Mathematics · Limits, Continuity and Differentiability

JEE Main 2024 — 5 April, Shift 2 — Question 25

If 1+3−223+5−2618+93−112363+49−206180+…1+\frac{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}{2 \sqrt{3}}+\frac{5-2 \sqrt{6}}{18}+\frac{9 \sqrt{3}-11 \sqrt{2}}{36 \sqrt{3}}+\frac{49-20 \sqrt{6}}{180}+\ldots. upto ∞=2( ba+1)log⁡e(ab)\infty=2\left(\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{~b}}{\mathrm{a}}}+1\right) \log _{\mathrm{e}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{b}}\right),

where a and b are integers with gcd⁡(a,b)=1\operatorname{gcd}(a, b)=1, then 11a+18 b11 \mathrm{a}+18 \mathrm{~b} is equal to \qquad

Answer: 76

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

S=1+x23+x218+x3363+x4180+…∞\quad \mathrm{S}=1+\frac{\mathrm{x}}{2 \sqrt{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{x}^{2}}{18}+\frac{\mathrm{x}^{3}}{36 \sqrt{3}}+\frac{\mathrm{x}^{4}}{180}+\ldots \infty

Put x3=t\frac{x}{\sqrt{3}}=t, where x=3−2x=\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}

S=1+t2+t26+t312+t420+…\mathrm{S}=1+\frac{\mathrm{t}}{2}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{2}}{6}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{3}}{12}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{4}}{20}+\ldots

S=1+t(1−12)+t2(12−13)+t3(13−14)+\mathrm{S}=1+\mathrm{t}\left(1-\frac{1}{2}\right)+\mathrm{t}^{2}\left(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}\right)+\mathrm{t}^{3}\left(\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}\right)+

t4(14−15)\mathrm{t}^{4}\left(\frac{1}{4}-\frac{1}{5}\right)

S=(1+t+t22+t33+t34+…)−(t2+t23+t34+t45+…)\mathrm{S}=\left(1+\mathrm{t}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{2}}{2}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{3}}{3}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{3}}{4}+\ldots\right)-\left(\frac{\mathrm{t}}{2}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{2}}{3}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{3}}{4}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{4}}{5}+\ldots\right)

S=(t+t22+…)−1t(t+t22+t33+…)+2\mathrm{S}=\left(\mathrm{t}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{2}}{2}+\ldots\right)-\frac{1}{\mathrm{t}}\left(\mathrm{t}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{2}}{2}+\frac{\mathrm{t}^{3}}{3}+\ldots\right)+2

S=2+(1−1t)(−log⁡(1−t))=(1t−1)log⁡(1−t)+2\mathrm{S}=2+\left(1-\frac{1}{\mathrm{t}}\right)(-\log (1-\mathrm{t}))=\left(\frac{1}{\mathrm{t}}-1\right) \log (1-\mathrm{t})+2

S=2+(33−2−1)log⁡(1−3−23)\mathrm{S}=2+\left(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}-1\right) \log \left(1-\frac{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}}\right)

S=2+(23−2)log⁡e23S=2+\left(\frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}-\sqrt{2}}\right) \log e \frac{\sqrt{2}}{\sqrt{3}}

S=2+(6+2)2log⁡e23=2+(32+1)log⁡e23\mathrm{S}=2+\frac{(\sqrt{6}+2)}{2} \log \mathrm{e} \frac{2}{3}=2+\left(\sqrt{\frac{3}{2}}+1\right) \log \mathrm{e} \frac{2}{3}

a=2,b=3a=2, b=3

11a+18 b=11×2+18×3=7611 \mathrm{a}+18 \mathrm{~b}=11 \times 2+18 \times 3=76

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
Topic
Application of L'Hospital rule, series expansion.