Mathematics · Sequence and Series

JEE Main 2024 — 6 April, Shift 1 — Question 27

Let the first term of a series be T1=6\mathrm{T}_{1}=6 and its rth \mathrm{r}^{\text {th }} term Tr=3Tr−1+6r,r=2,3,….,nT_{r}=3 T_{r-1}+6^{r}, r=2,3, \ldots ., n. If the sum of the

first n terms of this series is 15(n2−12n+39)\frac{1}{5}\left(\mathrm{n}^{2}-12 \mathrm{n}+39\right) (4.6n−5.3n+1)\left(4.6^{\mathrm{n}}-5.3^{\mathrm{n}}+1\right). Then n is equal to \qquad

Answer: 6

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

Tr=3Tr−1+6r,r=2,3,4,…nT_{r}=3 T_{r-1}+6^{r}, r=2,3,4, \ldots n

T2=3.T1+62\mathrm{T}_{2}=3 . \mathrm{T}_{1}+6^{2}

T2=3.6+62\mathrm{T}_{2}=3.6+6^{2}

T3=3 T2+63\mathrm{T}_{3}=3 \mathrm{~T}_{2}+6^{3}

T3=3 T2+63\mathrm{T}_{3}=3 \mathrm{~T}_{2}+6^{3}

T3=3(3.6+62)+63\mathrm{T}_{3}=3\left(3.6+6^{2}\right)+6^{3}

T3=32.6+3.62+63T_{3}=3^{2} .6+3.6^{2}+6^{3}

Tr=3r−1⋅6+3r−2⋅62+…+6r\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=3^{\mathrm{r}-1} \cdot 6+3^{\mathrm{r}-2} \cdot 6^{2}+\ldots+6^{\mathrm{r}}

Tr=3r−1⋅6[1+63+(63)2+…+(63)r−1]\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=3^{\mathrm{r}-1} \cdot 6\left[1+\frac{6}{3}+\left(\frac{6}{3}\right)^{2}+\ldots+\left(\frac{6}{3}\right)^{\mathrm{r}-1}\right]

Tr=3r−1⋅6(1+2+22+…+2r−1)\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=3^{\mathrm{r}-1} \cdot 6\left(1+2+2^{2}+\ldots+2^{\mathrm{r}-1}\right)

Tr=6⋅3r−11⋅(1−2r)(−1)\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=6 \cdot 3^{\mathrm{r}-1} 1 \cdot \frac{\left(1-2^{\mathrm{r}}\right)}{(-1)} Tr=6.3r−1⋅(2r−1)\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=6.3^{\mathrm{r}-1} \cdot\left(2^{\mathrm{r}}-1\right)

Tr=6⋅3r3⋅(2r−1)\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=\frac{6 \cdot 3^{\mathrm{r}}}{3} \cdot\left(2^{\mathrm{r}}-1\right)

Tr=2.(6r−3r)\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=2 .\left(6^{\mathrm{r}}-3^{\mathrm{r}}\right)

Sn=2Σ(6r−3r)\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}}=2 \Sigma\left(6^{\mathrm{r}}-3^{\mathrm{r}}\right) Sn=2⋅[6⋅(6n−1)5−3⋅(3n−1)2]\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}}=2 \cdot\left[\frac{6 \cdot\left(6^{\mathrm{n}}-1\right)}{5}-\frac{3 \cdot\left(3^{\mathrm{n}}-1\right)}{2}\right]

Sn=2[12(6n−1)−15(3n−1)10]\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}}=2\left[\frac{12\left(6^{\mathrm{n}}-1\right)-15\left(3^{\mathrm{n}}-1\right)}{10}\right]

Sn=35[4.64−5.3n+1]\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{3}{5}\left[4.6^{4}-5.3^{\mathrm{n}}+1\right] ∴n2−12n+39=3\therefore \mathrm{n}^{2}-12 \mathrm{n}+39=3

n2−12n+36=0\mathrm{n}^{2}-12 \mathrm{n}+36=0

n=6\mathrm{n}=6

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Sequence and Series
Topic
Introduction to Sequence and Series