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

The number of common terms in the progressions

$4,9,14,19, \ldots \ldots$, up to $25^{\text {th }}$ term and

$3,6,9,12, \ldots \ldots$, up to $37^{\text {th }}$ term is :

  1. A 9
  2. B 8
  3. C 5
  4. D 7 Correct answer

Solution

<p>$4,9,14,19, \ldots$, up to $25^{\text {th }}$ term</p> <p>$\mathrm{T}_{25}=4+(25-1) 5=4+120=124$</p> <p>$3,6,9,12, \ldots$, up to $37^{\text {th }}$ term</p> <p>$\mathrm{T}_{37}=3+(37-1) 3=3+108=111$</p> <p>Common difference of $\mathrm{I}^{\text {st }}$ series $\mathrm{d}_1=5$</p> <p>Common difference of $\mathrm{II}^{\text {nd }}$ series $\mathrm{d}_2=3$</p> <p>First common term $=9$, and their common difference $=15\left(\operatorname{LCM}\right.$ of $\mathrm{d}_1$ and $\left.\mathrm{d}_2\right)$ then common terms are $9,24,39,54,69,84,99$</p>

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

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