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DPP Sols 2.0 Sequences & Series (New Syllabus)
DPP Sols 2.0 Sequences & Series (New Syllabus)
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2.0 JEE MAIN DPP: SEQUENCE & SERIES
(new syllabus)
1 𝑏 1
1. Let a, b, c be in A.P. with a common difference d. Then 𝑒 𝑐 , 𝑒 𝑎𝑐 , 𝑒 𝑎 are in: [EASY]
a. G.P with common ratio 𝑒 𝑑
1
b. G.P. with common ratio 𝑒 𝑑
𝑑
c. G.P with common ratio 𝑒 𝑏2−𝑑2
d. A. P.
Solution:
𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐴. 𝑃. ⇒ 2𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑐
1 1 𝑎+𝑐 2𝑏 𝑏 2
𝑁𝑜𝑤, 𝑒 𝑐 × 𝑒 𝑎 = 𝑒 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑒 𝑎𝑐 = (𝑒 𝑎𝑐 )
1 𝑏 1
∴ 𝑒 𝑐 , 𝑒 𝑎𝑐 , 𝑒 𝑎 𝑖𝑛 𝐺. 𝑃. 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑜𝑛 𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜
𝑏−𝑎 𝑑 𝑑
𝑒 𝑏/𝑎𝑐
= = 𝑒 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑒 (𝑏−𝑑)(𝑏+𝑑) = 𝑒 𝑏2 −𝑑2
𝑒 1/𝑐
∴ 𝑏 − 𝑎 = 𝑐 − 𝑏 = 𝑑]
Solution:
𝑎 𝑐 2𝑎 2𝑐
Now, 𝑥 + 𝑦 = 𝑎+𝑏 + 𝑏+𝑐
2(𝑎𝑏+𝑎𝑐+𝑎𝑐+𝑏𝑐)
= =2 [∵ 𝑏 2 = 𝑎𝑐]
𝑎𝑏+𝑐𝑎+𝑏2 +𝑏𝑐
𝑏 𝑏 1 1
𝐴𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛 + = 2𝑏 [ + ]
𝑥 𝑦 𝑎+𝑏 𝑏+𝑐
2𝑏(𝑏+𝑐+𝑎+𝑏)
= 𝑎𝑏+𝑎𝑐+𝑏2+𝑏𝑐 = 2
𝑎 𝑐 𝑏 𝑏
∴ ( + )( + ) = 4
𝑐 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
2.0 JEE MAIN DPP: SEQUENCE & SERIES
(new syllabus)
3. If 𝑎1 + 𝑎5 + 𝑎10 + 𝑎15 + 𝑎20 + 𝑎24 = 225, then the sum of the first 24 terms of the arithmetic
progression 𝑎1 , 𝑎2 , 𝑎3 , . . . .. is equal to [EASY]
a. 450
b. 675
c. 900
d. 1200
Solution:
Solution:
1 1
𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐 + ≥2⇒𝑐+ +3≥5
𝑐 𝑐
1 1 1
∴ (𝑎 + + 3) (𝑏 + + 3) (𝑐 + + 3) ≥ 125
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
𝑆𝑜, 𝐴 ≥ 5 × 5 × 5 ⇒ 𝐴 ≥ 125
Minimum value of A is 125
5. If the arithmetic progression whose common difference is non-zero, the sum of first 3n terms is
equal to the sum of the next n terms. The ratio of the sum of the first 2n terms to the next 2n terms
is: [MODERATE]
1
𝑎. 5
2
b. 3
3
c. 4
d. None of these
Solution:
2𝑛(2𝑛𝑃 + 𝑄) 2𝑛𝑝 + 𝑄
= =
12𝑃𝑛2 + 2𝑛𝑄 6𝑛𝑃 + 𝑄
2𝑛𝑃 − 𝑛𝑃 1
= = [𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝐸𝑞. (𝑖)]
6𝑛𝑃 − 𝑛𝑃 5
8 16 24 128
6. Let 𝑆 = 5 + 65 + 325 + … … . . + 218 +1 , 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 [DIFFICULT]
1088
𝑎. 𝑆 = 545
545
b. 𝑆 = 1088
1056
c. 𝑆 = 545
2.0 JEE MAIN DPP: SEQUENCE & SERIES
(new syllabus)
545
d. 𝑆 = 1056
Solution:
8𝑟
∵ 𝑆 = ∑16
𝑟=1 (4𝑟 4 +1)
8𝑟
= ∑16
𝑟=1 (2𝑟 2 −2𝑟+1)(2𝑟 2 +2𝑟+1)
1 1
= 2 ∑16
𝑟=1 (2𝑟 2−2𝑟+1 − 2𝑟 2 +2𝑟+1)
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
= 2 {1 − 5 + 5 − 13 + 13 + ⋯ . . + 481 − 545}
1 1088
= 2 (1 − 545) = 545
1 1 1 1
7. 𝑆𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑃 = 2√1+√2 + 3√2+2√3 + 4√3+3√4 + ⋯ + 100√99+99√100 𝑖𝑠 [MODERATE]
1
a. 10
3
b. 10
9
c. 10
1
d. 2
Solution:
1
𝑡𝑟 =
(𝑟 + 1)√𝑟 + 𝑟√𝑟 + 1
1 (√𝑟 + 1 − √𝑟)
= ×
√𝑟(𝑟 + 1{√𝑟 + 1 + √𝑟} (√𝑟 + 1 − √𝑟)
√𝑟+1−√𝑟 1 1
= = −
√𝑟(𝑟+1) √𝑟 √𝑟+1
99
1 9
𝑃=∑ 𝑡𝑟 = 1 − =
√100 10
𝑟=1
Solution:
2.0 JEE MAIN DPP: SEQUENCE & SERIES
(new syllabus)
7 −83
9. If 17 arithmetic means are inserted between 2and , then the 17th arithmetic mean is [EASY]
2
a. -19
b. -29
c. -39
d. -49
Solution:
10. The largest term common to the sequences 1, 11, 21, 31, ....... to 100 terms
and 31, 36, 41, 46, ...... to 100 terms, is_____521______. [MODERATE]
Solution:
2.0 JEE MAIN DPP: SEQUENCE & SERIES
(new syllabus)
11. Let three positive numbers a, b, c are in geometric progression, such that 𝑎, 𝑏 + 8, 𝑐 are in
arithmetic progression and 𝑎, 𝑏 + 8, 𝑐 + 64 are in geometric progression. If arithmetic mean of
3
𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 is 𝑘 then 13 𝑘is equal to______4_______. [MODERATE]
Solution: