JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Arithmetico - Geometric Series, Method of difference

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    \[{{n}^{th}}\] term of the series \[2+4+7+11+.......\]will be   [Roorkee 1977]

    A) \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+n+1}{2}\]

    B) \[{{n}^{2}}+n+2\]

    C) \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+n+2}{2}\]

    D) \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+2n+2}{2}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Let \[S=2+4+7+11+16+........+{{T}_{n}}\]      \[S=2+4+7+11+16+........{{T}_{n-1}}+{{T}_{n}}\] Subtracting, we get \[0=2+\left\{ 2+3+4+........+({{T}_{n}}-{{T}_{n-1}}) \right\}-{{T}_{n}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{T}_{n}}=1+(1+2+3+4+......\text{upto}\ n\ \text{terms})\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[1+\frac{1}{2}n(n+1)=\frac{2+{{n}^{2}}+n}{2}=\frac{{{n}^{2}}+n+2}{2}\].


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