The sum of all two digit positive numbers which when divided by 7 yield 2 or 5 as remainder is

The sum of all two digit positive numbers which when divided by 7 yield 2 or 5 as remainder is
  1. 1356
  2. 1365
  3. 1256
  4. 1465

Solution

Two-digit numbers of the form 7λ+2 are 16, 23, 30,..., 93

These number are forming an arithmetic progression with first term a=16, common difference d=23-16=7 and last term l=93

And, we know that the last term of an arithmetic progression is given by l=a+n-1d

93=16+n-17

77=n-17

n=12

Two-digit numbers of the form 7λ+5 are 12, 19, 26,..., 96

Again, using the last term of A.P., we get 96=12+n1-17

84=n1-17

n1=13

Now, the sum of n terms of an A.P. is Sn=n2a+l, we get the sum of all the above numbers as

=12216+93+13212+96

=654+702=1356.

Asked in: JEE Main 2019 (10 Jan Shift 1)

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