JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 12 May 2012)

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    A number w is randomly selected from the set {1,2,3,....., 1000}. The probability that\[\frac{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{{{i}^{2}}}}{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{i}}\] is  an integer is     JEE Main Online Paper (Held On 12 May 2012)

    A) 0.331                                    

    B)                        0333

    C)                        0334                                      

    D)                        0332

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    \[\frac{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{{{i}^{2}}}}{\sum\limits_{i=1}^{n}{i}}=\frac{\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}}{\frac{n(n+1)}{2}}=\frac{2n+1}{3}\] For \[n=1,2,3,....,1000\] Value of \[\frac{2n+1}{3}=\frac{3}{3},\frac{5}{3},\frac{7}{3},.........,\frac{2001}{3}\] respectively. Out of\[\frac{3}{3},\frac{5}{3},\frac{7}{3},.........,\frac{2001}{3}\] only first tern \[\left( \frac{3}{3}=1 \right),\] fourth term\[\left( \frac{9}{3}=3 \right),{{667}^{\text{th}}}\]term \[\left( \frac{2001}{3}=667 \right)\]are integers. Hence, out of 1000 values of \[\frac{2n+1}{3},\]total number of integral values of\[\frac{2n+1}{3}\] \[=\text{333}+\text{1}=\text{334}\] \[\therefore \]Required probability \[=\frac{334}{1000}=0.334\]


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