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Miscellaneous·2022·Easy

In the series AABABCABCDABCDE.., which letter appears at the 100th place?

In the series AABABCABCDABCDE.., which letter appears at the 100th place?

Options

  1. a.

    G

  2. b.

    H

  3. c.

    I

    Correct answer
  4. d.

    J

Explanation

The given series is: AABABCABCDABCDE… The pattern being followed here is: A, AB, ABC, ABCD, ABCDE, … Number of alphabets increase in arithmetic progression. If we have an arithmetic series, 1, 2, 3 …, then: Sum of first n terms = (n/2) (2a + (n-1)d), where ‘n’ is the number of terms in the series, ‘a’ the first term, and ‘d' the difference between two terms i.e. 1. So, n(n+1)/2 >= 100, solving/estimating we get n=14. For n=13, we have sum = 13x14/2 = 91. so, 92nd is A, 93rd is B and so, 100th is I.

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