BITSAT 2017
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2017
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Sequences and Series
BITSAT 2017 · Mathematics · Sequences and Series
The numbers 3 ^ 2 2α - 1 , 14 and 3 ^ 4 - 2 2α form first three...
The numbers and form first three terms of an ,& then its fifth term is
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- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Since, and AP2 \times 14 = {3}^{2\sin 2\alpha - 1} + {3}^{4 - 2\sin 2\alpha}⇒ 28 = \dfrac{a}{3} + \dfrac{34}{a}a = {3}^{2\sin 2\alpha}⇒ a^{2} - 84a + 243 = 0⇒ \left(a - 81\right)\left(a - 3\right) = 0⇒ a = 81, a = 3⇒ {3}^{2\sin 2\alpha} = {3}^{4}{3}^{2\sin 2\alpha} = 3⇒ 2\sin 2\alpha = 1 \left[∵ 2\sin 2\alpha \ne4\right]⇒ \sin 2\alpha = \dfrac{1}{2}
Thus, the first three terms of the are .
Hence, its fifth term