NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Sequences and Series
NDA 2025 · Mathematics · Sequences and Series
How many terms are identical in the two APs 19, 21, 23, up to 110...
How many terms are identical in the two APs up to 110 terms and up to 75 terms?
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
C.
Step-by-step solution
For the first AP:
First term , common difference , number of terms .
Last term .
For the second AP:
First term , common difference , number of terms .
Last term .
The identical terms of both APs form a new AP.
The first common term is .
The common difference of the new AP is .
The last term of this new AP must be less than or equal to the smaller of the two last terms, which is .
Let the number of identical terms be .
Since must be an integer, the maximum possible value for is .
Answer:
First term , common difference , number of terms .
Last term .
For the second AP:
First term , common difference , number of terms .
Last term .
The identical terms of both APs form a new AP.
The first common term is .
The common difference of the new AP is .
The last term of this new AP must be less than or equal to the smaller of the two last terms, which is .
Let the number of identical terms be .
Since must be an integer, the maximum possible value for is .
Answer: