Q.

The number of common terms to the two sequence 17,21,25,,417 and 16,21,26,..,466 is :

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a

21

b

20

c

18

d

19

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

In 17,21,25,,417, number of terms= 101. and Tn=17+(n1)4

In 16,21,26,,466, number of terms= 91 and Tm=16+(m1)5

Tn=Tm17+(n1)4=16+(m1)5,1n101

1m91

 5m4n=2 n=m=2 is a solution. 

Then n=2,7,;2+(k1)5101k=20

Also m=2,6,10,

Hence, there are 20 common terms. 

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