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Let the first term a and the common ratio r of a geometric progression be positive integers. If the sum of squares of its first three terms is 33033, then the sum of these three terms is equal to
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Options:
  • A 241
  • B 231
  • C 210
  • D 220
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 231

Given that,

a2+ar2+ar22=33033, a,rN

a21+r2+r4=112×273

On comparing both sides of the equation we get,

a=11 and 1+r2+r4=273

r2+r4=272

r21+r2=16×17

r=4

Now a+ar+ar2=11+11×4+11×16

=11+44+176=231.

Therefore, the required value is 231

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