JEE Main Mathematics question

MathematicsSequence and SeriesJEE Main

A pack contains cards numbered from to . Two consecutive numbered cards are removed from the pack and the sum of the numbers on the remaining cards is . If the smaller of the numbers on the removed cards is , then is equal to

Answer: 5

Solution

The removed cards sum to , so ; hence and . gives

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Question ID VK-022019