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Let S={(a,b,c)N×N×N:a+b+c=21,abc} and T={(a,b,c)N×N×N:a,b,c are in A. P.}, where N is the set of all natural numbers. Then the number of elements in the set ST is

A
6
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B
7
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C
13
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D
14
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Solution

The correct option is B 7
We have a+b+c=21 (1)
Also, a,b and c are in A.P.
Therefore, b=a+c2 (2)
From (1) and (2)
b=7, a+c=14
Possible value for a are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Therefore, there are 7 triplets.

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