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Correct answer: 6699
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Write the two arithmetic progressions explicitly
First AP: This has first term and common difference . So its general term is
Second AP: This has first term and common difference . So its general term is
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Find the common terms
A common term must satisfy and
Let us check numbers in the first AP: Among these, those that are are:
So the common terms themselves form an AP.
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Find the common difference of the common-term AP
Since one AP has difference and the other has difference , the common terms repeat every
Hence the common terms are: with common difference .
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Find the last common term
The common terms must lie within both given APs. The first AP ends at , the second at . So the largest possible common term is at most .
Now check the sequence So
Thus the largest integer is .
Therefore the last common term is
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Find the number of common terms
The common AP is
Number of terms:
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Find the sum of these common terms
Sum of an AP is
Therefore,
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Comparison with stored answer
Our derived answer is
This matches the stored correct answer.
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