1In an increasing arithmetic progression a₁, a₂,....a_n if a₅ = 2 and product of a₁, a₅ and a₄ is greatest, then the value of dis equal to

a, ar, ar², ….ar⁶³

a+ar+ar² +….+ar⁶³ = 7 [a + ar² + ar⁴ +.+ar⁶²]

$\frac{a\left(1-r^{64}\right)}{\left(1-r\right)}=7\frac{a\left(1-r^{64}\right)}{\left(1-r^2\right)}$            

1 + r = 7

r = 6

S₂₀ = $\frac{20}{2}$ [2a + 19d] = 790

2a + 19d = 79              . (1)

$S_{10}\frac{10}{2}\left[2a+9d\right]=145$

2a + 9d = 29                . (2)

from (1) and (2) a = –8, d = 5

$S_{15}-S_5=\frac{15}{2}\left[2a+14d\right]-\frac{5}{2}\left[2a+4d\right]$

$=\frac{15}{2}\left[-16+70\right]-\frac{5}{2}\left[-16+20\right]$  

= 405 – 10

= 395

3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, . 403 = AP₁

2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, . 401 = AP₂

so common terms A.P.

11, 23, 35, ., 395

->395 = 11 + (n – 1) 12

->395 – 11 = 12 (n – 1)

$\frac{384}{12}=n-1$    

32 = n – 1

n = 33

Sum =  $\frac{33}{2}$ [2×11+ (32)12]

=  $\frac{33}{2}$ [22 + 384]

= 6699

3, a, b, c are in A.P.

a – 3 = b – a                                             

a + d, a + 7d and a + 43d are 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd term of G.P.

$\frac{a+7d}{a+d}=\frac{a+43d}{a+7d}$              

⇒ (a + 7d)² = (a + d) (a + 43d)

⇒ a² + 49d² + 14d = a² + 44ad + 43d³

⇒ 6d² = 30ad

⇒ d² = 5d

⇒ d = 0, 5

a = 1, d = 5

  $S_{20}=\frac{20}{2}\left[2+\left(19\right)5\right]$          

= 10 [95 + 2]

= 970