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Let a_1,a_2,a_3,…, be a G.P. such that a_1<0,a_1+a_2=4 and a_3+a_4=16. If Σ _i=1^9 a_i=4λ, then λ, is equal to.

JEE Main 2020 — Mathematics Algebra

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Let a1,a2,a3,…{a}_{1},{a}_{2},{a}_{3},\ldotsa1​,a2​,a3​,…, be a G.P.G.P.G.P. such that a1<0,a1+a2=4{a}_{1}<0,{a}_{1}+{a}_{2}=4a1​<0,a1​+a2​=4 and a3+a4=16{a}_{3}+{a}_{4}=16a3​+a4​=16. If ∑i=19ai=4λ\displaystyle \sum _{i=1}^{9}{a}_{i}=4\lambdai=1∑9​ai​=4λ, then λ\lambdaλ, is equal to.

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Held on 7 Jan 2020 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    −513-513−513

  2. B

    −171-171−171

  3. C

    171171171

  4. D

    5113\frac{511}{3}3511​

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