JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Arithmetic Progression

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    If \[{{S}_{n}}\] denotes the sum of \[n\] terms of an arithmetic progression, then the value of \[({{S}_{2n}}-{{S}_{n}})\] is equal to

    A) \[2{{S}_{n}}\]

    B) \[{{S}_{3n}}\]

    C)   \[\frac{1}{3}{{S}_{3n}}\]

    D)   \[\frac{1}{2}{{S}_{n}}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    \[{{S}_{2n}}-{{S}_{n}}=\frac{2n}{2}\{2a+(2n-1)d\}-\frac{n}{2}\{2a+(n-1)d\}\] \[=\frac{n}{2}\{4a+4nd-2d-2a-nd+d\}=\frac{n}{2}\{2a+(3n-1)d\}\] \[=\frac{1}{3}.\frac{3n}{2}\{2a+(3n-1)d\}=\frac{1}{3}{{S}_{3n}}\].


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