JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank nth term of special series, Sum to n terms and Infinite number of terms

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    If the \[{{n}^{th}}\] term of a series be \[3+n\,(n-1)\], then the sum of \[n\] terms of the series is

    A) \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+n}{3}\]

    B) \[\frac{{{n}^{3}}+8n}{3}\]

    C) \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}+8n}{5}\]

    D) \[\frac{{{n}^{2}}-8n}{3}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Here, \[{{T}_{n}}=3+n(n-1)=3+{{n}^{2}}-n\] Now sum \[S=\Sigma {{T}_{n}}=\Sigma (3+{{n}^{2}}-n)\] \[=3n+\frac{1}{6}n(n+1)(2n+1)-\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\] \[=\frac{1}{6}n(n+1)[2n+1-3]+3n=\frac{{{n}^{3}}+8n}{3}\].


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