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NDA 2025
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NDA
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2025
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Mathematics
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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 19,21,23,…19, 21, 23, \ldots up to 110 terms and 19,22,25,28,…19, 22, 25, 28, \ldots up to 75 terms?

Options

  1. A3535
  2. B3636
  3. C3737
  4. D3838

Correct answer

C. 3737

Step-by-step solution

For the first AP: 19,21,23,…19, 21, 23, \ldots
First term a1=19a_1 = 19, common difference d1=2d_1 = 2, number of terms n1=110n_1 = 110.
Last term L1=a1+(n1−1)d1=19+(110−1)×2=19+218=237L_1 = a_1 + (n_1 - 1)d_1 = 19 + (110 - 1) \times 2 = 19 + 218 = 237.

For the second AP: 19,22,25,28,…19, 22, 25, 28, \ldots
First term a2=19a_2 = 19, common difference d2=3d_2 = 3, number of terms n2=75n_2 = 75.
Last term L2=a2+(n2−1)d2=19+(75−1)×3=19+222=241L_2 = a_2 + (n_2 - 1)d_2 = 19 + (75 - 1) \times 3 = 19 + 222 = 241.

The identical terms of both APs form a new AP.
The first common term is a=19a = 19.
The common difference of the new AP is D=LCM(d1,d2)=LCM(2,3)=6D = \text{LCM}(d_1, d_2) = \text{LCM}(2,3) = 6.

The last term of this new AP must be less than or equal to the smaller of the two last terms, which is min⁡(237,241)=237\min(237,241) = 237.
Let the number of identical terms be nn.

a+(n−1)D≤237a + (n - 1)D \le 237

19+(n−1)×6≤23719 + (n - 1) \times 6 \le 237

6(n−1)≤2186(n - 1) \le 218

n−1≤2186n - 1 \le \dfrac{218}{6}

n−1≤36.33n - 1 \le 36.33

n≤37.33n \le 37.33

Since nn must be an integer, the maximum possible value for nn is 3737.

Answer: 3737
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