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Find the nth term and then sum to n terms of the following series.(i) 12 + (12 + 22) + (12 + 22 + 32) + .... (ii) 3.5 + 4.7 + 5.9 + ..... |
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Answer» (i) nth term of the given series Tn = 12 + 22 + 32 + ..... + n2 = ∑n2 = \(\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\) = \(\frac{2n^3+3n^2+n}{6}\) = \(\frac{n^3}{3}\) + \(\frac{n^2}{2}\) + \(\frac{n}{6}\) ∴ Sn = \(\frac{1}{3}\). ∑n3 + \(\frac{1}{2}\).∑n2 + \(\frac{1}{6}\). ∑n = \(\frac{1}{3}\).\(\frac{n^2(n+1)^2}{4}\) + \(\frac{1}{2}\).\(\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\) + \(\frac{1}{6}\).\(\frac{n(n+1)}{4}\) = \(\frac{n(n+1)}{12}\) {n(n + 1) + (2n + 1) + 1} = \(\frac{n(n+1)(n^2+3n+2)}{12}\) = \(\frac{n(n+1)(n+1)(n+2)}{12}\) = \(\frac{n^2(n+1)^2(n+2)}{12}\) (ii) In the given series each term is the product of two factors. The factors 3, 4, 5, ..... are in A.P. having 3 as the first term and 1 as the common difference, therefore the nth term of this A.P. = 3 + (n – 1)1 = 2 + n. Also, the factors 5, 7, 9, .... are in A.P. having 5 as the first term and 2 as the common difference, therefore the nth term of this A.P. = 5 + (n – 1)2 = 2n + 3 ∴ nth term of the series = (2 + n) (2n + 3) ⇒ Tn = 2n2 + 7n + 6 ∴ Sn = 2 . ∑n2 + 7∑n + 6n = \(\frac{2n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}\) + \(\frac{7n(n+1)}{2}\) + 6n = \(\frac{2n(n+1)(2n+1)+21n(n+1)+36n}{6}\) = \(\frac{4n^3+27n^2+59n}{6}\) |
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