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Let a1, a2, a3, ldots be an A.P. If a7=3, the product a1 a4 is minimum and the sum of its first n terms is zero, then n !-4 an(n+2) is equal to :
Q. Let
a
1
,
a
2
,
a
3
,
…
be an A.P. If
a
7
=
3
, the product
a
1
a
4
is minimum and the sum of its first
n
terms is zero, then
n
!
−
4
a
n
(
n
+
2
)
is equal to :
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A
4
381
20%
B
9
0%
C
4
33
20%
D
24
60%
Solution:
a
+
6
d
=
3
.......................(1)
Z
=
a
(
a
+
3
d
)
=
(
3
−
6
d
)
(
3
−
3
d
)
=
18
d
2
−
27
d
+
9
Differentiating with respect to
d
⇒
36
d
−
27
=
0
⇒
d
=
4
3
,
from
(
1
)
a
=
2
−
3
,
(
Z
=
minimum
)
Now,
S
a
=
2
n
(
−
3
+
(
n
−
1
)
4
3
)
=
0
⇒
n
=
5
Now,
n
!
−
4
a
n
(
n
+
2
)
=
120
−
4
(
a
35
)
=
120
−
4
(
a
+
(
35
−
1
)
d
)
=
120
−
4
(
2
−
3
+
34
⋅
(
4
3
)
)
=
120
−
4
(
4
−
6
+
102
)
=
120
−
96
=
24