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JEE Main 9 April 2024, Shift 1, Maths Q5

Question 5 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 5 of 30, Section A.

If the sum of the series 11⋅(1+d)+1(1+d)(1+2d)+…+1(1+9d)(1+10d)\frac{1}{1\cdot(1+d)}+\frac{1}{(1+d)(1+2d)}+\ldots+\frac{1}{(1+9d)(1+10d)} is equal to 55, then 50d50d is equal to :
  1. (1)55Official answer
  2. (2)1010
  3. (3)1515
  4. (4)2020

Official answer

Option 1

NTA final key.

Chapter
Sequences and Series
Topic
AP and GP
Idea tested
Method of Differences (Vn Method)

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 4× in all
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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.