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2024 · 1 Feb · Shift 1 · Q54
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Sequences and Series question

2024 · 1 Feb · Shift 1 · Q54

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Let 3,7,11,15,…,4033,7,11,15, \ldots, 4033,7,11,15,…,403 and 2,5,8,11,…,4042,5,8,11, \ldots, 4042,5,8,11,…,404 be two arithmetic progressions. Then the sum, of the common terms in them, is equal to ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 6699

  1. Write the two arithmetic progressions explicitly

    First AP: 3,7,11,15,…,4033,7,11,15,\ldots,4033,7,11,15,…,403 This has first term a1=3a_1=3a1​=3 and common difference d1=4d_1=4d1​=4. So its general term is 3+4k(k≥0).3+4k \quad (k\ge 0).3+4k(k≥0).

    Second AP: 2,5,8,11,…,4042,5,8,11,\ldots,4042,5,8,11,…,404 This has first term a2=2a_2=2a2​=2 and common difference d2=3d_2=3d2​=3. So its general term is 2+3m(m≥0).2+3m \quad (m\ge 0).2+3m(m≥0).

  2. Find the common terms

    A common term must satisfy x≡3(mod4)x\equiv 3 \pmod{4}x≡3(mod4) and x≡2(mod3).x\equiv 2 \pmod{3}.x≡2(mod3).

    Let us check numbers in the first AP: 3,7,11,15,19,…3,7,11,15,19,\ldots3,7,11,15,19,… Among these, those that are ≡2(mod3)\equiv 2 \pmod{3}≡2(mod3) are: 11,23,35,47,…11,23,35,47,\ldots11,23,35,47,…

    So the common terms themselves form an AP.

  3. Find the common difference of the common-term AP

    Since one AP has difference 444 and the other has difference 333, the common terms repeat every lcm⁡(4,3)=12.\operatorname{lcm}(4,3)=12.lcm(4,3)=12.

    Hence the common terms are: 11,23,35,47,…11,23,35,47,\ldots11,23,35,47,… with common difference 121212.

  4. Find the last common term

    The common terms must lie within both given APs. The first AP ends at 403403403, the second at 404404404. So the largest possible common term is at most 403403403.

    Now check the sequence 11+12n≤403.11+12n \le 403.11+12n≤403. So 12n≤39212n \le 39212n≤392 n≤39212=3223.n \le \frac{392}{12}=32\frac{2}{3}.n≤12392​=3232​.

    Thus the largest integer nnn is 323232.

    Therefore the last common term is 11+12⋅32=11+384=395.11+12\cdot 32=11+384=395.11+12⋅32=11+384=395.

  5. Find the number of common terms

    The common AP is 11,23,35,…,395.11,23,35,\ldots,395.11,23,35,…,395.

    Number of terms: n=395−1112+1=38412+1=32+1=33.n=\frac{395-11}{12}+1=\frac{384}{12}+1=32+1=33.n=12395−11​+1=12384​+1=32+1=33.

  6. Find the sum of these common terms

    Sum of an AP is S=n2(first term+last term).S=\frac{n}{2}(\text{first term}+\text{last term}).S=2n​(first term+last term).

    Therefore, S=332(11+395)S=\frac{33}{2}(11+395)S=233​(11+395) =332⋅406=\frac{33}{2}\cdot 406=233​⋅406 =33⋅203=33\cdot 203=33⋅203 =6699.=6699.=6699.

  7. Comparison with stored answer

    Our derived answer is 6699.\boxed{6699}.6699​.

    This matches the stored correct answer.

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