JEE Main 2019 — Sequences And Series Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th January Evening Slot
Question
Let a1, a2, a3, ..... a10 be in G.P. with ai > 0 for i = 1, 2, ….., 10 and S be the set of pairs (r, k), r, k N (the set of natural numbers) for which
\left| {\matrix{ {{{\log }_e}\,{a_1}^r{a_2}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_2}^r{a_3}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_3}^r{a_4}^k} \cr {{{\log }_e}\,{a_4}^r{a_5}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_5}^r{a_6}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_6}^r{a_7}^k} \cr {{{\log }_e}\,{a_7}^r{a_8}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_8}^r{a_9}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_9}^r{a_{10}}^k} \cr } } \right| 0.
Then the number of elements in S, is -
\left| {\matrix{ {{{\log }_e}\,{a_1}^r{a_2}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_2}^r{a_3}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_3}^r{a_4}^k} \cr {{{\log }_e}\,{a_4}^r{a_5}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_5}^r{a_6}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_6}^r{a_7}^k} \cr {{{\log }_e}\,{a_7}^r{a_8}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_8}^r{a_9}^k} & {{{\log }_e}\,{a_9}^r{a_{10}}^k} \cr } } \right| 0.
Then the number of elements in S, is -
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Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
Dinfinitely many
Step-by-step explanation
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C3 C3 C2
C2 C2 C1
We get D = 0
C3 C3 C2
C2 C2 C1
We get D = 0
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