Consider the following statements:
1. The sum of 5 consecutive integers can be 100.
2. The product of three consecutive natural numbers can be equal to their sum.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Correct Answer :
Both 1 and 2
Solution :
The correct answer is Both 1 and 2.
Let us analyze both statements step-by-step to check their correctness.
Analyzing Statement 1: "The sum of 5 consecutive integers can be 100."
Let the 5 consecutive integers be represented as:
, , , , and , where is an integer.
The sum of these 5 consecutive integers is:
We are given that this sum can be equal to 100:
Since is an integer, the 5 consecutive integers are 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22.
Checking their sum:
Thus, Statement 1 is correct.
Analyzing Statement 2: "The product of three consecutive natural numbers can be equal to their sum."
Natural numbers are positive integers ().
Consider the first three consecutive natural numbers: 1, 2, and 3.
Sum of these three numbers:
Product of these three numbers:
Since the sum () is equal to the product (), Statement 2 is correct.
Since both statements 1 and 2 are correct, the correct choice is Both 1 and 2.
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