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JEE Main · Maths · Application of Derivatives

Extrema of Discrete Sequences via Calculus

JEE Main asked Extrema of Discrete Sequences via Calculus once in the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, on 8 Apr 2023, Shift 1. It belongs to Maxima and Minima, in Application of Derivatives (Maths).

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
1
in 1 shift
Years
1 of 8
First asked
2023
the only year
Pattern
Occasional
asked once so far

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2023. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Maths questions.

00.050.10’170’200’210’220.07’230’240’250’26

Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 0 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 1 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20231 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20210 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Numerical value is the usual form. Skill tested: multi-step.

  • Greatest term of a sequence

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 1Hard 0

1 of the 1 question had a numerical answer.

Every question

The question

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q23If aαa_\alpha is the greatest term in the sequence an=n3n4+147a_n=\frac{n^3}{n^4+147}, n=1,2,3,…,n=1,2,3,\ldots, then α\alpha is equal to ____________.MediumNumerical value

Shift: 8 Apr 2023, Shift 1.

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