JEE MAIN - Mathematics (2023 - 1st February Evening Shift - No. 20)

The sum of the common terms of the following three arithmetic progressions.

$$3,7,11,15, \ldots ., 399$$,

$$2,5,8,11, \ldots ., 359$$ and

$$2,7,12,17, \ldots ., 197$$,

is equal to _____________.

Answer
321

Explanation

$$ \begin{array}{ll} 3,7,11,15, \ldots \ldots \ldots . .399 : & \mathrm{~d}_1=4 \\\\ 2,5,8,11, \ldots \ldots \ldots \ldots, 359 : & \mathrm{~d}_2=3 \\\\ 2,7,12,17, \ldots \ldots, 197 : & \mathrm{~d}_3=5 \\\\ \operatorname{LCM}\left(\mathrm{d}_1, \mathrm{~d}_2, \mathrm{~d}_3\right)=60 & \end{array} $$

Common terms are 47, 107, 167

Sum $=321$

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