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Progressions
LEVEL 2

a, b, c are in A.P.
69. sin d [cosec a1 cosec a2 + cosec a2 cosec a3 + L +
cosec an 1 cosec an]

66. The given sequence can be written as

5 20 10 20
, , , ,
2 13 9 23

The reciprocal of the numbers in the sequence are

8 13 18 23
, , , ,
20 20 20 20
This is an A.P.

= cot a1 cot an
70. 1 +

8 + 5 (n - 1)
3 + 5n
=
20
20

Thus, nth term of the given sequence is

20
.
5n + 3

67. H.M. between a and b is

2ab
2 (1 / 28) (1 / 10)
= 1
=
a+b
1 / 28 + 1 / 10
19
1
1 1
68. a + , b +
c
b c

1
1 1
, c + are in A.P.
a
a b

1 1
1 1
1 1
a + + 1, b + +1, c + + 1 are
b c
c a
a b
in A.P.
bc + ca + ab
bc + ca + ab ,
a

, b

abc
abc
c

bc + ca + ab
are in A.P.
abc

= (cot a1 cot a2) + (cot a2 cot a3)

+ L + (cot an 1 cot an)

nth term of this A.P. is

an =

sin (an - an - 1 )
sin (a2 - a1 ) sin (a3 - a2 )
+
+L
sin a1 sin a2 sin a2 sin a3
sin an -1 sin an

3 5
2n - 1
+ +L+
2 3
n

1
1
1
= (2 1) + 2 - + 2 - + L + 2 -

n
2
3
= 2n Hn
71. a, b, c are in H.P.

1 1 1
, , are in A.P.
a b c
a+b+c
a+b+c
a+b+c
2,
2,
2 are in
b
c
a
A.P.

b+c-a c+a-b a+b-c

,
,
are in A.P.
b
c
a

a
b
c
are in H.P.
,
,
b +c - a c +a - b a +b- c

72. Last term of the nth row

1
n (n + 1)
2
Note that sum of the terms in the nth row
=1+2+3+L+n=

8.2 JEE Main MathematicsLevel 2, Hints and Solutions

= sum to n terms of an A.P. whose first term in

1
n(n + 1) and common difference is (1).
2
1
1 1
n 2 n (n + 1) + (n - 1) (- 1) = n (n 2 + 1)
2 2
2
73. We have
=

A1 = a +

1
2a + b
(b a) =
3
3

and A2 =

a + 2b
3

\ A1 + A2 = a + b
Also,

1
1 2 1
1 2b + a
= + =
H1
3 a b
3 a b

1
1 2a + b
and
=

H2
3 ab
Also,

1
1
1 1
+
=
+
H1 H 2
a b

H1 + H2 =

a+b
H1 H2
ab

Therefore,
a b (a + 2b) (2a + b)
A1 + A2
ab
=

=
9
(ab) 2
H1 + H 2
H1 H 2

2 (a 2 + b 2 ) + 5 a b
=
9a b
74.

1
1
1
+
+L+
n +1 n + 2
2n

1
1
1
1
= 1 + + + 1 + + +

n
2
2
2n

1 1 1
1
1

= 1 - + - + +
-

2 3 4
2n - 1 2n

1 1
1
1
+ 2 + + + 1 + + +

2 4

2n
2
= a (2n)

75. Let m be the minimum number filled in the boxes.

Let a, b, c, d be the numbers in the boxes sharing
a side with the box containing m, then
1

m=
(a + b + c + d)
4

(a m) + (b m) + (c m)+(d m)=0 (1)
As a m 0, b m 0 , c m 0, d m 0,
(1) is possible if and only if

a m = 0, b m = 0, c m = 0 d m = 0
Thus, each of the box contains m.
As the first box contains 5, m = 5.
Therefore, x = 5
76. a + 8b + 7c = 0
9a + 2b + 3c = 0
5a + 5b + 5c = 0
as b = 6, we get a = 1, c = 7
The roots of quadratic equation

x2 + 6x 7 = 0 x = 1, 7
Now,

Thus,

1
6
1 1
= 1=
+
7
7
a b

1 1
a + b
n=0

6
7
n=0

1
=7
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