Different A.P's are constructed with the first term 100 , the last term 199 , And integral common…

Different A.P's are constructed with the first term 100, the last term 199, And integral common differences. The sum of the common differences of all such, A.P's having at least 3 terms and at most 33 terms is.

Solution

Given 1st term of the A.P=100=a

And the last term =199=L

Let the three term be a,a+d,a+2d

an=L=a+n-1d

di=L-an-1

n number of terms

Now checking for what value of n we have integral common difference,

For, n=3, d1=199-1002

=992I

For, n=4, d2=993=33I

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For, n=10, d3=999=11I

For, n=12, d4=9911=9I

So, sum of all common difference that are integer will be di=33+11+9=53

Asked in: JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 2)

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