Q.
If a1,a2,a3,…,a24 are in arithmetic progression and a1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24=225 then a1+a2+a3+…+a23+a24 is equal to
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a
909
b
75
c
750
d
900
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
Given that, a1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24=225⇒ a1+a24+a5+a20+a10+a15=225⇒ 3a1+a24=225⇒ a1+a24=75[∵in an AP the sum of the terms equidistant from the beginning and the end is same and is equal to the sum of the first and last term] ∴ a1+a2+…+a24=n2(a+l)=242a1+a24=12×75=900 [from eq.(i)]
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