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2022 · 26 Jul · Shift 2 · Q38
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Sequences and Series question

2022 · 26 Jul · Shift 2 · Q38

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Different A.P.'s are constructed with the first term 100, the last term 199, and integral common differences. The sum of the common differences of all such A.P.'s having at least 3 terms and at most 33 terms is ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 53

  1. Set up the condition for the A.P.

Let the A.P. have:

  • first term a=100a=100a=100
  • last term l=199l=199l=199
  • common difference d∈Z+d\in \mathbb{Z}^+d∈Z+
  • number of terms nnn

For an A.P., l=a+(n−1)dl=a+(n-1)dl=a+(n−1)d So, 199=100+(n−1)d199=100+(n-1)d199=100+(n−1)d 99=(n−1)d99=(n-1)d99=(n−1)d

Thus, ddd must be a positive divisor of 999999, and n=99d+1.n=\frac{99}{d}+1.n=d99​+1.

  1. Apply the condition on number of terms

We need 3≤n≤33.3\le n\le 33.3≤n≤33. Using n=99d+1n=\frac{99}{d}+1n=d99​+1:

Lower bound:

99d+1≥3\frac{99}{d}+1\ge 3d99​+1≥3 99d≥2\frac{99}{d}\ge 2d99​≥2 d≤49.5d\le 49.5d≤49.5 So d≤49d\le 49d≤49.

Upper bound:

99d+1≤33\frac{99}{d}+1\le 33d99​+1≤33 99d≤32\frac{99}{d}\le 32d99​≤32 d≥9932d\ge \frac{99}{32}d≥3299​ So d≥4d\ge 4d≥4 since ddd is an integer.

Therefore, ddd must be a divisor of 999999 satisfying 4≤d≤49.4\le d\le 49.4≤d≤49.

  1. List all positive divisors of 999999

Since 99=32⋅11,99=3^2\cdot 11,99=32⋅11, its positive divisors are 1,3,9,11,33,99.1,3,9,11,33,99.1,3,9,11,33,99.

Among these, those in the range 4≤d≤494\le d\le 494≤d≤49 are: 9,11,33.9,11,33.9,11,33.

  1. Check the corresponding number of terms
  • For d=9d=9d=9: n=999+1=11+1=12n=\frac{99}{9}+1=11+1=12n=999​+1=11+1=12
  • For d=11d=11d=11: n=9911+1=9+1=10n=\frac{99}{11}+1=9+1=10n=1199​+1=9+1=10
  • For d=33d=33d=33: n=9933+1=3+1=4n=\frac{99}{33}+1=3+1=4n=3399​+1=3+1=4

All satisfy 3≤n≤333\le n\le 333≤n≤33.

  1. Sum the common differences

9+11+33=539+11+33=539+11+33=53

Therefore, the required sum is 53.\boxed{53}.53​.

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