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QJEEM20Ma384d: JEE Main 2020 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM20Ma384d Solution: The number of terms common to the two A.P.'s 3, 7, 11, .....,…

The number of terms common to the two A.P.'s 3, 7, 11, ....., 407 and 2, 9, 16, ....., 709 is ______.

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First A.P. is 3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, ..... 407

d1 = 4

Second A.P. is 2, 9, 16, 23, ..... 709

d2 = 7

First common term = 23

Common difference of new A.P using the common terms of the two given A.P's is d = L.C.M. (4, 7) = 28

Last term ≤\le 407

⇒\Rightarrow 23 + (n – 1) (28) ≤\le 407

⇒\Rightarrow n ≤\le 14.7

∴\therefore n = 14

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