Let an and am be the last terms of the progressions respectively ⇒407=3+(n−1)4 and 709=2+(m−1)7
Solving we get, n,m=102. To find the common terms, assume that the nth term of the first progression is equal to the mth term of the second progression.
⇒3+(n−1)4=2+(m−1)7⇒3+4n−4−2+7=7m⇒4(n+1)=7m, where n,m∈{1,2,3,…,102}
R.H.S is a multiple of 7, while L.H.S is 4(n+1). Since g.c.d(4,7)=1 L.H.S will be multiple of 7, iff n+1 is a multiple of 7.
⇒n=6,13,20,… Again since n is bounded by 102. The largest possible value of n is 97.
So, n \in \{6,13,20,\dots\,97} Which has 14 terms. Thus the number of common terms of the progression is 14
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