Mathematics · Sequence and Series

JEE Main 2025 — 7 April, Evening Shift — Question 34

If the sum of the second, fourth and sixth terms of a G.P. of positive terms is 21 and the sum of its eighth, tenth and twelfth terms is 15309, then the sum of its first nine terms is:

  1. Option A:

    755

  2. Option B:

    750

  3. Option C:

    760

  4. Option D:

    757

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

ar+ar3+ar5=21…(i)a r+a r^{3}+a r^{5}=21 …(i)

ar7+ar9+ar11=15309…(ii)a r^{7}+a r^{9}+a r^{11}=15309 …(ii)

(ii)/(i)

r7r=729⇒r=3(r>0)\frac{r^{7}}{r}=729 \Rightarrow r=3 \quad(r>0)

Using (i)

a(3+27+243)=21a(3+27+243)=21

⇒a=21273=113\Rightarrow a=\frac{21}{273}=\frac{1}{13}

S9=113(39−1)3−1S_{9}=\frac{\frac{1}{13}\left(3^{9}-1\right)}{3-1}

=126(39−1)=\frac{1}{26}\left(3^{9}-1\right)

=127(33−1)(36+1+33)=\frac{1}{27}\left(3^{3}-1\right)\left(3^{6}+1+3^{3}\right)

=36+33+1=3^{6}+3^{3}+1

=757=757

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Sequence and Series
Topic
Geometric Progression
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