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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    The sum of \[n\] terms of the following series \[1.2+2.3+3.4+4.5+.........\] shall be [MNR 1980]

    A) \[{{n}^{3}}\]

    B) \[\frac{1}{3}n\,(n+1)(n+2)\]

    C) \[\frac{1}{6}n\,(n+1)(n+2)\]

    D) \[\frac{1}{3}n\,(n+1)(2n+1)\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The first factors of the terms of the given series \[1,\ 2,\ 3,\ 4,\ ........n\] and second factors of the terms of the given series \[2,\ 3,\ 4,,\ ........(n+1)\] \[{{n}^{th}}\]term of the given series \[=n(n+1)={{n}^{2}}+n\] Hence sum = \[\Sigma {{n}^{2}}+\Sigma n=\frac{1}{6}n(n+1)(2n+1)+\frac{n}{2}(n+1)\] \[=\frac{1}{6}n(n+1)(2n+1+3)=\frac{1}{3}n(n+1)(n+2)\].


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