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Consider an A. P. of positive integers, whose sum of the first three terms is 54 and the sum of the first twenty terms lies between 1600 and 1800. Then its 11th term is :
- A108
- B90
- C122
- D84
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Correct answer: B
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Let the A.P. be where is the first term and is the common difference.
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Use the sum of the first three terms Given:
But the second term of the A.P. is , so the second term is .
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Use the condition on the sum of the first 20 terms Sum of first terms:
Since , we have:
Substitute into :
Given: so,
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Solve the inequality Subtract throughout:
Divide by :
Since the A.P. consists of positive integers, must be an integer. Hence,
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Find the first term
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Find the 11th term
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Check with options So the correct option is B.
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