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If the sum of the first \(21\) terms of the sequence: \(\ln \frac{a}{b}, \ln \frac{a}{b \sqrt{b}}, \ln \frac{a}{b^{2}}, \ln \frac{a}{b^{2} \sqrt{b}}, \ldots\) is \(\ln \frac{a^{m}}{b^{n}}\), then…

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If the sum of the first 2121 terms of the sequence: ln⁡ab,ln⁡abb,ln⁡ab2,ln⁡ab2b,…\ln \frac{a}{b}, \ln \frac{a}{b \sqrt{b}}, \ln \frac{a}{b^{2}}, \ln \frac{a}{b^{2} \sqrt{b}}, \ldots is ln⁡ambn\ln \frac{a^{m}}{b^{n}}, then the value of m+nm+n is __________
  1. 126
  2. 168
  3. 137
  4. 147

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Correct answer: D - 147

The sum has m+n=147m+n=147. Each of the 2121 terms contributes one ln⁡a\ln a, and the exponents of bb run from 11 to 1111 in steps of 12\frac12, so their sum is 21(1+11)2=126\frac{21(1+11)}{2}=126. The value 126126 leaves out the contribution m=21m=21.

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