JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Jul 2021 · Shift 1 · Sequences and Series

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If are in an arithmetic progression, then the value of is equal to ____.

Answer: 3

Solution

The three terms form an arithmetic progression when

so . Putting ,

The logarithms require , so is inadmissible and , giving .

JEE Main · 2021 · 27 Jul 2021 · Shift 1 · Integer answer

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