Five numbers are in A.P., whose sum is 25 and product is 2520. If one of these five numbers is , then the greatest number amongst them is:
- (A)7
- (B)
- (C)16✓ Correct
- (D)27
Answer: (C)
Solution
Write the five terms as . Their sum gives , and the product condition reduces to , i.e. , so or . Only produces a term equal to , giving the set , whose greatest member is .
JEE Main · 2020 · 07 Jan 2020 · Shift 1 · Single correct option