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If x<1, y<1 and x1, then the sum to infinity of the following series x+y+x2+xy+y2+x3+x2y+xy2+y3+..... is

JEE Main 2020 (02 Sep Shift 1)

Options

  • A: x+y-xy1+x1+y
  • B: x+y+xy1+x1+y
  • C: x+yxy1x1-y
  • D: x+y+xy1-x1-y
Explaination

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Let a, b, c, d and p be non-zero distinct real numbers such that a2+b2+c2p2-2(ab+bc+cd)p+b2+c2+d2=0. Then

JEE Main 2020 (06 Sep Shift 1)

Options

  • A: a,b,c are in A.P.
  • B: a,c,p are in G.P.
  • C: a,b,c,d are in G.P.
  • D: a,b,c,d are in A.P.
Explaination

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Let a1,a2,a3,, be a G.P. such that a1<0,a1+a2=4 and a3+a4=16. If i=19ai=4λ, then λ, is equal to.

JEE Main 2020 (07 Jan Shift 2)

Options

  • A: -513
  • B: -171
  • C: 171
  • D: 5113
Explaination

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The sum of the infinite series 1+23+732+1233+1734+2235+ is equal to:

JEE Main 2021 (26 Feb Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 94
  • B: 154
  • C: 114
  • D: 134
Explaination

Question

Let x,y>0. If x3y2=215, then the least value of 3x+2y is

JEE Main 2022 (24 Jun Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 30
  • B: 32
  • C: 36
  • D: 40
Explaination

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Consider two G.Ps. 2,22,23, and 4,42,43, of 60 and n terms respectively. If the geometric mean of all the 60+n terms is 22258, then k=1nkn-k is equal to:

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 560
  • B: 1540
  • C: 1330
  • D: 2600
Explaination

Question

If A=n=113+-1nn and B=n=1-1n3+-1nn, then AB is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jun Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 119
  • B: 1
  • C: -119
  • D: -113
Explaination

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If the minimum value of fx=5x22+αx5,x>0, is 14, then the value of α is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 32
  • B: 64
  • C: 128
  • D:  256
Explaination

Question

The sum n=12134n-14n+3 is equal to

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 787
  • B: 729
  • C: 1487
  • D: 2129
Explaination

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The series of positive multiples of 3 is divided into sets : 3,6,9,12,15,18,21,24,27, Then the sum of the elements in the 11th  set is equal to _______.

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 1)

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Explaination

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Let a,b,c and d be positive real numbers such that a+b+c+d=11. If the maximum value of a5b3c2d is 3750β, then the value of β is

JEE Main 2023 (11 Apr Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 90
  • B: 110
  • C: 55
  • D: 108
Explaination

Question

The sum to 10 terms of the series

11+12+14+21+22+24+31+32+34+is :-

JEE Main 2023 (01 Feb Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 59111
  • B: 55111
  • C: 56111
  • D: 58111
Explaination

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Let a,b,c>1,a3,b3 and c3 be in A.P. and logab, logca and logbc be in G.P. If the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P., whose first term is a+4b+c3 and the common difference is a-8b+c10 is -444, then abc is equal to

JEE Main 2023 (30 Jan Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 343
  • B: 216
  • C: 3438
  • D: 1258
Explaination

Question

The 8th  common term of the series
S1=3+7+11+15+19+

S2=1+6+11+16+21+. is

JEE Main 2023 (30 Jan Shift 2)

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Let a1,a2,a3,....,an be n positive consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression. If d>0 is its common difference, then limndn1a1+a2+1a2+a3++1an-1+an is

JEE Main 2023 (06 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 1d
  • B: d
  • C: 1
  • D: 2
Explaination

Question

If 2019+2212018+32122017+...+202119=k2019, then k is equal to _____.

JEE Main 2023 (06 Apr Shift 2)

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Let <an> be a sequence such that a1+a2+...+an=n2+3nn+1n+2. If 28k=1101ak=p1 p2 p3 ... pm, where p1, p2, ... pm are the first m prime numbers, then m is equal to

JEE Main 2023 (12 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 5
  • B: 8
  • C: 6
  • D: 7
Explaination

Question

Let A1 and A2 be two arithmetic means and G1, G2 and G3 be three geometric means of two distinct positive numbers. Then G14+G24+G34+G12G32 is equal to

JEE Main 2023 (15 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: A1+A22G1G3
  • B: 2A1+A2G1G3
  • C: A1+A2G12G32
  • D: 2A1+A2G12G32
Explaination

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Let $A B C$ be an equilateral triangle. A new triangle is formed by joining the middle points of all sides of the triangle $A B C$ and the same process is repeated infinitely many times. If $\mathrm{P}$ is the sum of perimeters and $Q$ is be the sum of areas of all the triangles formed in this process, then :

JEE Main 2024 (06 Apr Shift 2)

Options

  • A: $\mathrm{P}^2=6 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{Q}$
  • B: $\mathrm{P}^2=36 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{Q}$
  • C: $\mathrm{P}=36 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{Q}^2$
  • D: $\mathrm{P}^2=72 \sqrt{3} \mathrm{Q}$
Explaination

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A software company sets up $m$ number of computer systems to finish an assignment in 17 days. If 4 computer systems crashed on the start of the second day, 4 more computer systems crashed on the start of the third day and so on, then it took 8 more days to finish the assignment. The value of $\mathrm{m}$ is equal to:

JEE Main 2024 (06 Apr Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 150
  • B: 180
  • C: 160
  • D: 125
Explaination

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If each term of a geometric progression a1,a2,a3, with a1=18 and a2a1, is the arithmetic mean of the next two terms and Sn=a1+a2++an, then S20-S18 is equal to

JEE Main 2024 (29 Jan Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 215
  • B: -218
  • C: 218
  • D: -215
Explaination

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If three successive terms of a G.P. with common ratio rr>1 are the length of the sides of a triangle and r denotes the greatest integer less than or equal to r, then 3r+r is equal to:

JEE Main 2024 (01 Feb Shift 2)

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Let the first three terms $2, p$ and $q$, with $q \neq 2$, of a G.P. be respectively the $7^{\text {th }}, 8^{\text {th }}$ and $13^{\text {th }}$ terms of an A.P. If the $5^{\text {th }}$ term of the G.P. is the $n^{\text {th }}$ term of the A.P., then $n$ is equal to:

JEE Main 2024 (04 Apr Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 163
  • B: 151
  • C: 177
  • D: 169
Explaination

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Let $a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots$ be in an arithmetic progression of positive terms. Let $\mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{k}}=\mathrm{a}_1^2-\mathrm{a}_2^2+\mathrm{a}_3^2-\mathrm{a}_4^2+\ldots+\mathrm{a}_{2 \mathrm{k}-1}^2-\mathrm{a}_{2 \mathrm{k}}^2$. If $\mathrm{A}_3=-153, \mathrm{~A}_5=-435$ and $\mathrm{a}_1^2+\mathrm{a}_2^2+\mathrm{a}_3^2=66$, then $\mathrm{a}_{17}-\mathrm{A}_7$ is equal to______

JEE Main 2024 (05 Apr Shift 1)

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Let the positive integers be written in the form :
If the $k^{\text {th }}$ row contains exactly $k$ numbers for every natural number $k$, then the row in which the number 5310 will be, is _______

JEE Main 2024 (08 Apr Shift 1)

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