14100-4575 \\\\ & =9525 \end{aligned} $$

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

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