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Here i brought u challenging question which was asked in kvpy 2018 .
The question is
Suppose the sum of the first m term of an A.P is n and the sum of its first n terms is m.where m and n is not equal.then the sum of the first (m+n) terms of the A.P is
A. 1-mn
B. mn-5
C. -(m+n)
D. m+n
Posted by Varshini Bhushan 4 years, 10 months ago
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Sia ? 4 years, 10 months ago
Let a be the first term and d be the common difference of the given AP. Then,
Sm = n {tex}\Rightarrow{/tex} {tex}\frac{m}{2}{/tex}[2a + (m-1)d] = n
{tex}\Rightarrow{/tex} 2am + m(m- 1)d - 2n ...... (i)
And, Sn = m {tex}\Rightarrow{/tex}{tex}\frac{n}{2}{/tex}[2a + (n - 1)d] = m
{tex}\Rightarrow{/tex} 2an + n(n - 1)d = 2m ...... (ii)
On subtracting (ii) from (i), we get
2a(m-n) + [(m2 - n2) - (m - n)]d = 2(n - m)
{tex}\Rightarrow{/tex} (m - n)[2a + (m + n - 1)d] = 2(n - m)
{tex}\Rightarrow{/tex} 2a + (m + n- 1)d = -2 ..... (iii)
Sum of the first (m + n) terms of the given AP
= {tex}\frac{{(m + n)}}{2}{/tex}{tex}\cdot{/tex}{2a + (m + n - 1)d}
{tex}= \frac { ( m + n ) } { 2 } \cdot ( - 2 ) = - ( m + n ){/tex} [using (iii)].
Hence, the sum of first (m + n) terms of the given AP is -(m + n).
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