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JEE Main 2018Sequences and Series Question with Solution

JEE Main 2018 (08 Apr)

Question

Let a1, a2, a3,,a49 be in A.P. such that Σ k = 0 1 2 a4k+1=416 and a9+a43=66. If a12+a22++a172=140m, then m is equal to:

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Correct answer
D34

Step-by-step explanation

a1+a5+ . . . +a49=416
Let common difference = d
13a1 +4d1+2+ . . . +12=416

13a1 +4d12132=416

13a1 +24d13=416
a1+24d=32      . . . (i)
a9+a43=66

a1+8d+a1+42d=66

2a1+50d=66
a1+25d=33      . . . (ii)
a1=8   ;  d=1
i=1 17 a i 2 =140m
a2+a+d2+ .. . +a+16d2=140m
17a2+d212+22+ . . . +162+2ad1+2+ . . . + 16=140m

17a2+d216×17×336+2ad16×172=140m
17×64+8×11×17+8×16×17=140m
m=34

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