JEE Main & Advanced JEE Main Paper (Held On 12-Jan-2019 Morning)

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    Let\[{{S}_{k}}=\frac{1+2+3+...+k}{k}.\]If \[S_{1}^{2}+S_{2}^{2}+...+S_{10}^{2}\]\[=\frac{5}{12}A,\] then A is equal to [JEE Main Online Paper Held On 12-Jan-2019 Morning]

    A) 303                              

    B) 283  

    C) 301                  

    D)   156

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{S}_{k}}=\frac{k(k+1)}{2k}=\frac{k+1}{2}\] Now,\[\sum\limits_{k=1}^{10}{{{({{S}_{k}})}^{2}}=\frac{5}{12}A\Rightarrow \sum\limits_{k=1}^{10}{{{\left( \frac{k+1}{2} \right)}^{2}}}=\frac{5}{12}A}\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\frac{1}{4}({{2}^{2}}+{{3}^{2}}+....+{{11}^{2}})=\frac{5}{12}A\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\frac{1}{4}\left( \frac{11\times 12\times 23}{6}-1 \right)=\frac{5}{12}A\] \[\Rightarrow \]\[\frac{505}{4}=\frac{5}{12}A\]\[\Rightarrow \]\[A=303\]


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