BITSAT 2011
- Exam
- BITSAT
- Year
- 2011
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Sequences and Series
BITSAT 2011 · Mathematics · Sequences and Series
If ( ^ th , ^ th ) and ( ^ th ) terms of H.P. are ( u, v, w...
If (\mathrmp^{\text{th }}, \mathrmq^{\text{th }}) and (\mathrmr^{\text{th }}) terms of H.P. are ( respectively, then find the value of the expression .
Options
- A2
- B0
- C4
- D8
Correct answer
B. 0
Step-by-step solution
Let H.P. be (\frac{1}{\mathrm{a}}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{a}+\mathrm{d}}+\frac{1}{\mathrm{a}+2 \mathrm{ d}}+\ldots \ldots)
$\begin{aligned}& \therefore \mathrm{u}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{p}-1) \mathrm{d}}, \mathrm{v}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{q}-1) \mathrm{d}},\\
& \mathrm{w}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{r}-1) \mathrm{d}} \Rightarrow \mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{p}-1) \mathrm{d}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{u}}\\
& \mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{q}-1) \mathrm{d}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{v}}, \mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{r}-1) \mathrm{d}=\frac{1}{\mathrm{w}}\\
& \Rightarrow(\mathrm{q}-\mathrm{r})\{\mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{p}-1) \mathrm{d}\}+(\mathrm{r}-\mathrm{p})\{\mathrm{a}+(\mathrm{q}-1) \mathrm{d}\}+\ldots \ldots \\
& =\frac{1}{\mathrm{u}}(\mathrm{q}-\mathrm{r})+\frac{1}{\mathrm{v}}(\mathrm{r}-\mathrm{p})+\ldots . \Rightarrow(q-r) \mathrm{vw}+\ldots . . =0
\end{aligned}$)