Let and be two arithmetic progressions. Then the sum, of the common terms in them, is equal to ____.
Answer: 6699
Solution
AP: (common difference 4); AP: (common difference 3). Common terms form an AP with common difference , first common term :
Largest term of this AP not exceeding (the smaller upper bound): , giving last term (checking: and , so it does belong to both original APs), and terms in total.
Largest term of this AP not exceeding (the smaller upper bound): , giving last term (checking: and , so it does belong to both original APs), and terms in total.
JEE Main · 2024 · 01 Feb 2024 · Shift 1 · Integer answer