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

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    \[{{99}^{th}}\] term of the series \[2+7+14+23+34+.....\] is [Pb. CET 2003]

    A) 9998

    B) 9999

    C) 10000

    D) 100000

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Let \[S=2+7+14+23+34+.....+{{T}_{n}}\] ?..(i) and \[S=\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,2+7+14+.................+{{T}_{n-1}}+{{T}_{n}}\] ?..(ii) From (i) and (ii), we get \[0=2+[5+7+9+11........+{{T}_{n}}-{{T}_{n-1}}]-{{T}_{n}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[{{T}_{n}}=2+\left[ \frac{n-1}{2}\{2\times 5+(n-2)\,2\} \right]\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{T}_{n}}=2+(n-1)(n+3)\] Now put \[n=99\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[{{T}_{99}}=2+98\times 102=9998\].


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