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JEE Main 6 September 2020, Shift 2, Maths Q56

Question 56 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 6 of 25.

The common difference of the A.P.

b_1, b_2, \ldots, b_m

is 2 more than the common difference of A.P.

a_1, a_2, \ldots, a_n

. If

a_{40}=-159

a_{100}=-399

and

b_{100}=a_{70}

, then

b_1

is equal to :

(1) $81$
(2) $-81$ Official answer
(3) $127$
(4) $-127$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key (Sep 2020).

Chapter: Sequences and Series
Topic: AP and GP
Idea tested: AP General Term

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 4× in all

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