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JEE Main 3 April 2025, Shift 1, Maths Q22

Question 22 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 22 of 25, Section B.

All five letter words are made using all the letters A, B, C, D, E and arranged as in an English dictionary with serial numbers. Let the word at serial number nn be denoted by Wn\mathrm{W}_n. Let the probability P(Wn)\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{W}_n) of choosing the word Wn\mathrm{W}_n satisfy P(Wn)=2P(Wn−1)\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{W}_n) = 2\mathrm{P}(\mathrm{W}_{n-1}), n>1n > 1. If P(CDBEA)=2α2β−1\mathrm{P(CDBEA)} = \frac{2^{\alpha}}{2^{\beta} - 1}, α,β∈N\alpha, \beta \in \mathbb{N}, then α+β\alpha + \beta is equal to : ______

Official answer

183

NTA final key.

Chapter
Probability
Topic
AP and GP
Idea tested
GP Sum of n terms

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 5× in all
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  2. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q7If in a G.P. of 64 terms, the sum of all the terms is 7 times the sum of the odd terms of the G.P, then the common ratio of the G.P. is…MediumSingle correct
  3. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q57Let ana_n be the nthn^{\mathrm{th}} term of a G.P. of positive terms. If ∑n=1100a2n+1=200\sum_{n=1}^{100}a_{2n+1}=200 and ∑n=1100a2n=100\sum_{n=1}^{100}a_{2n}=100,…MediumSingle correct
  4. 6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q73Suppose that a function f:R→Rf:\mathbf{R}\to\mathbf{R} satisfies f(x+y)=f(x)f(y)f(x+y)=f(x)f(y) for all x,y∈Rx,y\in\mathbf{R} and f(1)=3f(1)=3. If…MediumNumerical value

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