Consider an A.P. of positive integers, whose sum of the first three terms is 54 and the sum of the first twenty terms lies between 1600 and 1800. Then its term is :
- (A)84
- (B)122
- (C)90✓ Correct
- (D)108
Answer: (C)
Solution
With first term and common difference ,
and
The condition gives
Since the terms are positive integers, must be a natural number, so , giving .
The 11th term is
and
The condition gives
Since the terms are positive integers, must be a natural number, so , giving .
The 11th term is
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