JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Sequences and Series

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    Let \[{{S}_{n}}(1\le n\le 9)\] denotes the sum of n terms of series 1+22+333+.................+9999999999, then for \[2\le n\le 9\]

    A) \[{{S}_{n}}-{{S}_{n-1}}=\frac{1}{9}({{10}^{n}}-{{n}^{2}}+n)\]

    B) \[{{S}_{n}}=\frac{1}{9}({{10}^{n}}-{{n}^{2}}+2n-2)\]

    C) \[9\,({{S}_{n}}-{{S}_{n-1}})=n\,({{10}^{n}}-1)\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] \[{{S}_{n}}=\frac{1}{9}(9)+\frac{2}{9}(99)+\frac{3}{9}(999)+...\]
    \[=\frac{1}{9}\left[ 10+{{2.10}^{2}}+{{3.10}^{3}}+... \right]-\frac{1}{9}[1+2+3+...]\]
    \[=\frac{1}{9}S-\frac{1}{9}\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\]
    \[S=10+{{2.10}^{2}}+{{3.10}^{3}}+....+n\,\,{{10}^{n}}\]
    \[\frac{10\,S={{10}^{2}}+{{2.10}^{3}}+....+(n-1){{10}^{n}}+n.\,\,{{10}^{n+1}}}{-9s=(10+{{10}^{2}}+....+{{10}^{n}})-n\,\,{{10}^{n+1}}}\]
    \[S=\frac{n}{9}{{10}^{n+1}}-\frac{{{10}^{n+1}}-10}{81}\]
    \[\therefore {{S}_{n}}=\frac{n}{81}{{10}^{n+1}}-\frac{{{10}^{n+1}}-10}{9.81}-\frac{1}{9}\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\]
    \[\therefore 9{{S}_{n}}=\frac{(9n-1){{10}^{n+1}}}{81}+\frac{10}{81}-\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\]
    \[\therefore 9({{S}_{n}}-{{S}_{n-1}})=\frac{{{10}^{n}}}{81}\]
                \[\left\{ 10(9n-1)-(9n-10) \right\}-n=n({{10}^{n}}-1)\]


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