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

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    Sum of n  terms of series \[12+16+24+40+.....\] will be [UPSEAT 1999]

    A) \[2\,({{2}^{n}}-1)+8n\]

    B) \[2({{2}^{n}}-1)+6n\]

    C) \[3({{2}^{n}}-1)+8n\]

    D) \[4({{2}^{n}}-1)+8n\]

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Let nth term of series is \[{{T}_{n}}\]then             \[{{S}_{n}}=12+16+24+40+.....+{{T}_{n}}\] Again  \[{{S}_{n}}=\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,12+16+24+......+{{T}_{n}}\] On subtraction \[0=(12+4+8+16+...\]+ upto n terms) - \[{{T}_{n}}\] or \[{{T}_{n}}=12+[4+8+16+...+\text{upto }(n-1)\] terms]                 \[=12+\frac{4({{2}^{n-1}}-1)}{2-1}={{2}^{n+1}}+8\] On putting \[n=1,\,2,\,3......\] \[{{T}_{1}}={{2}^{2}}+8\], \[{{T}_{2}}={{2}^{3}}+8\], \[{{T}_{3}}={{2}^{4}}+8......etc.\] \[{{S}_{n}}={{T}_{1}}+{{T}_{2}}+{{T}_{3}}+....+{{T}_{n}}\]          \[=({{2}^{2}}+{{2}^{3}}+{{2}^{4}}+....\text{upto}\,\,\,n\,\,\,\text{terms)}\]\[+(8+8+8+......\]upto n terms) \[=\frac{{{2}^{2}}({{2}^{n}}-1)}{2-1}+8n=4({{2}^{n}}-1)+8n.\]


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