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Sequences and Series

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31

1 + 3 + 52 + 7 + 92 + up to 40 terms is equal to

  1. 40870
  2. 41880
  3. 43890
  4. 33980
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 4th April Morning Shift
32

If the sum of the first 20 terms of the series 4 14 + 3 12 + 14 + 4 24 + 3 22 + 24 + 4 34 + 3 32 + 34 + 4 44 + 3 42 + 44 + is mn, where m and n are coprime, then m + n is equal to :

  1. 423
  2. 421
  3. 422
  4. 420
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33

Consider two sets A and B, each containing three numbers in A.P. Let the sum and the product of the elements of A be 36 and p respectively and the sum and the product of the elements of B be 36 and q respectively. Let d and D be the common differences of A.P.'s in A and B respectively such that D=d+3, d>0. If p+qp-q= 195, then p-q is equal to

  1. 540
  2. 450
  3. 600
  4. 630
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34

Let a1, a2, a3, be a G.P. of increasing positive numbers. If a3 a5 = 729 and a2 + a4 = 1114, then 24(a1 + a2 + a3) is equal to

  1. 128
  2. 129
  3. 131
  4. 130
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Morning Shift
35

The sum 1 + 3 + 11 + 25 + 45 + 71 + upto 20 terms, is equal to

  1. 7240
  2. 8124
  3. 7130
  4. 6982
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36

The sum 1 + 1 + 32! + 1 + 3 + 53! + 1 + 3 + 5 + 74! + up to terms, is equal to

  1. 3e
  2. 2e
  3. 4e
  4. 6e
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 3rd April Evening Shift
37

Let a1, a2, a3, be in an A.P. such that k=112 a2k-1 = - 725a1, a1 0. If k=1n ak = 0, then n is :

  1. 18
  2. 17
  3. 11
  4. 10
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 2nd April Morning Shift
38

The number of terms of an A.P. is even; the sum of all the odd terms is 24, the sum of all the even terms is 30 and the last term exceeds the first by 212. Then the number of terms which are integers in the A.P. is :

  1. 6
  2. 4
  3. 8
  4. 10
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39

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 :

  1. 108
  2. 90
  3. 122
  4. 84
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift
40

The value of n ( k=1n k3 + 6k2 + 11k + 5(k+3)! ) is :

  1. 5/3
  2. 2
  3. 4/3
  4. 7/3
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift
41

Let an be a sequence such that a0 = 0, a1 = 12 and 2an+2 = 5an+1 - 3an, n = 0, 1, 2, 3, . Then k=1100 ak is equal to

  1. 3a100 + 100
  2. 3a100 - 100
  3. 3a99 - 100
  4. 3a99 + 100
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
42

Let Tr be the rth term of an A.P. If for some m, Tm = 125, T25 = 120, and 20 r=125Tr = 13, then 5m r=m2mTr is equal to

  1. 98
  2. 126
  3. 112
  4. 142
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Morning Shift
43

For positive integers n, if 4an = (n2 + 5n + 6 ) and Sn = k=1n ( 1ak ), then the value of 507S2025 is :

  1. 540
  2. 675
  3. 1350
  4. 135
JEE Main 2025 (Online) 28th January Evening Shift