JEE Advanced 2015 Problem

Algebra Level 3

Suppose that all the terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) are positive integers. If the ratio of the sum of the first seven terms to the sum of the first eleven terms is 6 : 11, and the seventh term lies between 130 and 140, what is the common difference of this AP?

Note : This question was asked in JEE Advanced 2015.


The answer is 9.

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4 solutions

Manish Dash
May 24, 2015

W e k n o w , S 7 S 11 = 6 11 = > 7 2 [ 2 a + 6 d ] 11 2 [ 2 a + 10 d ] = 6 11 = > 77 [ 2 a + 6 d ] = 66 [ 2 a + 10 d ] = > 7 [ 2 a + 6 d ] = 6 [ 2 a + 10 d ] = > 14 a + 42 d = 12 a + 60 d = > a = 9 d 7 t h t e r m = a 7 = a + 6 d = 15 d 130 < 7 t h t e r m < 140 = > 130 < 15 d < 140 15 d = 135 = > d = 9 We\quad know,\quad \frac { { S }_{ 7 } }{ { S }_{ 11 } } \quad =\quad \frac { 6 }{ 11 } \\ =>\quad \frac { \frac { 7 }{ 2 } [2a\quad +\quad 6d]\quad }{ \frac { 11 }{ 2 } [2a\quad +\quad 10d] } \quad =\quad \frac { 6 }{ 11 } \\ =>\quad 77[2a\quad +\quad 6d]\quad =\quad 66[2a\quad +\quad 10d]\\ =>\quad \quad 7[2a\quad +\quad 6d]\quad =\quad 6[2a\quad +\quad 10d]\\ =>\quad 14a\quad +\quad 42d\quad =\quad 12a\quad +\quad 60d\\ =>\quad a\quad =\quad 9d\\ \\ \quad \therefore \quad { 7 }^{ th }\quad term\quad =\quad { a }_{ 7 }\quad =\quad a\quad +\quad 6d\quad =15d\\ \\ \because \quad 130\quad <{ \quad 7 }^{ th }\quad term\quad <\quad 140\\ =>130\quad <\quad 15d\quad <\quad 140\\ \\ \therefore \quad 15d\quad =\quad 135\\ =>\quad d\quad =\quad 9

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Straight forward approach. Simply convert the conditions into math, and voilà!

Best method......That's what I did.........

Debmalya Mitra - 6 years ago

Was it really in iit??

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Breaking News: 9th Class Student solves JEE Advance question, Experts worried about decreasing standards of IIT :P

Swapnil Das - 5 years, 9 months ago

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Haha lol sd. That q must have been given to refresh student's brain during exam.

Aditya Kumar - 5 years, 9 months ago

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@Aditya Kumar This question should have been posed in Oral JEE exam :P

Swapnil Das - 5 years, 9 months ago
Prakhar Mishra
Jun 27, 2015

What manish did I did the same

Jaimin Pandya
Jun 3, 2015

https://brilliant.org/problems/can-you-figure-it-out/?group=L9XW7iIU36z4&ref_id=802119 Same problem

Same method as Manish Dash one's.Was a easy one but really happy to solve it.After all a JEE ADVANCE one.

bais wats doing

abhishekrocks sahoo - 5 years, 9 months ago

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