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JEE Main 2 September 2020, Shift 1, Maths Q57

Question 57 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 7 of 25.

The sum of the first three terms of a G.P. is

S

and their product is 27. Then all such

S

lie in :

(1) $[-3, \infty)$
(2) $(-\infty, -3]\cup[9, \infty)$ Official answer
(3) $(-\infty, -9]\cup[3, \infty)$
(4) $(-\infty, 9]$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key (Sep 2020).

Chapter: Sequences and Series
Topic: AP and GP
Idea tested: Symmetric Selection of GP Terms

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