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In a harmonic progression t1,t2,t3,.., it is given that t5=20 and t6=50. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of this, then the value of n for which Sn is maximum is
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Options:
  • A 6
  • B 7
  • C 9
  • D 10
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 6

Let the first term be a and the common difference be d, then

 20=1a+4d and 50=1a+5d
On solving, we get,

 d=-3100 and a=17100
Hence, tr=10020-3r>0r<203rmax=6
So, sum is maximum for n=6, as after this terms are negative

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