ExamBro
ExamBro
WBJEE · Maths · Sequences and Series

Consider the real valued function \(\mathrm{h}:\{0,1,2 \ldots \ldots 100\} \rightarrow \mathrm{R}\) such that \(\mathrm{h}(0)=5, \mathrm{~h}(100)=20\) and satisfying \(h(p)=\frac{1}{2}\{h(p+1)+h(p-1)\}\) for every \(p=1,2 \ldots .99 .\) Then the value of \(h(1)\) is

  1. A \(5.15\)
  2. B \(5.5\)
  3. C 6
  4. D \(6.15\)
Verified Solution

Answer & Solution

Correct Answer

(A) \(5.15\)

Step-by-step Solution

Detailed explanation

\(h(p)=\frac{1}{2}(h(p+1)+h(p-1)) \Rightarrow h(p-1), h(p), h(p+1)\) are in A.P. \(h(100)=h(0)+99 d\) \(\Rightarrow \frac{20-5}{99}=d \Rightarrow d=\frac{15}{99} \Rightarrow h(1)=h(0)+d=5+\frac{15}{99}=5.15\)