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QJEEAdv08Ma8ae2: JEE Advanced 2008 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEAdv08Ma8ae2 Solution: Let and for Then,

Let Sn=∑k=1nnn2+kn+k2{S_n} = \sum\limits_{k = 1}^n {{n \over {{n^2} + kn + {k^2}}}} and Tn=∑k=0n−1nn2+kn+k2{T_n} = \sum\limits_{k = 0}^{n - 1} {{n \over {{n^2} + kn + {k^2}}}} for nn =1,2,3,............=1, 2, 3, ............ Then,

Multiple Choice Options

  • A Sn<π33{S_n} < {\pi \over {3\sqrt 3 }}
  • B Sn>π33{S_n} > {\pi \over {3\sqrt 3 }}
  • C Tn<π33{T_n} < {\pi \over {3\sqrt 3 }}
  • D Tn>π33{T_n} > {\pi \over {3\sqrt 3 }}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

{S_n} &lt; \mathop {\lim }\limits_{x \to \infty } {S_n} = \mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } \sum\limits_{k = 1}^n {{1 \over n}{1 \over {1 + {k \over n} + \left( {{k \over {{n^2}}}} \right)}}}

=∫01dx1+x+x2=π33= \int\limits_0^1 {{{dx} \over {1 + x + {x^2}}} = {\pi \over {3\sqrt 3 }}}

As

h\sum\limits_{k = 0}^n {f(kh) &gt; \int\limits_0^1 {f(x)dx &gt; h} }

∑k=1nf(kh)\sum\limits_{k = 1}^n {f(kh)}

So, {T_n} &gt; {\pi \over {3\sqrt 3 }}

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