JEE MAIN - Mathematics (2022 - 29th June Evening Shift - No. 14)
Let 3, 6, 9, 12, ....... upto 78 terms and 5, 9, 13, 17, ...... upto 59 terms be two series. Then, the sum of the terms common to both the series is equal to ________.
Answer
2223
Explanation
1st AP :
3, 6, 9, 12, ....... upto 78 terms
t78 = 3 + (78 $$-$$ 1)3
= 3 + 77 $$\times$$ 3
= 234
2nd AP :
5, 9, 13, 17, ...... upto 59 terms
t59 = 5 + (59 $$-$$ 1)4
= 5 + 58 $$\times$$ 4
= 237
Common term's AP :
First term = 9
Common difference of first AP = 3
And common difference of second AP = 4
$$\therefore$$ Common difference of common terms
AP = LCM (3, 4) = 12
$$\therefore$$ New AP = 9, 21, 33, .......
tn = 9 + (n $$-$$ 1)12 $$\le$$ 234
$$ \Rightarrow n \le {{237} \over {12}}$$
$$ \Rightarrow n = 19$$
$$\therefore$$ $${S_{19}} = {{19} \over 2}\left[ {2.9 + (19 - 1)12} \right]$$
$$ = 19(9 + 108)$$
$$ = 2223$$
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