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JEE Main 13 April 2023, Shift 2, Maths Q8

Question 8 of 90 in this shift, Maths question 8 of 30, Section A.

Let

a_1, a_2, a_3, \ldots

be a G.P. of increasing positive numbers. Let the sum of its

6^{th}

and

8^{th}

terms be

2

and the product of its

3^{rd}

and

5^{th}

terms be

\frac{1}{9}

. Then

6(a_2+a_4)(a_4+a_6)

is equal to

(1) $2$
(2) $2\sqrt{2}$
(3) $3\sqrt{3}$
(4) $3$ Official answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter: Sequences and Series
Topic: AP and GP
Idea tested: GP General Term

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 15× in all

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Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.