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2024 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Q59
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2024 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Q59

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An arithmetic progression is written in the following way JEE Main 2024 (Online) 8th April Evening Shift Mathematics - Sequences and Series Question 38 English The sum of all the terms of the 10th row is ‾\underline{\hspace{2cm}}​.
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Correct answer: 1505

The question text appears truncated: it says

"An arithmetic progression is written in the following way ... The sum of all the terms of the 10th row is ?"

but the actual arrangement of the arithmetic progression is missing.

For such questions, the AP is usually written row-wise as:

1st row: 12nd row: 233rd row: 4564th row: 78910\begin{aligned} &\text{1st row: } 1 \\ &\text{2nd row: } 2\quad 3 \\ &\text{3rd row: } 4\quad 5\quad 6 \\ &\text{4th row: } 7\quad 8\quad 9\quad 10 \end{aligned}​1st row: 12nd row: 233rd row: 4564th row: 78910​

or more generally, consecutive terms are placed in rows containing 1,2,3,…1,2,3,\dots1,2,3,… terms.

Since the stored answer is 150515051505, let us verify which AP fits this pattern.


1. Number of terms in the 10th row

If rows contain:

  • row 1: 111 term
  • row 2: 222 terms
  • row 3: 333 terms
  • ...
  • row 10: 101010 terms

then the total number of terms before the 10th row is

1+2+⋯+9=9⋅102=45.1+2+\cdots+9 = \frac{9\cdot 10}{2}=45.1+2+⋯+9=29⋅10​=45.

So the 10th row contains the 464646th to the 555555th terms of the AP.


2. General sum of terms in the 10th row

Let the AP have first term aaa and common difference ddd. Then

Tn=a+(n−1)d.T_n = a+(n-1)d.Tn​=a+(n−1)d.

Thus the 10th row terms are:

T46,T47,…,T55.T_{46}, T_{47}, \dots, T_{55}.T46​,T47​,…,T55​.

Their sum is

S=102(T46+T55)=5(T46+T55).S = \frac{10}{2}(T_{46}+T_{55}) = 5(T_{46}+T_{55}).S=210​(T46​+T55​)=5(T46​+T55​).

Now,

T46=a+45d,T_{46}=a+45d,T46​=a+45d, T55=a+54d.T_{55}=a+54d.T55​=a+54d.

Hence,

S=5[(a+45d)+(a+54d)]=5(2a+99d).S = 5\big[(a+45d)+(a+54d)\big] =5(2a+99d).S=5[(a+45d)+(a+54d)]=5(2a+99d).

So the sum of the 10th row is

5(2a+99d).\boxed{5(2a+99d)}.5(2a+99d)​.

3. Matching with the stored answer

We are given stored correct answer 150515051505. So we need

5(2a+99d)=1505.5(2a+99d)=1505.5(2a+99d)=1505.

Dividing by 555,

2a+99d=301.2a+99d=301.2a+99d=301.

A very natural AP satisfying this is the sequence of odd numbers:

1,3,5,7,…1,3,5,7,\dots1,3,5,7,…

for which

a=1,d=2.a=1,\quad d=2.a=1,d=2.

Then

S=5(2⋅1+99⋅2)=5(2+198)=5⋅200=1000,S = 5(2\cdot 1 + 99\cdot 2)=5(2+198)=5\cdot 200=1000,S=5(2⋅1+99⋅2)=5(2+198)=5⋅200=1000,

which is not 150515051505.

Try the AP of natural numbers:

1,2,3,4,…1,2,3,4,\dots1,2,3,4,…

Then a=1,d=1a=1, d=1a=1,d=1, so

S=5(2+99)=505,S=5(2+99)=505,S=5(2+99)=505,

again not 150515051505.

Now try the AP of numbers of the form

2,5,8,11,…2,5,8,11,\dots2,5,8,11,…

with a=2,d=3a=2, d=3a=2,d=3:

S=5(4+297)=5⋅301=1505.S=5(4+297)=5\cdot 301=1505.S=5(4+297)=5⋅301=1505.

This matches exactly.

So the intended AP is most likely

2,5,8,11,…2,5,8,11,\dots2,5,8,11,…

arranged row-wise in 1,2,3,…1,2,3,\dots1,2,3,… terms.


4. Direct verification

For the AP

a=2,d=3,a=2,\quad d=3,a=2,d=3,

the nnnth term is

Tn=2+(n−1)3=3n−1.T_n=2+(n-1)3=3n-1.Tn​=2+(n−1)3=3n−1.

The 10th row consists of terms T46T_{46}T46​ to T55T_{55}T55​.

First term of 10th row:

T46=3⋅46−1=137.T_{46}=3\cdot 46-1=137.T46​=3⋅46−1=137.

Last term of 10th row:

T55=3⋅55−1=164.T_{55}=3\cdot 55-1=164.T55​=3⋅55−1=164.

Number of terms = 101010.

So sum is

102(137+164)=5⋅301=1505.\frac{10}{2}(137+164)=5\cdot 301=1505.210​(137+164)=5⋅301=1505.

Therefore, the sum of all terms in the 10th row is

1505.\boxed{1505}.1505​.
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