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QJEEAdv09Ma813d: JEE Advanced 2009 Mathematics - Class 11 JEEAdv09Ma813d Solution: If the sum of first terms of an A.P. is , then the sum of…

If the sum of first nn terms of an A.P. is cn2c{n^2} , then the sum of squares of these nn terms is

Multiple Choice Options

  • A n(4n2−1)c26{{n\left( {4{n^2} - 1} \right){c^2}} \over 6}
  • B n(4n2+1)c23{{n\left( {4{n^2} + 1} \right){c^2}} \over 3}
  • C n(4n2−1)c23{{n\left( {4{n^2} - 1} \right){c^2}} \over 3}
  • D n(4n2+1)c26{{n\left( {4{n^2} + 1} \right){c^2}} \over 6}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

We have tn=c{n2−(n−1)2}{t_n} = c\{ {n^2} - {(n - 1)^2}\}

=c(2n−1)= c(2n - 1)

⇒tn2=c2(4n2−4n+1)\Rightarrow t_n^2 = {c^2}(4{n^2} - 4n + 1)

⇒∑n=1ntn2=c2{4n(n+1)(2n+1)6−4n(n+1)2+n}\Rightarrow \sum\limits_{n = 1}^n {t_n^2 = {c^2}\left\{ {{{4n(n + 1)(2n + 1)} \over 6} - {{4n(n + 1)} \over 2} + n} \right\}}

=c2n6{4(n+1)(2n+1)−12(n+1)+6}= {{{c^2}n} \over 6}\{ 4(n + 1)(2n + 1) - 12(n + 1) + 6\}

=c2n3{4n2+6n+2−6n−6+3}=c23n(4n2−1)= {{{c^2}n} \over 3}\{ 4{n^2} + 6n + 2 - 6n - 6 + 3\} = {{{c^2}} \over 3}n(4{n^2} - 1)

which is the sum of the square of nn terms.

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