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QJEEM22Ma7aa3: JEE Main 2022 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEM22Ma7aa3 Solution: Consider two G.Ps. 2, 2 2 , 2 3 , ..... and 4, 4 2 , 4 3 , .... …

Consider two G.Ps. 2, 22, 23, ..... and 4, 42, 43, .... of 60 and n terms respectively. If the geometric mean of all the 60 + n terms is (2)2258{(2)^{{{225} \over 8}}} , then ∑k=1nk(n−k)\sum\limits_{k = 1}^n {k(n - k)} is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 560
  • B 1540
  • C 1330
  • D 2600

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

Given G.P's 2, 22, 23, .... 60 terms

4, 42, .... n terms

Now, G.M =22258= {2^{{{225} \over 8}}}

(2.22... 4.42...)160+n=22258{\left( {{{2.2}^2}...\,{{4.4}^2}...} \right)^{{1 \over {60 + n}}}} = {2^{{{225} \over 8}}}

(2n2+n+183060+n)=22258\left( {{2^{{{{n^2} + n + 1830} \over {60 + n}}}}} \right) = {2^{{{225} \over 8}}}

⇒n2+n+183060+n=2258\Rightarrow {{{n^2} + n + 1830} \over {60 + n}} = {{225} \over 8}

⇒8n2−217n+1140=0\Rightarrow 8{n^2} - 217n + 1140 = 0

n=578, 20, n = {{57} \over 8},\,20,\, so n=20n = 20

∴\therefore ∑k=120k(20−k)=20×20×212−20×21×416\sum\limits_{k = 1}^{20} {k(20 - k) = 20 \times {{20 \times 21} \over 2} - {{20 \times 21 \times 41} \over 6}}

=20×212[20−413]=1330= {{20 \times 21} \over 2}\left[ {20 - {{41} \over 3}} \right] = 1330

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