The sum of first 24 terms of the A.P, a1,a2,a3,.... if it is known that a1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24=225
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a
700
b
800
c
900
d
600
answer is C.
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Detailed Solution
We known that in an A.P the sum of the termsequidistant from the beginning and end is always same and is equal tothe sum of first and last term, ie. a1+an=a2+an−1=a3+an−2=.....So if an A.P. consists of 24 terms, then a1+a24=a3+a20=a10+a15a1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24=225⇒a1+a24=2253=75∴S24=242a1+a24usingSn=n2a1+an=12(75)=900( using (i))