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Correct answer: 321
- Write the three APs in general form
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First AP:
This has first term and common difference . So its general term is Hence terms satisfy
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Second AP:
First term , common difference . So hence
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Third AP:
First term , common difference . So hence
We need numbers common to all three APs.
- Solve the congruences
A common term must satisfy:
Since we get
So let
Now impose Since , this gives
As , we get
So
Hence
Therefore, the common terms form an AP: with common difference .
- Find which of these lie in all the given finite APs
A common term must not exceed the last term of any of the three lists. The smallest last term is (from the third AP), so we only need common terms .
From those not exceeding are:
So the common terms are exactly these three.
- Find their sum
Thus, the required sum is
- Comparison with stored answer
Stored correct answer = .
Our derived answer is also , so it agrees.
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