An ant moved for several seconds and covered 3 mm in the first second and 4 mm more in each successive second than its predecessor. If the ant had covered 1 mm in the first second and 8 mm more in each successive second, then the difference between the path it would cover during the same time and actual path would be more than 6 mm but less than 30 mm. find the time for which the ant moved (in seconds).

  • 15 s
  • 24 s
  • 36 s
  • 42 s
Answer:- 1
Explanation:-

Solution:
3+7+11+15+ . . . . . (1)
1+9+17+25+ . . . . . (2)
The condition is satisfied for the 4 seconds in 2nd journey, ant covered 17 m more than 1st one.

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