JEE MainMathematicsProbabilityMCQ+4 / −1
Four numbers are chosen at random (without replacement) from the set Statement - 1: The probability that the chosen numbers when arranged in some order will form an AP is Statement - 2: If the four chosen numbers form an AP, then the set of all possible values of common difference is
- AStatement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is not a correct explanation for Statement - 1.
- BStatement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false.
- CStatement - 1 is false, Statement -2 is true.
- DStatement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true; Statement - 2 is a correct explanation for Statement - 1.
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Correct answer: B
- Total number of ways to choose 4 numbers from :
- Condition for 4 chosen numbers to form an AP
If 4 distinct numbers can be arranged in AP, then they must be of the form
with and all terms lying in .
Since order of selection does not matter, we only count increasing APs with .
- Possible values of common difference
For the largest term to be at most 20,
Since ,
So possible positive integer values are
Hence Statement-2, which says the possible values are , is false because is also possible. For example,
is an AP with common difference .
- Count the number of 4-term APs
For each fixed positive , the first term can be chosen such that
So number of APs for each is .
Now compute:
- For :
- For :
- For :
- For :
- For :
- For :
Total favorable selections:
- Required probability
Simplify:
So Statement-1 is true.
- Conclusion about the statements
- Statement-1: True
- Statement-2: False
Therefore the correct option is:
- Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer = B.
My derived answer also = B. Hence they agree.
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