SEQUENCE AND SERIES 1

EXERCISE - 2 : PREVIOUS YEAR JEE MAINS QUESTIONS

1. If sum of the first 21 terms of the series
 a a   a 
log91/2 x  log91/3 x  log 91/4 x  ........, where x  0 is 504, 64  P  1  22   16  P  1   P
 8 8   8
then x is equal to? (20-07-2021/Shift-2)
(a) 81 (b) 243  1 1   1
 64  P     16  P    P
(c) 7 (d) 9  8 64   8

Ans. (a)  64P  8  1  16P  2  P

Sol. Given, log91/2 x  log91/3 x  log 91/4 x  ........  47P  7

Let S  2 log 9 x  3log 9 x  ....  22 log 9 x an
 47 3n
7
n 1 2
S  log 9 x  2  3  ...  22 
3. Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic
 21 
S  log 9 x   2  22   S4n
 2  progression. If S3n  3S2n , then the value of is ?
S2n
S  252 log 9 x (25-07-2021/Shift-1)
Given, (a) 4 (b) 6
252 log 9 x  504 (c) 8 (d) 2
Ans. (b)
 log 9 x  2  x  81
Sol. Let a be first term and d be common diff. of this A.P.
Let a n n 1 be a sequence such that a1  1, a 2  1 and

2. Given S3n  3S2n

a n  2  2a n 1  a n for all n  1. Then the value of 3n 2n

  2a   3n  1 d   3  2a   2n  1 d 

2  2
an
47 3n is equal to _______? (20-07-2021/Shift-2)
n 1 2  2a   3n  1 d  4a   4n  2  d
Ans. 7.00
 2a   n  1 d  0

an
Sol. Let 8 n
P
n 1  
4n 2  2a   n  1 d  3nd 
a n  2  2a n 1  a n  2a   4n  1 d      
S4n
Now  2   0 
S2n 2n  
Divide by 8n on both sides, we get  2a   2n  1 d   2a   n  1 d  nd 
2 
    
 0 
a n  2 2a n 1 a
 n  n
8n 8 8
6nd
  6.
a 16a a nd
 64 nn  22  n n11  nn
8 8 8
 7

a n2 
a 
a
4.  
If log3 2, log 3 2 x  5 , log 3  2 x   are in an arithmetic
 2
64 n2
 16 nn 11   nn
n 1 8 n 1 8 n 1 8
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progression, then the value of x is equal to_____.

2 2
(27-07-2021/Shift-1)  cot  cot 0
9 9
Ans. 3.00
 5 2 7 
 7  as tan  cot ; tan  cot 
Sol. 2 log 3  2  5   log 3 2  2 x  
x
 18 9 18 9
 2
6. The sum of all the elements in the set
Let 2  t
x
n  1, 2,.....,100 | H.F.C of n and 2040 is 1} is equal to
 7 _______. (22-07-2021/Shift-2)
log 3  t  5   log 3 2  t  
2

 2 Ans. 1251.00
Sol. 2040  23  3  5  17
 t  5
2
 2t  7
n should not be multiple of 2, 3, 5 and 17.
t 2  12t  32  0
Sum of all n  1  3  5...  99    3  9  15  21  ...  99 
 t  4  t  8  0
  5  25  35  55  65  85  95  17 
 2  4 or 2x  8
x

17
x  2 (Rejected)  2500   3  99   365  17
2
or x  3
 2500  867  365  17  1251
  7 
5. If tan   , x, tan   are in arithmetic progression and 7. Let Sn denote the sum of first n-terms of an arithmetic
9
   18 
progression. If S10  530,S5  140, then S20  S6 is equal
   5  to: (22-07-2021/Shift-2)
tan   , y, tan   are also in arithmetic progression,
9  18 
(a) 1852 (b) 1842
then x  2y is equal to: (27-07-2021/Shift-2) (c) 1872 (d) 1862

(a) 0 (b) 3 Ans. (d)

(c) 4 (d) 1 10
Sol. S10  530  2a  9d  530
Ans. (a) 2

1  7   2a  9d  106...(1)
Sol. x   tan  tan 
2 9 18 
5
and S5  140  2a  4d  140
 5 2
and 2y  tan  tan
9 18
 2a  4d  56...  2 
1  7       5d  50  d  10  a  8
so, x  2y   tan  tan    tan  tan 
2 9 18   9 18 
20 6
Now, S20  S6  2a  19d  2a  5d
  2 2
cot  tan
 x  2y  9 9  tan   14a  175d
2 18
 14  8  175 10 

 1862
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8. If  x  be the greatest integer less than or equal to x, then   n  n  1 n  1 1 

   2.  

n 4  6.n  n  1 n  2 !  n  2  ! 
100   1n n 
   is equal to: (25-07-2021/Shift-2)
 2 
n 8 
  
1 n 23 1 
     
(a) –2 (b) 4  
n  4  3   n  2 !   n  2 ! 
(c) 2 (d) 0

Ans. (b) 1 1 1
 .   e  1
n 4 3  n  3  ! 3
100  1n .n   8   9  10   11 
Sol.   2    2    2    2    2  20
1 4
n 8          
 10. Let a1 , a 2 ,....., a 21 be an AP such that a
n 1 a
 . If the
9
n n 1

 99  100  sum of this AP is 189, then a 6 a16 is equal to

...    
 2   2 
(01-09-2021/Shift-2)
 4  5  5  6  6  ...  50  50  4 (a) 72 (b) 57
9. Let (c) 36 (d) 48
Sn  1  n  1  2   n  2   3   n  3  .....   n  1 1, n  4 Ans. (a)
20
1 20
1
 2Sn
1  a 
The sum   n!  n  2 !  is equal to
Sol. 
a a a n  d
n 4    n 1 n n 1 n 1 n

(01-09-2021/Shift-2) 1 20  1 1 
    
d n 1  a n a n  d 
e 1 e2
(a) (b)
3 6
1 1 1  4
      given 
e e d  a1 a 21  9
(c) (d)
6 3
Ans. (a) 1  a 21  a1  4
  
d  a1a 21  9
Sol. Let Tr  r  n  r 

1  a1  20d  a1  4
Tr  nr  r 2      a1a 21  45 ... 1
d a1a 21  9
n n
 Sn   Tr    nr  r 2 
21
r 1 r 1
Now sum of first 21 terms   2a1  20d   189
2
n  n  n  1 n  n  1 2n  1
Sn    a1  10d  9 ....  2 
2 6
For equation (1) and (2) we get
n  n  1 n  1
 Sn  3
6 a1  3 and d 
5
  2Sn 1  or
Now    
 n  2 ! 
n 4  n!
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3 13. Let a1 , a 2 .... a10 be an AP with common difference –3 and

a1  15 and d  
5 b1 , b 2 .... b10 be a GP with common ration 2. Let

So, a 6 .a16   a1  5d  a1  15d  c k  a k  b r , k  1, 2, ...., 10. If C 2  12 and C3  13,

10
 a 6 a16  72 then c
k 1
k is equal to _______. (26-08-2021/Shift-2)

 9 x  Ans. 2021.00
11. lim    is equal to
x 2 
 n 1 n  n  1 x  2  2n  1 x  4 
2
Sol. c 2  a 2  b 2  a1  3  2b1  12
(26-08-2021/Shift-2)
a1  2b1  15 ...  i 
7 5
(a) (b) c3  a 3  b 3  a1  6  4b1  13
36 24
a1  4b1  19 ...  ii 
1 9
(c) (d)
5 44 From (i) and (ii) b1  2, a1  11
Ans. (d)
10 2  210  1
9
x   2  11  9   3   
Sol. S  lim  2 2 1
x2
n 1 n  
n  1 x 2
 2  2n  1 x  4
 5  22  27   2 1023
9
2 1  1 9
1 
S      2046  25  2021
n 1 4  n  3n  2 
2
2 n 1  n  1 n  2 
14. If the sum of an infinite GP a, ar, ar 2 , ar 3 , ...... is 15 and
11 1  9 the sum of the squares of its each term is 150, then the sum
S   
2  2 11  44 of ar 2 , ar 4 , ar 6 , ...... is: (26-08-2021/Shift-1)
12. The sum of all 3-digit numbers less than or equal to 500,
that are formed without using the digit "1" and they all are 1 5
(a) (b)
multiple of 11, is _______. (26-08-2021/Shift-2) 2 2

Ans. 7744.00 25 9
(c) (d)
Sol. 209, 220, 231, ...., 495 2 2
Ans. (a)
27
Sum   209  495   9504 Sol. Sum of infinite terms:
2
Number containing 1 at unit place a
 15 ...  i 
1 r
2 3 1 Series formed by square of terms:
3 4 1
a 2 , a 2 r 2 , a 2 r 4 , a 2 r 6 ...........
4 5 1
3 1 9 a2
4 1 8 Sum   150
1  r2
th
Number containing 1 at 10 place a a
 .  150
1 r 1 r
Required  9504   231  341  451  319  418  7744
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a 1 2
 15.  150 (a) e (b) 2e
1 r 2

a 1
  10 ...  ii  (c) 2e 2 (d) e
1 r 2
Ans. (a)
1
By (i) and (ii) a  12; r 
5 1 2 2 3 3 4
Sol. Given, y  x  x  x  ...,
2 3 4
Now series: ar 2 , ar 4 , ar 6
 1  1
y  1   x 2  1   x 3  ...
 1   2  3
2 12.  
ar  25   1
Sum  
1  r2 1 2
1  x2 x3 x4 
25   x 2  x 3  x 4  ....      .... 
 2 3 4 
15. The sum of the series
x2  x 2 x3 
1 2 22 2100   x x    .... 
 2  4  .......  2100 when x  2 is: 1 x  2 3 
x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1
(26-08-2021/Shift-1) x
y  log 1  x 
1 x
2101 2101
(a) 1  (b) 1 
4 1
101
4 1
101
1
At x 
2
2100 2100
(c) 1  (d) 1  y  1  log 2
4 1
100
4 1
100

Ans. (a)  e1 y  e11log 2

1 2 22 2100 e2
Sol. S   2  4  ...  2100 e1 y  e 2  log 2 
x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 2

1 1 1 2 2 17. Three numbers are in an increasing geometric progression

S    ...    ... . with common ratio r. If the middle number is doubled, then
1 x 1 x x 1 1 x 1 x2
2

the new numbers are in arithmetic progression with

1 2101 common difference d. If the fourth term of GP is 3r 2 , then
S 
1 x 1 x2
101

r 2  d is equal to? (31-08-2021/Shift-1)

Put x  2 (a) 7  3 3 (b) 7  3

2101 (c) 7  7 3 (d) 7  3

S  1
4 1
101
Ans. (d)
1 2 2 3 3 4 a
16. If 0  x  1 and y  x  x  x  ..., then the
Sol. Let number be , a, ar  G.P
2 3 4 r
1
value of e1 y at x  is: (27-08-2021/Shift-2) a a 1
2 , 2a, ar  A.P  4a   ar  r   4
r r r
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r  2 3 a1  a 2  ...  a10 100

Sol. Given,  2 , p  10
th a1  a 2  ...  a p p
4 term of G.P.  3r 2  ar 2  3r 2  a  3

a 10
r  2  3, a  3, d  2a 
r
3 3  2a1  9d  100
2 
p p2
 2a1   p  1 d 
 
2
r d  2 3
2
3 3 2

 7 4 3 3 3  2a1  9d  p  10  2a1   p  1 d 

7 3 . 9dp  20a1  2pa1  10d  p  1

18. The sum of 10 terms of the series
a1
3 5 7 9p   20  2p   10  p  1
 2 2  2 2  .... is? (31-08-2021/Shift-1) d
1 2
2 2
2 3 3 4
a1 10  p  1
120  
(a) (b) 1 d 2 10  p  2
121

143 99 1
(c) (d)  10
144 100 a11 a1  10d 2 21
   
a10 a1  9d 1 19
Ans. (a) 9
2
22  12 32  22 42  32
Sol. S     ..... 7 9 13 19
12  22 22  32 32  42 20. If S      ..., then 160S is equal to ___
5 52 53 54
1 1   1 1  1 1   1 1  (31-08-2021/Shift-2)
  2  2    2  2    2  2   .....   2  2 
1 2   2 3   3 4  10 11  Ans. 305.00

1 7 9 13 19
 1 Sol. S      ...
121 5 52 53 54

120 1 7 9 13
 . S  2  3  4  ...
121 5 5 5 5

19. Let a1 , a 2 , a 3 ,.... be an A.P. If On subtracting

a1  a 2  ...  a10 100 a 4 7 2 4 6

 2 , p  10, then 11 is equal to: S   2  3  4  ...
a1  a 2  ...  a p p a 5 5 5 5 5
10

(31-08-2021/Shift-2) 7 1 2 3 
S   1    ... 
4 10  5 52 
121 100
(a) (b)
100 121 2
7 1  1
S  1  
4 10  5 
19 21
(c) (d)
21 19
7 1 25 61
   
Ans. (d) 4 10 16 32
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 160S  5  61  305
1 x 
(a) x    log e 1 – x 
21. If for x, y  R, x  0, 1– x 

 1
  1
 1– x 
y   log10 x    log10 x 3    log10 x 9   ... upto  terms (b) x    log e 1 – x 
    1 x 

2  4  6  ...  2y 4 1– x
and  , then the ordered pair (c)  log e 1 – x 
3  6  9  ...  3y log10 x 1 x

 x, y  is equal to : (27-08-2021/Shift-1)
(d)
1 x
 log e 1 – x 
1– x
(a) 10 , 6  (b) 10 , 9 
6 6
Ans. (a)

(c) 10 , 3  (d) 10 , 6 

2 4
3 2 5 3 7 4
Sol. Let t  x  x  x  ...
2 3 4
Ans. (b)
Sol. We have,  1  1  1
  2 –  x 2   2 –  x 3   2 –  x 4  ...
 2  3  4
2  4  6  ...  2y 4
 ,
3  6  9  ...  3y log10 x
 x2 x3 x4 
 2  x 2  x 3  x 4  ...  –     ... 
2 1  2  3  ...  y  4  2 3 4 

3 1  2  3  ...  y  log10 x
2x 2
    log e 1 – x  – x 
 log10 x  6 1– x

 x  106 2x 2
t  x  log e 1 – x 
1– x
Now,
x 1  x 
     log e 1 – x 
1 1
t
y   log10 x    log10 x 3    log10 x 9   ... 1– x
   
23. Let
 1 1 
y   1    ...  log10 x Sn  x   log 1 x  log 1 x  log 1 x  log 1 x  log 1 x
a2 a3 a6 a11 a 18
 3 9 
 log 1 x  ...... upto n-terms where a  1.
  a 27

 1 
y  log10 x If S24  x   1093 and S12  2x   265 ,then the value of a
 1 – 1 
 3 is equal to ___. (16-03-2021/Shift-2)
Ans. 16.00
y  9
Sol. Sn  x   2 log a x  3log a x  6loga x  11log a x  ...
So,  x, y   10 , 9 
6

Sn  x   log a x  2  3  6  11  ....
3 2 5 3 7 4
22. If 0  x  1, then x  x  x  ..., is equal to: Let Sr  2  3  6  11  ...
2 3 4
(27-08-2021/Shift-1) General term Tr  r 2  2r  3
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n  72  a  b   54 or 14
Sn  x    log a x  r 2  2r  3
r 1
Since a cannot be negative, then 72  a  b   54 . Hence correct
24
answer is 14.
S24  x    log a x  r 2  2r  3
r 1
k
 6r 
25. Let Sk   tan 1  2r 1 2r 1  . Then klim Sk is equal to:
24
 2  3 


S24  x   log a x    r 2  2r  3
r 1

r 1
(16-03-2021/Shift-1)
1093  4972 log a x
1  3 
(a) tan   (b) tan 1  3
1 2
log a x 
4
 1  3 
(c) (d) cot  
1
2 2
xa 4

Ans. (d)
12
S12  2x   log a  2x    r 2  2r  3 k
 6r 
r 1
Sol. Sk   tan 1  2r 1 2r 1 
r 1  2  3 
265  530log a  2x 
k
 6r 
1 lim Sk  lim  tan 1  2r 1 2r 1 
log a  2x   k  k 
r 1  2 3 
2

1 
 6r 
2x  a 2 ........  ii    tan 1  2r 1 2r 1 
r 1  2 3 
After solving (i) and (ii), we get
  6r  3  2  
  tan 1  2r 1 2r 1 
1
a4  2  2 3 
r 1  
a  16

 2r.3r 1  3r 2 r 1 
1 1 1   tan 1  2r 1 2r 1 
24. Let , a and b in G.P. , , 6 are in A.P., where a, b > 0. r 1  2 3 
16 a b
Then 72(a + b) is equal to ______.
(16-03-2021/Shift-2)   3  r 1  3 r 
      
1   2  2 
Ans. 14.00   tan
r 1
 3 3
r 1 r 
b 2 1 2a 1     
Sol. a 
2
;  6 b   2 2 
16 b a 1  6a

 
3 
r 1 r
2a 3
 16a 2   96a 2  16a  2  0    tan 1    tan   
1  6a 
r 1  2  2  

48a 2  8a  1  0  48a 2  12a  4a  1  0

 3 3
  tan 1  cot 1
1 1 1 2 2 2
12a  4a  1   4a  1  0  a  ,  b  1,
4 12 9
26. Let  x  denote greatest integer less than or equal to x. If
 SEQUENCE AND SERIES 9

3n G.P is 4, 8, 16, 32...

for n  N, 1  x  x    a j x , then
3 j n

j 0
So common terms are 16, 256, 4096

 3n 
 
 3n 1 
 
28. Let S1 be the sum of first 2n terms of an arithmetic
 2  2 

a
j 0
2j 4 j 0
a 2 j1 is equal to: (16-03-2021/Shift-1) progression. Let S2 be the sum of first 4n terms of the

same arithmetic progression. If  S2  S1   S2 – S1  is 1000,

(a) 2 n 1 (b) n
then the sum of the first 6n terms of the arithmetic
(c) 1 (d) 2 progression is equal to : (18-03-2021/Shift-2)
Ans. (c) (a) 3000 (b) 5000
3n (c) 7000 (d) 1000
Sol. 1  x  x    a j x
3 j n

j 0
Ans. (a)

Sol. S4n  S2n  1000

1  x  x  3 n
 a 0  a1 x  a 2 x 2 ....  a 3n x 3n
4n 2n
 3n 

2
 2a   4n  1 d    2a   2n  1 d   1000
2
2
 

a
j 0
2j  Sum of a 0  a 2  a 4 ......
 2ab  6n 2 d  nd  1000

6n
 3n 1 
 2 
 

2
 2a   6n  1 d   3000
 a 2 j1  Sum of a1  a 3  a 5 ......
j 0
 S6n  3000
Put x  1 10

1  a 0  a1  a 2  a 3 ...  a 3n ...  i 
29. If  r! (r
r 1
3
 6r 2  2r  5)   (11!), then the value of 

is equal to _______. (18-03-2021/Shift-2)

Put x  1
Ans. 160.00
1  a 0  a1  a 2  a 3 ...   1 3na 3n ...  ii 
10

Solving (i) and (ii) Sol.  r!  r  1 r  2  r  3  9  r  1  8

r 1

a 0  a 2  a 4 ...  1
10 10 10

a1  a 3  a 5 ...  0  r! r  1 r  2 r  3  9 r! r  1   8r!

r 1 r 1 r 1

 3n   3n 1  10 10 10
2  2 
 

a 2j 4




a 2 j1  1   r  3!  9  r  1!  8 r!
r 1 r 1 r 1
j 0 j 0

27. Consider an arithmetic series and a geometric series having  10   10 

four initial terms from the set {11, 8, 21, 16, 26, 32, 4}. If the    r  3  !  r  1 !  8    r  1 !  r!
 r 1   r 1 
last terms of these series are the maximum possible four
digit numbers, then the number of common terms in these  12! 13!   2! 3!   8 11! 1!
two series is equal to ______. (16-03-2021/Shift-1)
Ans. 3.00   12 13   12  8  11!  160 11!
Sol. A.P is 11, 16, 21, 26...   160
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(18-03-2021/Shift-1)
1
30. The value 3  is equal to : 101 101
1
4 (a) (b)
1 408 404
3
1
4
3  ..........  99 25
(c) (d)
400 101
(18-03-2021/Shift-1) Ans. (d)
(a) 2  3 (b) 4  3
1 1
Sol. Tn 
 2n  1
2
1 4  n  n  1
(c) 3  2 3 (d) 1.5  3

Ans. (d)  n  1  n 1  1 1 
    
4n  n  1 4  n n  1 
1
Sol. Let x  3 
1
4 1 1  1  100  25
1 S  1    
3 4  101  4  101  101
1
4
3  .......... 
32. If ,  are natural numbers such that 100  199

  100 100    99 101   98 102   ...  1199  ,

1 1
So, x  3   3
4
1 4x  1 then the slope of the line passing through  ,  and origin
x x
is (18-03-2021/Shift-1)

x (a) 540 (b) 510

  x  3 
 4x  1 (c) 550 (d) 530
Ans. (c)
  4x  1 x  3  x Sol.

 4x 2  12x  x  3  x S  100 100    99 101   98 102   ...   2 198   1199 

 4x 2  12x  3  0 99 99
S   100  x 100  x   1002  x 2
x 0 x 0

12  12  12 16 
2
12   12  4
x  99  100  199
2 4 8  1003 
6
12  4  2 3 3  2 3 3
 
8 2
  1650
3
x  3  1.5  3 1650
2 Slope   550
3
But only positive value is accepted
33. The missing value in the following figure is ............ .
So, x  1.5  3

1 1 1 1
31.  2  2  ....... 
3 1 5 1 7 1
2
(201)2  1 is equal to:
 SEQUENCE AND SERIES 11

1 1 1 1 65
   
a ar ar 2 ar 3 18

1  r 3  r 2  r  1  65
  ...  ii 
a r3  18
(18-03-2021/Shift-1)
 i  2 3 18 3
,a r  
 ii  12 2

3 2
Ans. 4.00 a 3 r3  1  a    1  a 
2 3
Sol.
4 3 3 33 3
r   r3  3  r 
9 2 2 2

2
2 3 3
  ar 2  .   
3 2 2

2  3

The minimum of f  x   a a  a1 a , where a, x  R and

x x
35.
a  0, is equal to: (25-02-2021/Shift-2)
x   2  1  1
1!
(a) a  1 (b) 2 a

w  12  8   4 24
4!
1
(c) 2a (d) a 
a
z   7  4   36
3!

Ans. (b)
Hence y   5  3   22 Sol. A.M.  G.M.
2!

34. The sum of first four terms of a geometric progression x a

 aa  x
2 a
65 aa
(G.P.) is and the sum of their respective reciprocals is
12
  

65 36. If 0  ,   , x   cos 2n , y   sin 2n  and

. If the product of first three terms of the G.P. is 1, and 2 n 0 n 0
18

the third term is , then 2, is ____.
z   cos 2n   sin 2n  then: (25-02-2021/Shift-1)
n 0
(24-02-2021/Shift-2)
Ans. 3.00 (a) xyz  4 (b) xy  yz  zx  z
2 3
Sol. Let terms be a, ar, ar , ar
(c) xy  z   x  y  z (d) xy  z   x  y  z
65 Ans. (c)
a  ar  ar 2  ar 3  ...  i 
12
Sol. x  1  cos 2   cos 4   ...
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1 n9
x  cosec 2 ...  i 
1  cos 2  
n 2  6n  10
38. The sum of the series   2n  1! is equal to
y  1  sin 2   sin 4   .... n 1

(26-02-2021/Shift-2)
1
y  sec 2  ...  ii 
1  sin 
2
41 19 1 41 19 1
(a) e  e  10 (b)  e  e  10
8 8 8 8
z  1  cos 2  sin 2   cos 4  sin 4   ...
41 19 1 41 19 1
1 (c) e  e  10 (d) e  e  10
z ...  iii  8 8 8 8
1  cos  sin 2 
2

Ans. (c)
From (1), (ii) and (iii)

n 2  6n  10
1 xy Sol.   2n  1!
z  n 1
 1   1  xy   x  1 y  1
1   1  1  
 x  y  Put 2n  1  r, where r  3, 5, 7,.......

xz  yz  z  xy r 1
n
2
 xy  z   x  y  z
2
37. Let A1 , A 2 , A 3 ,... be squares such that for each n  1, the  r 1 
 3r  3  10
n  6n  10  2 
2
r 2  10r  29
length of the side of A n equals the length of diagonal of  
 2n  1! r! 4  r!
A n 1 . If the length of A1 is 12 cm, then the smallest value
Now,
of n for which area of A n is less than one, is _____.
(25-02-2021/Shift-1)
 r  r  1  11r  29 1   1 11 29 
 4  r!

4
   r  2!   r  1!  r! 
Ans. 9.00 r  3, 5, 7... 
r  3, 5, 7... 

Sol. Given, length of side of A n  length of diagonal of A n 1

1  1 1 1  1 1 1 
     ...   11     ... 
So, the sides of A1 , A 2 , A 3 ....A n from a G.P. with common ratio 4  1! 3! 5!   2! 4! 6! 

1
and first term 12 1 1 1 
2 29     ...  
 3! 5! 7! 
n 1
 1  12
 side of A n  12    n 1  1  1   1 
 2 e e e 2  e  e  2  
2 2 1  e
   11   29  
4 2  2   2  
Sine, area of A n  1      

144
 1 1 1 11 29 
2n 1  e   11e   22  29e   58
8 e e e 
2 n 1  144
1 19  41 19
n 1  8   41e   80   e  e 1  10
8 e  8 8
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39. If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of the p th and r  r2 5

 
q th terms of the sequence 16, 8,  4, 2,... satisfy the r3 2

equation 4x 2  9x  5  0, then p  q is equal to  2  2r 4  5r 2

_______. (26-02-2021/Shift-2)
 2r 4  5r 2  2  0
Ans. 10.00
1
 r 2  2 or r  2 Reject
2
Sol. Given sequence is 16, 8,  4, 2,...

1
It is a GP with common ratio r   Now, ar  ar  ar  5  ar 1  r   5  5.2 1  2   35
3 5 7 5 2

2
41. The sum of the infinite series
n 1
 1
Its n th term is a n   16     2 7 12 17 22
 2 1       is equal to
3 32 33 34 35
5 (26-02-2021/Shift-1)
Roots of 4x 2  9x  5  0 are 1,
4
13 15
 GM  AM  GM  1 (a) (b)
4 4

p 1 q 1
9 11
 16   
1  1
Now GM of p th and q th then   .  16     (c) (d)
 2  2 4 4
Ans. (a)
pq 2
 1 2
2 7 12
 16    1 Sol. S  1     ...... ....  i 
 2 3 32 33

p q 2 1 1 2 7
 1 2 1 S   2  3  ......... ....  ii 
    3 3 3 3
 2 16

 i    ii 
pq2
 4 2 1 5 5
2 S  1   2  3  .....
3 3 3 3
 p  q  10
2 4 5 5
40. In an increasing geometric series, the sum of the second S   2  3  ....
3 3 3 3
25
and the sixth term is and the product of the third and
2 5
th th
fifth term is 25. Then, the sum of 4 , 6 and 8 terms is th 2 4 32 4 5 13
S    
equal to : (26-02-2021/Shift-1) 3 3 1 1 3 6 6
3
(a) 26 (b) 30
(c) 32 (d) 35 13 3 13
S  
Ans. (d) 6 2 4

25
Sol. ar  ar 
4
and ar 5 . ar 4  25  ar 3  5
2
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 14

If ai i 1 where n is an even integer, is an arithmetic (1)n

n  
42. 1
45. If A   and B   , then
n 1 (3  ( 1) ) n 1 (3  ( 1) )
n n n n
progression with common difference 1, and
n n/2 A
a
i1
i  192, a
i1
2i  120, then n is equal to :
B
is equal to : (JEE Main 2022)

(JEE Main 2022) 11

(a) (b) 1
(a) 48 (b) 96 9
(c) 92 (d) 104 11 11
Ans. (b) (c)  (d) 
n 9 3
n
Sol. a i 
2
2a1  (n  1)  192 Ans. (c)
i1
1 1 1 1 
384 Sol. A    2  3  4  ......  
 2a1  ( n  1)  .... 1 2 4 2 4 
n 1 1   1 1 
n A    3  .......     2  4  ......  
n/2
n  
a 4
2i 
 2a1  2   2  1  2   120
  
2 2  4 4 
i1   1 1 
480  2 
2a1  n  ...  2  A  16

n  1  1 1
1  
From equation (2) and (1)  4 16 
480 384 1 4 1 16 11
1   A     A
n n 2 3 16 15 15
n  480  384  96 1 1 1 1
B     .......... 
43. Let x, y  0. If x 3 y 2  215 , then the least value of 2 4 2 2 3 44
3 x  2 y is (JEE Main 2022)  1 1   1 1 
B    3  ........     2  4  .........  
(a) 30 (b) 32  2 2   4 4 
(c) 36 (d) 40 1 1
Ans. (d) 
Sol. Using AM  GM B  2  16
1 1
1 1
xx x y y 1
4 16
 ( x3 . y 2 ) 5
5 1 4 1 16
1
 B   
3x  2 y 2 3 16 15
 (215 ) 5
5 9
B
(3 x  2 y )min  40 15
44. The sum 1  2  3  3  32  ......  10  39 is equal to A 11 15
 
(JEE Main 2022) B 15 (9)
2  312  10 19  310  1 A 11
(a) (b) 
4 4 B 9
  
9  3 1
10
46. If x   a n , y   b n , z   c n , where a , b , c are in
(c) 5  310  2 (d)
2 n0 n0 n0

Ans. (b) A.P. and | a |  1, | b |  1, | c |  1, abc  0, then

Sol. S  1 30  2  31  3  32  ....  10  39 (JEE Main 2022)
3S  1  31  2  32.......  9  39  10  310 (a) x, y, z are in A.P.
(b) x, y, z are in G.P.
2 S  1  30  31  32....39   10  310
1 1 1
(c) , , are in A.P.
 310  1  x y z
S  5  310   
 4  1 1 1
(d)    1  (a  b  c )
20  3  3  1 19  3  1
10 10 10
x y z
S 
4 4 Ans. (c)
Sol. x  1  a  a 2  ................
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 15

1 1 Ans. (d)
x  a  1
1 a x 1
Sol. a1 , a2 , a3 ....A.P.; a1  2; a10  3; d1 
1 1 9
y  b  1 1 1 1
1 b y b1 , b2 , b3 ,....A.P.; b1  ; b10  ; d 2 
2 3 54
1 1
z  c  1 [Using a1b1  1  a10b10 ; d1 & dl are common
1 c z
differences respectively]
a, b, c are in A.P.
 1 
1 1 1 a4 .b4   2  3d1 0   3d 2  
 1  , 1  , 1  are in A.P.   2 
x y z
 1  1 1 
1 1 1   2    
  ,  ,  are in A.P.  3   2 18 
x y z
 7   8  28
1 1 1     
 , , are in A.P.  3   18  27
x y z
49. Let A1 , A2 , A3 ,... be an increasing geometric
6 12 20 30
47. Let S  2      .... then 4S is equal to progression of positive real numbers. If
7 7 2 73 7 4 1 7
(JEE Main 2022) A1 A3 A5 A7  and A2  A4  , then, the value
2 1296 36
7 73 of A6  A8  A10 is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
(a)   (b)
3 32 (a) 33 (b) 37
3
7 72 (c) 43 (d) 47
(c)   (d) Ans. (c)
3 33
Ans. (c) 1
Sol. A1  A3  A5  A7 
6 12 20 30 1296
Sol. S  2     .... 1
7 7 2 73 7 4  A4  
4

Considering infinite sequence, 1296

6 12 20 30 1
S  2   2  3  4  .... A4  .... 1
7 7 7 7 6
S 2 6 12 20 7
     ..... A2  A4 
7 7 7 2 73 7 4 36
1
6S 4 6 8 10 A2  ....  2 
  2   2  3  4  ... 36
7 7 7 7 7
A6  1
6S 2 4 6 8
 2   2  3  4  ..... A8  6
7 7 7 7 7
A10  36
6 1 2 2 2
1    2   2  3  .... A6  A8  A10  43
7 7 7 7 7
50. If n arithmetic means are inserted between a and 100
62 s 2 2 such that the ratio of the first mean to the last mean is
   7
72 1 6 1: 7 and a  n  33 , then the value of n is
1
7 (JEE Main 2022)
27 3
73  7 
3
(a) 21 (b) 22
S 3
 4S  3    (c) 23 (d) 24
6 3 3
Ans. (c)
48. If a1 , a2 , a3 ... and b1 , b2 , b3 .... are in A.P. and
100  a
a1  2, a10  3, a1b1  1  a10 b10 then a4 b4 is equal to Sol. d
n 1
(JEE Main 2022) A1  a  d
35
(a) (b) 1 An  100  d
27
A1 1 ad 1
27 28    
(c) (d) An 7 100  d 7
28 27
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 16

 7a  8d  100 1
 100  a   a a  2 a2  1 7 4
 7a  8  .... 1   p  22  33   7  p  72   49 p 
  100  7 7    1
 n 1  1
7
 a  n  33 ....  2 
 a2  1, a3  3
Now, by Eq. (1) and (2)
1 3 2 2 p 1
7n2  132n  667  0  p   p 3  
49 343 7 7 49 6.73
29
n  23 and n  rejected 7
7  p
216
 an  n  0

51. Let be a sequence such that a0  a1  0 and 52. The sum of the infinite series

an 5 12 22 35 51 70
an  2  2an 1  an  1 for all n  0 . Then 7
n2
n
is equal 1   2  3  4  5  6  .... is equal to:
6 6 6 6 6 6
to (JEE Main 2022)
(JEE Main 2022) 425 429
(a) (b)
6 7 216 216
(a) (b)
343 216 288 280
8 49 (c) (d)
(c) (d) 125 125
343 216 Ans. (c)
Ans. (b) 5 12 22 35
Sol. a2  1, a3  3, a4  6 Sol. S  1   2  3  4  ....
6 6 6 6
n  n  1 S 1 5 12 22
an       ....
2 6 6 62 63 6 4
 n  n  1 On subtraction
S 
n 2 2  7n  5 4 7 10 13
S  1   2  3  4  ....
6 6 6 6 6
1 3 6 10 15
S      .... 5 4 7 10 13
7 2 73 7 4 75 7 4 S  1  2  3  4  5  .....
36 6 6 6 6
S 1 3 6 10
     .... On subtraction
7 7 2 74 75 75
25 3 3 3 8
S 1 2 3 4 S  1   2  3  .... 
6  2  3  4  5  .... 36 6 6 6 5
7 7 7 7 7
288
S 1 2 3 S
6 2  3  4  5  .... 125
7 7 7 7
1 21
3
S 6 1 1
6 .  2  3  ....  7 2
53. The sum   4n  1 4n  3 is equal to
7 7 7 7 1 n 1
1
7 (JEE Main 2022)
Alternate: 7 7
(a) (b)
an  2  2 an 1  an  1 87 29
an  2 2 an 1 1 an 1 14 21
    (c) (d)
7 n  2 7 7 n 1 49 7 n 7 n  2 87 29

a 2  a 1  a 
1 Ans. (b)
  nn  22   nn11   nn   n  2 21 21
7 7 7 49 7 7 3 3 1 1
n 2

an
n 2 n 2 n 2
Sol.   4n  1 4n  3  4  4n  1  4n  3
n 1 n 1
Let  n  p
n2 7
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 17

3  1 1   1 1   1 1  56. Let the sum of an infinite G.P., whose first term is a

         ....     
4  3 7   7 11   83 87 
and the common ratio is r, be 5. Let the sum of its first
98
3 1 1  five terms be . Then the sum of the first 21 terms
  25
4  3 87 
of an AP, whose first term is 10ar , nth term is an and
3 84 7
  the common difference is 10ar 2 , is equal to:
4 3.87 29
(JEE Main 2022)
54. Consider two G.Ps. 2, 22 , 23 ,... and 4, 42 , 43 ,.... of 60 (a) 21a11 (b) 22a11
and n terms respectively. If the geometric mean of all
225 n
(c) 15a16 (d) 14a16
the 60 + n terms is  2  8 , then  k  n  k  is equal
k 1
Ans. (a)
21
to: (JEE Main 2022) Sol. S21   20ar  20.10ar 2 
(a) 560 (b) 1540 2 
(c) 1330 (d) 2600  21 10ar  100ar 2 
Ans. (c)  21. a11
1 225
Sol.   2 2 ....2   4 .4 ....4 
1 2 60 1 2 n 60  n 2 8 57. If
1 1 1 1
1   ...  
 30  61 n  n 1
 60  n 225  20  a  40  a   40  a  60  a  180  a  200  a  256
 2 4 2
 2 8
, then the maximum value of a is: (JEE Main 2022)
  (a) 198 (b) 202
2
 225 60  n  (c) 212 (d) 218
21830  n n
2 8
Ans. (c)
 8n 2  217 n  1140  0 Sol. By splitting
57 1  1 1 
n  20, 
1   1 1   1
     ....    
8 20  20  a 40  a   40  a 60  a   180  a 200  a  
n n 2  n  1 n  n  1   2n  1  1  1 1  1

k 1
nk  k 2 
2

6
  
20  20  a 200
 a 
 256
 1330
55. Suppose a1 , a2 ,...., an ,.... be an arithmetic progression  20  a  200  a   256  9
of natural numbers. If the ratio of the sum of the first a 2  220a  1696  0
five terms to the sum of first nine terms of the
a  8, 212
progression is 5:17 and 110  a15  120 , then the sum
Hence maximum value of a is 212.
of the first ten terms of the progression is equal to –
(JEE Main 2022)
Let an n  0 be a sequence such that a0  a1  0 and

(a) 290 (b) 380 58.
(c) 460 (d) 510  n  2  3an 1  2an  1, n0 . Then
Ans. (b) a25 a23  2a25  a22  2a23 a24  4a22 a24 is equal to:
5
S5 5  2a  4d  5 (JEE Main 2022)
Sol.  2  (a) 483 (b) 528
S9 17 9
 2a  8d  17 (c) 575 (d) 624
2 Ans. (b)
 d  4a Sol. a0  0, a1  0
a15  a  14d  57a an  2  an 1  2  an 1  an   1
Now, 110  a15  120 n  0, a2  a1  2  a1  a0   1
 110  57a  120
n  1, a3  a2  2  a2  a1   1
a2
n  2, a4  a3  2  a3  a2   1
 d 8
n  n, an  2  an 1  2  an 1  an   1
10
S10   2  2  9  8  380
2
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 18

 an 2  a1   2  an1  a0    n  1  0 199  31  19   129  31  12 


an  2  2an 1   n  1 57 8
n n2 19 12  1219  19
9

an  2an 1  n  1 57 8
Now a25 a23  2a25 a22  2a23 a24  4a22 a24 12 19 198  128 
 4
  a25  2a24  a23  2a22  57 8
  24  22  62. The greatest integer less than or equal to the sum of
 528 1 5 19 65
first 100 terms of the sequence , , , ,... is
r 1  r  1  r ! is equal to
59.  20 2
(JEE Main 2022) 3 9 27 81
equal to (JEE Main 2022)
(a) 22!  21! (b) 22! 2! 21! Ans. (98.00)
(c) 21!  2! 20! (d) 21!  20! Sol.
1 5 19 65
    .
Ans. (b) 3 9 27 81
20  2  4  8   16 
Sol.  r
x 1
2
 1 r ! 1    1     1    1   .100 terms
 3   9   27   81 
20 2  2  2

 (r  1)
x 1
2
 2r  r ! 100       ..
 3  3  
20 20

  r  1 r  1! r  r !  r  r ! 2  2 
100

1    
x 1 r 1
3   3  
20 20 100 
  r  1 r  1! r  r !   r  1! r !
x 1 r 1
1
2
3
  21.21! 1   21!  1   2 100 
 20.21!  22! 2.21! 100  2 1    
  3 
 
60. The number of elements in the set 100
  x x
2
 2
x  S  98  2  
S   x   : 2cos    4  4  is:
x
3
  6  
  S   98
(JEE Main 2022)
10 10 10 10
(a) 1 (b) 3
63. Let A   min i, j and B   max i, j .
(c) 0 (d) infinite i 1 j 1 i 1 j 1
Ans. (a)
Then A  B is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
 x2  x  x Ans. (1100.00)
  4 4
x
Sol. 2cos  10 10
 6  Sol. A  m i, j
L. H.S 2. & R.H .S .2 i 1 j 1

Hence L.H.S.  2 & R.H.S  2 10 10

B  m i, j
 x2  x  x i 1 j 1
  24  4  2
x
2cos  10
 6  A  m  i,1  m  j , 2    m  i,10 
Check x  0 Possible hence only one solution. j 1

61. For a natural number n, let an  19n  12n . Then, the  1  1  1  ....  1   2  2  2...  2    3  3  3...  3   .... 1 times
  
31 9  10
19 times 17 times 15 times

value of is (JEE Main 2022)

578 10

Ans. (4.00) B  m  i,1  m  j , 2    m  i,10 

j 1
Sol. an  19 n  12 n
 10  10  ....  10    9  9  ...  9   ....  1 times
    
31 9  10 3119  12   19  12 
9 9 10 10

 19 times 17 times

57 8 57 8
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 19

A  B  20 1  2  3  ....  10  10
1 1 1 1 1 1 
S10  Tn      
10 11 n 1 4 1 5 5 13 200  20  1 
 20   10  110  1100
2
64. If a1   0  , a2 , a3 , a4 , a5 are in G.P., a2  a4  2a3  1 1
 1
1  1 220 55 m
   
and 3a2  a3  2a4 , then a2  a4  2a5 is equal to 4  221  4 221 221 n
____. If the sum of the first ten terms of the series
m  n  55  221  276
(JEE Main 2022) 66. Let for n  1, 2, .,50, S n be the sum of the
Ans. (40.00) infinite geometric progression whose first term is n 2
Sol. a1  0, a2 , a3 , a4 , a5  G.P. 1
and whose common ratio is . Then the value
3a2  a3  2a4 (n  1) 2
3ar  ar 2  2ar 3 1  2 
of   50
n 1  S n   n  1 is equal to
3  r  2r 2 26  n  1 
2r 2  r  3  0 (JEE Main 2022)
3 Ans. (41651.00)
r  1& r  n2 n(n  1) 2
2 Sol. Sn  
a2  a4  2a3  1 1
1  n  2
ar  ar 3  2ar 2  1 ( n  1) 2
a  r  r 3  2r 2   1 n  n 2  2n  1
Sn 
 3 27 18   n  2
a    1
2 8 4  n  n  n  2   1
Sn  
a
8  n  2
3  1 
Sn  n  n 
1
When r  1, a   (rejected, a1  0 )  n  2 
4 n22
2 8 Sn  n 2 
r  , a  (selected)  n  2
3 3
Now 2
Sn  n 2  1 
a2  a4  2a5  n  2
1 50
  1 1 
8 3 8 27 8 81
     2  Now    n 2  n   2   
3 2 3 8 3 16 26 n 1   n  2 n  1 
 4  9  27 1  50  51 101 50  51  1 1 
    2   
 40 26  6 2  52 2  
1 2 3 4 5 m  41651
65.     . . is , where m
5 65 325 1025 2501 n 67. Let 3, 6,9,12, . upto 78 terms and 5,9,13,17, upto
and n are co-prime numbers, then m  n is equal to 59 terms be two series. Then, the sum of the terms
(JEE Main 2022) common to both the series is equal to
Ans. (276.00) (JEE Main 2022)
1 2 3 4 5 Ans. (2223.00)
Sol.       Sol. For series of common terms
5 65 325 1025 2501
a  9, d  12, n  19
n
Tn  4 19
4n  1 S19   2  9   18 12  
n n
2 
   2223
 2n  1  (2n)  2n  2n  1 2n 2  2n  1
2 2 2 2
68. Let a , b be two non-zero real numbers. If p and r
1 1 1  are the roots of the equation x 2  8ax  2 a  0 and q
 
4  2n 2  2n  1 2n 2  2n  1  and s are the roots of the equation x 2  12bx  6b  0 ,
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 20

1 1 1 1 n 2 (n  1) 2 n  n  1 2n  1
such that , , , are in A.P., then a 1  b 1 is 2 
p q r s 4 6
equal to (JEE Main 2022) Put n  15
Ans. (38.00) 2  225  16  16 15  16  31
 
Sol. x 2  8ax  2a  0 4 6
p  r  8a  27560
pr  2a 70. The series of positive multiples of 3 is divided into
1 1 sets: 3 , 6,9,12 ,{15,18, 21 , 24, 27}, . . Then the
 4
p r sum of the elements in the 11th set is equal to ____.
(JEE Main 2022)
2
4 Ans. (6993.00)
q
Sol. S11  3 101  102  ...  121
1
q 3
2   222   21
2
1  6993
p
5 k m
x  12bx  6b  0
2 71. If 10 k 1 4  , where m and n are co-prime,
k  k2 1 n
q  s  12b then m  n is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
qs  6b Ans. (166.00)
10
1 1 k m
  2
q s
Sol. k 1 k  k  1
4 2

n
1 10  k  k  1   k  k  1
2 2
2
 2   2
r 2 k 1  k  k  1 k 2  k  1
r  1
1 1  10  1 1 
s
4
    2 
2  k 1   k  k  1 k  k  1  
2
  
1 1 2 6
Now     38 55 m
a b pr qs  
111 n
69. Let a1  b1  1, an  an 1  2 and bn  an  bn 1 for m  n  166
every natural number n2 . Then is equal to ____.
(JEE Main 2022) 72. Different A.P.'s are constructed with the first term 100,
Ans. (27560.00) the last term 199, And integral common differences.
Sol. a1  b1  1 The sum of the common differences of all such, A.P's
a2  a1  2  3 having at least 3 terms and at most 33 terms is
(JEE Main 2022)
a3  a2  2  5 Ans. (53.00)
a4  a2  2  7 Sol. 1st term = 100 = a
 an  2 n  1 Last term  199  l
b2  a1  b1  4 If 3 term
a , a  d , a  2d
b3  a3  b2  9
an  l  a   n  1 d
b4  a4  b3  16
la
bn  n 2 di 
15
n 1
n  number of terms
a b
n 1
n n
199  100
15 n  3, d1 
2
 2n  1 n
n 1
2

99
 I
15
2
 2n
n 1
3
 n2 
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 21

99 75. For p , q  R , consider the real valued function

n  4, d 2   33  I
3 f  x   ( x  p ) 2  q, x  R and q  0 . Let a1 , a2 , a3
99 and a4 be in an arithmetic progression with mean p
n  10, d 3   11  I
9
and positive common difference. If f  ai   500 for
99
n  12, d 4   9 I all i  1, 2,3, 4 , then the absolute difference between
11
  di  33  11  9  53 the roots of f  x   0 is (JEE Main 2022)

73. 
Let f  x   2 x  x  1 and S  n   : f  n  800 .
2
 Ans. (50.00)
f  x  0   x  p  q  0
2
Sol.
Then, the value of  nS f  n  is equal to
Roots are p  q , p  q absolute difference
(JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (10620.00) between roots 2 q
Sol. f  x   2x2  x  1 Now, f  ai   500
f  x   800 Let a1 , a2 , a3 , a4 are a, a  d , a  2d , a  3d
2n  n  801  0 f  a4   500
2

1 801
n2  n  0  a1  p 
2
 q  500
2 2
  a1  p   q  500
2 2
 1  801 1
 n     0
 4 2 16 9 2
2  d  q  500 .... 1
 1  6409 4
n   0
And f  a1   f  a2 
2 2
 4 16
 1 6409  1 6409 
 a  p  q    a  p   q
2 2
 n   
 n  0 2 2

 4 16  4 16  1 2

1  6409 1  6409
4
n
4   a  p 
1
2
  a2  p 
2
  a  p 
1
2 2

 q   a2  p   q  0
n  19, 18  17,.1, 2, , 20 9 2 d 2
 d q q  0
 f  x   2x
nS
2
 x  1 4 4
10d 2 5d 2
2q  q
4 4
 2 192  182  .  12  12  22   192  202   20  40
4 q
 d2 
 4 12  2 2  ..  19 2   2  202   20  40 5
4  19  20   2 19  1 9 4q
From equation (1),   q  500
  2  400  60 4 5
6
4  19  20  39 4q
  800  60  9880  800  600  500
6 5
 10620 50
And 2 q  2   50
74. 23  13 43  33  23  13 63  53  43  33  23  13
  . 
303  293  283  27 3  .  23  13 2
1 7 2  11 3  15 15  63 76. Let x1 , x2 , x3 , , x20 be in geometric progression with
is equal to (JEE Main 2022)
Ans. (120.00) 1
x1  3 and the common ration . A new data is
n
  2n 2
2  2r     r 3 
3

constructed replacing each xi by  xi  i  . If x is the

2

Sol. Tn  r 1  r 1 
n  4n  3 mean of new data, then the greatest integer less than or
equal to x is Solution: (JEE Main 2022)
 Tn  n
15
Ans. (142.00)
So, T
n 1
n  120
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 22

  1 
30
S a1 a2
3 1        .....
2  1  2 2 2 23
Sol.  x0   1 
1
 6 1  20 
 2  S a1  1 1 
1   d  2  3  .... 
2 2 2 2 2 
20
 1 
   xi  1
2

S a1  
i 1  d 4 
20 2 2 1
 1  
   xi    i 2   2 xi i
2
 2
i 1
20
 S  a1  d  a2  4
  1 
9 1     or 4a2  16
20
 4   1 
Now    xi   
2
 12 1  40  79.
1

1

1
 ... 
1

k
,
1  2  2 3 4 3 4 5 4 5 6 100  101  102 101
i 1
1
4 then 34k is equal to ____. (JEE Main 2022)
20
1

i 1
i 2   20  21 41  2870
6
Ans. (286.00)
1 1 1 k
20
Sol.   ....  
1 1 1 2.3.4 3.4.5 100.101.102 101

i 1
xi i  s  3  2.3  3.3 2  4.3 3  .... AGP
2 2 2
 22  4 2 53 102  100 2k
 6  2  20    .....  
 2  2.3.4 3.4.5 100.101.102 101
1 1 1 1 1 1 2k
12  22      ....   
12 
40
 2870  12  2  20  2.3 3.4 3.4 4.5 100.101 101.102 101
2  2 
x
20
1 1 2k
2858  12 22  1  
x    2.3 101.102 101
20  240 220  20 101 1
 2k  
 x   142 6 102
6 10 20 40 10240  34k  286
77. If     .....   2n  m , where m
312 311 310 39 3 80.
2 2
For three positive integers p , q , r , x pq  y qr  z p r and
is odd, then m . n is equal to ____. (JEE Main 2022)
r  pq  1 such that 3,3log y x,3log z y,7 log x z are in
Ans. (12.00)
1
6  1 2 22 23 210  A.P. with common difference . Then r  p  q is
Sol.  10      ...   2
312 3
11
310 39 38 3  equal to (JEE Main 2023)
6 10  611  1  (a) 2 (b) 6
   (c) 12 (d) –6
312 311  6  1 
Ans. (a)
 212 1; m. n  12 Sol. pq 2  log x 

ar qr  log y 
78. Let a1 , a2 , a3 ,... be an A.P. If 2 r
 4 , then 4a2 is
r 1 p 2 r  log z 
equal to ____. (JEE Main 2022)
qr r
Ans. (16.00) log y x   .... 1
pq 2 pq
a a a
Sol. S  1  22  33  ... pq 2 q 2
2 2 2 log x z   .....  2 
p 2 r pr
p2r p2
log z y   .....  3
qr q
3r 3 p 2 7 q 2
3, , , in A.P.
pq q pr
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 23

3r 1 2
3  83. If an  , then a1  a2  ...  a25 is equal
pq 2 4n2  16n  15
7 to: (JEE Main 2023)
r pq ....  4  51 49
6 (a) (b)
r  pq  1 144 138
pq  6 ....  5  50 52
(c) (d)
141 147
r7 .....  6 
Ans. (c)
2
3p 2
4 an  2
q 4 n  16n  15 then a  a  ...  a
Sol. If 1 2 25
After solving p  2 and q  3 25
2
81. Let N be the sum of the numbers appeared when two   an   2
fair dice are rolled and let the probability that n 1 4n  16n  15
2
N  2, 3N , N  2 are in geometric progression be
k  2
48 4n  6n  10n  15
2
. Then the value of k is (JEE Main 2023) 
(a) 2 (b) 4 2n  2 n  3   5  2 n  3 
(c) 16 (d) 8 2
Ans. (b) 
 2n  3 2n  5 
Sol. n  s   36
1 1
Given: N  2, 3 N , N  2 are in G.P.  
2 n  3 2n  5
3N   N  2  N  2  1 1 50
  
3N  N 2  4 47  3  141
 N 2  3N  4  0 84. Let a, b, c  1, a 3 , b3 and c 3 be in A.P., and
 N  4  N  1  0 log e b, log c a and log b c be G.P. If the sum of first 20
 N  4 or N  1 rejected a  4b  c
terms of an A.P., whose first term is and
(Sum = 4)  1,3 ,  3,1 ,  2, 2  3
n  A  3 a  8b  c
the common difference is is -444, then
10
3 1 4
P  A    k4 abc is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
36 12 48
82. The number of 3 digit numbers, that are divisible by (a) 343 (b) 216
either 3 or 4 but not divisible by 48, is 343 125
(c) (d)
(JEE Main 2023) 8 8
(a) 472 (b) 432 Ans. (b)
(c) 507 (d) 400 Sol. As be in A.P.  a 3  c 3  2b3 .... 1
Ans. (b)
b a c
Sol. Total 3 digit number = 900 log .log .log are in G.P.
a c b

900 log b log c  log a 

2
Divisible by 3 = 300 (Using  300 )  . 
3 
log a log b  log c 
900
Divisible by 4 = 225 (Using  225 )   log a    log c   a  c ....  2 
3 3
4
900 From (1) and (2)
Divisible by 3 & 4 = 108,….. (Using  75 ) abc
12
Number divisible by either 3 or 4 a  4b  c a  8b  c 6a 3
T1   2 a; d    a
 300  2250  75  450 3 10 10 5
We have to remove divisible by 48,
144, 192, ……, 18 terms
Required number of numbers  450  18  432
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20   3  Sol. a  6d  3 .... 1

 S 20  4a  19   a  
2   5  Z  a  a  3d 
 20a  57 a    3  6d  3  3d 
 10  
 5 
 18d 2  27 d  9
 74a Differentiating with respect to d
  74a  444  a  6
 36 d  27  0
 abc  63  216 3 3
85. If the sum and product of four positive consecutive  d  , from (1) a  ( Z  minimum)
4 2
terms of a G.P., are 126 and 1296, respectively, then
n 3
the sum of common ratios of all such GPs is Now, Sn   3   n  1   0
(JEE Main 2023) 2 4
9 n5
(a) 7 (b) Now,
2
n ! 4an  n  2  120  4  a35 
(c) 3 (d) 14
Ans. (a)  120  4  a   35  1 d 
Sol. a, ar , ar 2 , ar 3  a, r  0 
 3  3
 120  4    34.  
a 4 r 6  1296  2  4
a 2 r 3  36  6  102 
 120  4  
6  4 
a 3
 120  96  24
r2
87. The sum to 10 terms of the
a  ar  ar 2  ar 3  126 1 2 3
1 r r2 r3 126 series    ... is:
     21 1  1  1 1  2  2 1  3  34
2 4 2 4 2
3 3 3 3
6 (JEE Main 2023)
r 2
r r 2
r 2 2
59 55
  32 3
  1
 
1
(a) (b)
 r  r 2    r 2  r 2   21 111 111
    56 58
(c) (d)
1
1 111 111
r2  r A
2 Ans. (b)

r

3
2
3
 r 2  3 A  A3 Sol. Tr 
 r 2  r  1   r 2  r  1
2  r 4  r 2  1
A3  3 A  A  21
A3  2 A  21 1 1 1 
 Tr  
A3 2  r 2  r  1 r 2  r  1 
1 1 1 1 
r 3 T1    
r 2 1 3 
r 1  3 r 1 1 1 
T2  
2  3 7 
r  2r  1  9r
2

1 1 1 
r 2  7r  1  0 T3  
86. Let a1 , a2 , a3 ,... be an A.P. If a7  3 , the product a1a4 2  7 13 
is minimum and the sum of its first n terms is zero, 
then n ! 4an  a  2  is equal to: (JEE Main 2023) T10 
11

1 
2  91 111 
33
(a) 24 (b) 10
1 1  55
4   Tr  1    111
381 r 1 2  111 
(c) (d) 9
4

2n 2  3n  4
Ans. (a)
88. The sum 
n 1  2n !
is equal to

(JEE Main 2023)

SEQUENCES AND SERIES 25

11e 7 13e 5 d 1 1 1 
(a)  (b)  4 lim    ...  
2 2e 4 4e n  n a  a a2  a3 an 1  an 
 1 2
11e 7 13e 5
(c)  4 (d)  is (JEE Main 2023)
2 2e 4 4e
1
Ans. (b) (a) d (b)
d

2n 2  3n  4
Sol.  (c) 1 (d) 0
n 1  2n ! Ans. (c)
1  2n  2n  1  8n  8
 d 1 1 1 
2 n 1  2n  ! Sol. lim    ....  
n  n  a1  a2 a2  a3 an 1  an 
1  1 
1 
1

2 n 1  2n  2  !
 2
n 1  2 n  1 !
 4
n 1  2 n  !
On rationalising each term
d  an  a1 
1 1 1 lim  
e  11    ... n  n  d 

2! 3! 4!
1 1 1  
e 1  1  1     .... d   n  1 d  1
2! 3! 4! lim
 1  1 1 
n 

n  an  a1 d 
  
 e    2 1    ....  91. If gcd  m, n   1 and
 e  2! 4! 
1  1 1  12  2 2  32  4 2  ...   2021   2022    2023
2 2 2
e   1    ... 
e  3! 5!   1012m 2 n then m 2  n 2 is equal to
Now (JEE Main 2023)
1  1  
1 
1 (a) 220 (b) 240

   2
  4
2  n 1  2n  2  !  n 1  2 n  1 ! n 1  2n  !
(c) 200 (d) 180
Ans. (b)
 1  1  1 
Sol. 12  2 2  32  42  ...  2021   2022    2023
2 2 2
e  e   e 2
1 e 2  e 4 e
      
2 2   1021m 2 n
 2   2 
       1  2 1  2    3  4  3  4   ...   2021  2022 
 1   2021  2022    2023 
2

e   1 2
 e
  e   2e   4  2022  2023
  1    2023 
2
4 e e
2
13 5
 e 4  2023  2023  1011
4 4e
89. The sum of the first 20 terms of the series  2023  1012
5  11  19  29  41  .... is (JEE Main 2023)  m 2 n  2023  17 2  7
(a) 3520 (b) 3450 m  17, n  17
(c) 3420 (d) 3250
m 2  n 2  17 2  7 2  240
Ans. (a)
1  2  ...  K n
n
Sol. S20  5  11  19  29  ... 92. Let S k  and  S j 2   Bn 2  Cn  D 
K j 1 A
Let Tr  ar 2  br  c
, where A, B, C, D  and A has least value. Then
T1  a  b  c  5
(JEE Main 2023)
T2  4a  2b  c  11 (a) A  C  D is not divisible by B
T3  9a  3b  c  19 (b) A  B is divisible by D
a  1, b  3, c  1 (c) A  B  C  D is divisible by 5
20 20 20 (d) A  B  5  D  C 
Hence S20   r 2  3 r  1  3520
r 1 r 1 r 1
Ans. (b)
90. Let a1 , a2 , a3 ,... an be n positive consecutive terms of k 1
Sol. Sk 
an arithmetic progression. If d  0 is its common 2
difference, then
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 26

S j
1 2
4
2
 
2  32  ....   n  1
2
 Sol. S n  4  11  21  34  50  ....  n terms
Difference are in A.P.
2 n 3  9 n 2  13n Let Tn  an 2  bn  c

24 T1  a  b  c  4
93. Let a n be the nth term of the series T2  4a  2b  c  11
n
5  8  14  23  35  50  ... and Sn   ak . Then T3  9a  3b  c  21
k 1 By solving these three equations, we get
S30  a40 is equal to (JEE Main 2023) 3 5
a  ,b  ,c  0
(a) 11290 (b) 11260 2 2
(c) 11310 (d) 11280 3 2 5
Ans. (a) So Tn  n  n
2 2
Sol. S n  5  8  14  23  ...  Tn
Sn   Tn
Sn  5  8  14  ...  Tn 1  Tn
3 5
  
2
 n2  2  n
Tn  5   3  6  9  ... to  n  1 terms  3 n  n  1 2n  1 5  n  n  1
 
n 1 3 2 6 2 2
Tn  5   6   n  2  3  5   n  1 n n  n  1
2 2   2 n  1  5
1 4
Tn 
2
 3n2  3n  10  an n  n  1 n  n  1 n  3 
Sn   2n  6  
1   n  n  1 2 n  1 n  n  1  4 2
S n   ak  3 3  10n  1  29  30  32 9  10  12 
2 6 2 
    223
60  2 2 
n 2
Sn 
2
 n  9 96. Let x1 , x2 ,..., x100 be in an arithmetic progression, with
S30  13635 & a40  2345 x1  2 and their mean equal to 200.
 S30  a40  11290 If yi  i  xi  i  ,1  i  100 , then the mean of
94. Let the first term a and the common ratio r of a y1 , y2 ,.... y100 is (JEE Main 2023)
geometric progression be positive integers. If the sum (a) 10049.50 (b) 10101.50
of squares of its first three terms is 33033, then the (c) 10051.50 (d) 10100
sum of these three terms is equal to Ans. (a)
(JEE Main 2023) Sol. Mean = 200
(a) 241 (b) 210 100
(c) 231 (d) 220  2  2  99d 
Ans. (c)  2  200
100
Sol.  a 2  a 2 r 2  a 2 r 4  33033  4  99d  400
 a 2  r 4  r 2  1  3  7  112  13  a  11 d 4
 r 4  r 2  1  273 yi  i  xi  i 
 r 4  r 2  272  0  i  2   i  1 4  i   3i 2  2i
  r  17  r  16   0
2 2

Mean 
y i

 r 2  16 100
 r  4 1 100 2
t1  t2  t3  a  ar  ar 2  11  44  176  231
  3i  2i
100 i 1
95. If Sn  4  11  21  34  50  ... to n terms, then 1  3  100  101 201 2  100  101 
   
1 100  6 2 
 S29  S9  is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
60  201 
 101   1
(a) 220 (b) 226  2 
(c) 227 (d) 223  101 99.5
Ans. (d)
 10049.50
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 27

97. Let a, b, c and d be positive real numbers such 10 10

that a  b  c  d  11 . If the maximum value of

S
1
k  144 k  66  10
k 1

a 5 b3 c 2 is 3750  , then the value of  is 10  11

 144   660
(JEE Main 2023) 2
(a) 55 (b) 90  7920  660
(c) 110 (d) 108  7260
Ans. (b) 100. Let a1 , a2 , a3 ,... be a G. P. of increasing positive
a b c
5    3   2    d 1
numbers. Let the sum of its
 5 3  2  a 5b3 c 2 d 11 6th and 8th terms be 2 and the product of its 3rd and
Sol.  5 3 3 
11  532  1
5th terms be . Then 6  a2  a4  a4  a6  is equal be
1
9
 a 5 b3 c 2 d 11
1  5 3 2  (JEE Main 2023)
 532  (a) 2 (b) 3 3
  90 (c) 2 2 (d) 3
98. Let an be a sequence such that Ans. (d)
n 2  3n Sol. ar 5  ar 7  2
a1  a2  ...  an  . If
 n  1 n  2   ar 2  ar 4   19
10
1
28  p1 p2 p3 ... pm are the first m prime numbers, 1
ak
k 1
a2 r 6 
9
then m is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
1 1
(a) 7 (b) 5 Now, ar 3  or  (rejected)
(c) 8 (d) 6 3 3
Ans. (d) r2  2

Sol. an  S n  S n 1 
n 2  3n  n  1 n  2  r 2

 n  1 n  2  n  n  1 1
a
4 6 2
 an 
n  n  1 n  2  Now, 6  a2  a4  a4  a6 
10
1  
10 k k  1 k  2
 6  ar  ar 3  ar 3  ar 5 
 28  28
k 1 ak 4
6a 2 r 4 1  r 2 
k 1

7 10
   k  k  1 k  2  k  3   k  1 k  k  1 k  2    1 
4 k 1 6   4  9   3
7  36.2 
 .10.11.12.13 101. Let A1 and A2 be two arithmetic means and
4
 2.3.5.7.11.13 G1 , G2 , G3 be three geometric means of two distinct
So m  6 positive numbers. Then G14  G24  G12G32 is equal to
99. Let S1 , S2 , S3 ,..., S10 respectively be the sum to 12 (JEE Main 2023)
terms of 10 A.P.s whose first terms are 1, 2,3,...,10 (a)  A1  A2  G1G3
2

and the common differences are 1,3,5,...,19

10
(b)  A1  A2  G12 G3 2
respectively. Then S
i 1
i is equal to (c) 2  A1  A2  G1G3
(JEE Main 2023) (d) 2  A1  A2  G12 G3 2
(a) 7220 (b) 7360 Ans. (a)
(c) 7380 (d) 7260 Sol. a, A1 , A2 , b are in A.P.
Ans. (d)
ba b  a 2a  b
Sol. Sk  6  2k  11 2k  1  d ; A1  a  
3 3 3
Sk  6  2k  22 k  11
Sk  144k  66
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 28

a  2b 13  23  33  ...upto n terms 9
A2  103. If  , then the value
3 1  3  2  5  3  7  ...upto n terms 5
A1  A2  a  b of n is (JEE Main 2023)
a, G1 , G2 , G3 , b are in G.P. Ans. (5.00)
 n  n  1 
1 2

 b 4 Sol. 13  23  33  ....  n3   
r   2
a  
n
1  3  2  5  3  7  ... n terms   r  2r  1
1
G1   a 3 b  4
r 1
1 n
G2   a b2 2
 4
   2r  r  2

r 1
1
G3   ab 3  4 2  n  n  1 2n  1 n  n  1
 ,
G14  G2 4  G34  G12G3 2 6 2
n  n  1
1 1
 a 3b  a 2 b2  ab3   a3b  2   ab3  2

6
 2  2n  1  3
 a 3b  a 2 b 2  ab3  a 2  b 2 n  n  1  4n  5 
 
 ab  a 2  2ab  b 2 
2 3
n 2  n  1
2

 ab  a  b 
2
4 9
 
 G1  G3   A1  A2 
2
n  n  1  4n  5  5

102. The 4th term of GP is 500 and its common ratio is 2 3
1 5n  n  1 9  4n  5 
, m  N . Let S n denote the sum of the first n terms  
m 2 3
1  15n  n  1  18  4n  5 
of this GP. If S6  S5  1 and S7  S6  , then the
2  15n 2  15n  72n  90
number of possible values of m is ______.
 15n 2  57 n  90  0
(JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (12.00)  5n 2  19n  30  0
Sol. T4  500 where a  first term   n  5  5n  6   0
1 6
r  common ratio  ,m N n or 5
m 5
ar 3  500 n5
a 104. Let A1 , A2 , A3 be the three A.P. with the same common
 500
m3 difference d and having their first terms as
Sn  S n 1  ar n 1 A, A  1, A  2 , respectively. Let a , b , c be the 7th, 9th,
17th terms of A1 , A2 , A3 , respectively such
1
S6  S5  1 and S7  S6  a 7 1
2
a 1 that 2b 17 1  70  0 .
S6  S5  1 and 
m6 2 c 17 1
ar 5  1m3  103 If a  29 , then the sum of first 20 terms of an AP
500 whose first term is c  a  b and common difference
 1m  10 ...  2 
m2 d
is , is equal to _____. (JEE Main 2023)
m 2  500 .... 1 12
From (1) and (2) Ans. (495.00)
m  11,12,13...., 22 A  6d 7 1
So number of possible values of m is 12 Sol. 2  A  1  8d  17 1  70  0
A  2  16d 17 1
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 29

 A  7 and d  6 10
bn 8
n
S  and T   n 1 , then 27  2S  T  is equal
 c  a  b  20 n 1 2 n
n 1 2
S 20  495 to ____. (JEE Main 2023)
1 Ans. (461.00)
105. For the two positive numbers a , b , if a, b and are b b b b
18 Sol. As, S  1  22  ...  99  10
1 1
2 2 2 210
in a geometric progression, while ,10 and are in S b1 b2 b9 b
a b   2
 3  ...  10  10
2 2 2 2 211
an arithmetic progression, then, 16a  12b is equal to
Subtracting
___. (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (3.00) S b a a a  b
  1   12  23  ...  109   1011
1 2 2 2 2 2  2
Sol. a, b,  GP
18 b10  a1 a2 a 
 S  b1     ...  99 
a 210  2 22 2 
 b 2 ...  i 
18 S b b a a a 
  1  10  1  2  ...  109 
1 1
,10,  AP 2 2 211  2 2 23 2 
a b Subtracting
 a  b  20ab, from eq. (i), we get S b b a a   1 2 8 
  1  10  1  9     ...  9 
 18b 2  b  360b3 2 2 211  2 210   22 23 2 
 360b 2  18b  1  0  b  0 S a  b  b  2a  T
  1 1  10 11 9 
18  324  1440 2 2 2 4
b
720  b  2a 
 2 S  2  a1  b1   10 9 9  T
18  1764 2
b  b  0
720  b  2a9 
 27  2 S  T   28  a1  b1   10
1 4
b
12 Given an  an 1  n  1,
1 1  a2  a1  1
 a  18  
144 8 a3  a2  2
1 1
Now, 16a  12b  16   12   3 
8 12
a9  a8  8
106. Let a1 , a2 , a3 ,... be a GP of increasing positive
a9  a1  1  2  ...  8  36
numbers. If the product of fourth and sixth terms is 9
and the sum of fifth and seventh terms is 24, then  a9  37  a1  1
a1a9  a2 a4 a9  a5  a7 is equal to _____.
Also, bn  bn 1  an 1
(JEE Main 2023)
 b10  b1  a1  a2  ...  a9
Ans. (60.00)
Sol. a4  a6  9  1  2  4  7  11  16  22  29  37

  a5   9  a5  3
2  b10  130  As b1  1

& a5  a7  24  27  2S  T   28 1  1  130  2  37 

 a5  a5 r 2  24 204
29   461
4
 1  r 2   8
108. Let ak  and bk  , k   , be two G.P.s with common
r 7 ratio r1 and r2 respectively such that a1  b1  4 and
3 13
a r1  r2 . Let ck  ak  bk , k   . If c2  5 and c3 
49 4
 a1a9  a2 a4 a9  a5  a7  9  27  3  21  60 

107. Let a1  b1  1 and

then  c   a12a
k 1
k 6  8b4  is equal to ____.

an  an 1   n  1 , bn  bn 1  an 1 , n  2 . If (JEE Main 2023)

Ans. (9.00)
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 30

Sol. Given that 2  a1  6d   a1  4d

ck  ak  bk and a1  b1  4
a1  8d  0 .... 1
Also a2  4r1 , a3  4r12
a1  10d  18 ....  2 
b2  4r 2 , b3  4 r2 2
By (1) and (2) we get
13 a1  72, d  9
Now c2  a2  b2  5 and c3  a3  b3 
4
a18  a1  17 d  72  153  81
5 13
 r1  r2  and r12  r2 2  a10  a1  9d  9
4 16
3 1 3  a  a10 a  a11 a  a17 
Hence r1r2  which gives r1  & r2  12  11  12  .... 18 
8 2 4  d d d 
 

4 4  48 27   a  a10  12  9  3 12  6
 ck  12a6  8b4      
1  r1 1  r2  32 2  12  18   8
k 1
 d  9 6
 24  15  9  
112. Number of 4-digit numbers that are less than or equal
to 2800 and either divisible by 3 or by 11, is equal to
 n3   2n  !   2n  1 n ! b
109. Let 
n0  n!   2n !
 ae   c ,
e
where _________.
Ans. (710.00)
(JEE Main 2023)


1 Sol. 1000  2799
a , b, c  Z and e   then a 2  b  c is equal to Divisible by 3
n !
n 0
1002   n  1 3  2799
______. (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (26.00) n  600

Sol. 
 
 n 3  2 n  !   2 n  1 n ! Divisible by 11
 2799 
n0  n !   2n ! 1  2799      254  254
  
 11 
1 3 1
    999 
n  0  n  3 ! n0  n  2 ! n  0  n  1 !
1  999     90
 11 
 
1 1 1000  2799  254  90  164
 
n  0  2n  1 ! n  0  2n  ! Divisible by 33
1 1 1 1  2799 
 e  3e  e   e     e   1  2799     84
2 e 2 e  33 
1  999 
 5e  1  999     30
e  33 
 a 2  b  c  26 1000  2799  54
110. The 8th common term of the series n  3  n 11  n  33
S1  3  7  11  15  19  .... 600  164  54  710
S2  1  6  11  16  21  .... 113. The sum 12  2.32  3.52  4.7 2  5.9 2  ...  15.29 2 is
is ______. (JEE Main 2023) ______. (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (151.00) Ans. (6952.00)
Sol. T8  11   8  1  20 Sol. Separating odd placed and even placed terms we get

 11  140  151 
S  1.12  3.52  15.  29 
2
   2.3 2
 4.7 2  ....  14.  27 
2

111. Let a1 , a2 ,...., an be in A.P. If a5  2a7 and a11  18 ,  7
S    2n  1 4n  3    2n  4n  1
2 2

 1 1 1  n 1 n 1
then 12    ...  Applying summation formula we get
 a  a a  a a  a18 
 10 11 11 12 17   29856  22904  6952
is equal to _____. (JEE Main 2023) 114. Let a1  8, a2 , a3 ,... an be an A.P. If the sum of its first
Ans. (8.00) four terms is 50 and the sum of its last four terms is
Sol. 2a7  a5 (given) 170 , then the product of its middle two terms is
(JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (754.00)
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 31

Sol. a1  a2  a3  a4  50 117. Let 0  z  y  x be three real numbers such that

 32  6d  50 1 1 1
, , are in an arithmetic progression and
d 3 x y z
and, an 3  an  2  an 1  an  170 x, 2 y , z are in a geometric progression. If
 32   4n  10   3  170
3
xyz , then 3  x  y  z  is equal to
2
 n  14 xy  yz  zx 
2
a7  26, a8  29 _____. (JEE Main 2023)
 a7  a8  754 Ans. (150.00)
115. The sum of the common terms of the following three 2 1 1
Sol.   , 2 y 2  xz
arithmetic progressions. y x z
3, 7,11,15,....., 399 xy  yz  zx 3
2,5,8,11,....., 359 and 
xyz 2
2,7,12,17,.....,197 , is equal to (JEE Main 2023)
1 1 1 3
Ans. (321.00)    
z x y 2
Sol. 3, 7,11,15,....,399d1  4
2,5,8,11,....,359d 2  3 y 2
2, 7,12,17,....,197 d 3  5 2 1 1
   , 2 y 2  xz
y x z
LCM  d1 , d 2 , d3   60
Common terms are 47, 107, 167  x  z  4 2, 4  xz
Sum  321
116. If
x2  2 1 
 20 
19
 2  21 20   3  21  20   ...20  21  k  20  ,
18 2 17 19 19
z
4
2  2 1 
then k is equal to _____. (JEE Main 2023)
2  2 1 
 
2
Ans. (400.00) Now, 3  x  y  z   3 5 2
2
 150
Sol. If  20   2  21 20   3  21  20   ...20  21
19 18 2 17 19
118. The sum of all those terms, of the arithmetic
 k  20  progression 3,8,13,....,373 , which are not divisible by
19
then k is
3, is equal to _____. (JEE Main 2023)
  21   21 
2
 21  
19

2019 1  2     3    ...  20     k  20  Ans. (9525.00)

19
  20   20   20    Sol. Required sum   3  8  13  18  ...  373

  3  18  33  ...  363
2 19
 21   21   21 
 k  1  2    3    20   ... 1
 20   20   20  75 25
2 19 20   3  373   3  363
 
21 21  
21  
21  
21 2 2
 k   2     ...  19    20.   ...  2 
 20  20  20   20   20   75  188  25  183
Subtracting eq. (2) from eq. (1)  9525
 1   21   21 
2
 21 
19
 21 
20
119. Suppose a1 , a2 , 2, a3 , a4 be in an arithmetic-geometric
 k    1        ...     20   
 20   20   20   20   20  progression. If the common ratio of the corresponding
geometric progression is 2 and the sum of all 5 terms
  21  20

1    1  49
  20   20 of the arithmetic-geometric progression is , then
 1     21  2
 k    20   
 20   21   20  a 4 is equal to _____. (JEE Main 2023)
  1
 20  Ans. (16.00)
 1   21 
20
 21 
20
 a  2d   a  d 
 k    20    20  20    Sol. , , a, 2  a  d  , 4  a  2d 
 20   20   20  4 2
a2
 1 
 k    20
 20 
 k  400
SEQUENCES AND SERIES 32

1 1  49 S 4 4 5
   1  6   2   1  2  8  d  k
  
k2 k3 k4
 ....upto 
 4 2  2
3  49  1 4 1 1 1
2   7   9d   1   S   3  4  5  ...
 4  2  k k k k k
49 62 98  62 1
9d    9  1
2
4 3
2 4 4 9 1     k
d 1  k k  1
1  
 a4  4  a  2d   16  k
9  k  1  4k  k  1  1
3
108 107 2 1
120. Let S  109   2  ....  107  108 . Then the
5 5 5 5 k2


value of 16S   25 
54
 is equal to _______. 122. The sum to 20 terms of the series
2  2 2  32  2  4 2  5 2  2  6 2  .... is equal to _____.
(JEE Main 2023) (JEE Main 2023)
Ans. (2175.00) Ans. (1310.00)
Sol. S  109 
108 107
 2 ...  108
1 Sol.  22  32  42  52  20 terms 
5 5 5
  22  42  ...  10 terms 
S 109 108 2 1
  2  ...  108  109
5 5 5 5 5   2  3  4  5  ...  11  4 1  22  ...102 
4S 1 1 1 1  21 22  10  11 21
 109   2 ....  108  109   1  4 
5 5 5 5 5  2  6
  1   1  231  14  1110
 1  1  5109  
 109      1540  1  231
5  1   1310
 1  5  
    10
123. Let f  x    kx k , x   . If
1 1 
 109  1  109  k 1

4 5  f  2   f   2   119  2   1 then n is equal to ____.

n

1 1 1 (JEE Main 2023)

 109    109
4 4 5 Ans. (10.00)
5 1 1  10
S  109   109  Sol. f  x    kx k
4 4 4.5  k 1

1 f  x   x  2 x 2  ...  10 x10
16 S  20  109  5  108
5 f  x  . x  x 2  2 x 3  ...  9 x10  10 x11
16S   25 
54
 2180  5  2175
f  x 1  x   x  x 2  x 3  ...  x10  10 x11
121. For k   , if the sum of the series
x 1  x10  10 x11
4 8 13 19
1   2  3  4  .... is 10, then the value of k is f  x  
k k k k 1  x 
2
1  x 
_____. (JEE Main 2023) x  x11  10 x11  10 x12 10 x12  11x11  x
Ans. (2.00) f  x  
1  x  1  x 
2 2

4 8 13 19
Sol. 10  1   2  3  4  .... upto  Hence 2 f  2   f   2   119.2  1
10
k k k k
4 8 13 19  So, n  10
9   2  3  4  ....upto  124. If the sum of the series
k k k k
9 4 8 13 1 1  1 1 1   1 1 1 1
    ....upto     2       
 2 3  2 2  3 32   23 2 2  3 2  32 33 
k k2 k3 k4
 1 1 1 1 1  
 1 4 4 5 6  4  3  2 2   4   ... is , where
S  9  1     2  3  4  ...upto  2 2 3 2 3 23 3  3

 k  k k k k
 and  are co-prime, then   3 is equal to ___.
(JEE Main 2023)
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Ans. (7.00)
1 1  1 1 1
Sol. P       2   2
 2 3   2 2.3 3 
 1 1 1 1
  3  2  2  3   ....
 2 2 .3 2.3 3 
1 1  1 1   1 1  1 1 
P     2  2  3  3  4  4   ....
 2 3  2 3  2 3  2 3 
1 1
5P
 4  9
6 1 1
1 1
2 3
5P 1 1 5
  
6 2 12 12
1 
 P 
2 
   1,   2
  3  7