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QJEEM24Ma2358: JEE Main 2024 Mathematics - Class 12 JEEM24Ma2358 Solution: lim n → ∞ ( 1 2 − 1 ) ( n − 1 ) + ( 2 2 − 2 ) ( n − 2 ) + ⋯ + ( …

limn→∞(12−1)(n−1)+(22−2)(n−2)+⋯+((n−1)2−(n−1))⋅1(13+23+⋯⋯+n3)−(12+22+⋯⋯+n2) is equal to :

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 23\frac{2}{3}
  • B 12\frac{1}{2}
  • C 34\frac{3}{4}
  • D 13\frac{1}{3}

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

lim⁡n→∞(12−1)(n−1)+(22−2)(n−2)+...+((n−1)2−(n−1))×1(13+23+...+n3)−(12+22+...+n2)\mathop {\lim }\limits_{n \to \infty } {{({1^2} - 1)(n - 1) + ({2^2} - 2)(n - 2) + ... + \left( {{{(n - 1)}^2} - (n - 1)} \right) \times 1} \over {({1^3} + {2^3} + ... + {n^3}) - ({1^2} + {2^2} + ... + {n^2})}}

amp; Numerator =∑r=1n−1((r−1)2−(r−1))(n−r)amp;=∑r=1n−1(r−1)−(r−2)(n−r)amp;=∑r=1n−1−r3+(n+3)r2−(2+3n)r+2n\begin{aligned}& \text { Numerator }=\sum_{r=1}^{n-1}\left((r-1)^2-(r-1)\right)(n-r) \\& =\sum_{r=1}^{n-1}(r-1)-(r-2)(n-r) \\& =\sum_{r=1}^{n-1}-r^3+(n+3) r^2-(2+3 n) r+2 n\end{aligned}

We will take term with the greatest power of nn

=−14n4+13n4=112n4=\frac{-1}{4} n^4+\frac{1}{3} n^4=\frac{1}{12} n^4

amp; Denominator =∑r=1nr3−∑r=1nr2amp;=(n(n+1)2)2−(n(n+1)(2n+1)6)\begin{aligned}& \text { Denominator }=\sum_{r=1}^n r^3-\sum_{r=1}^n r^2 \\& =\left(\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\right)^2-\left(\frac{n(n+1)(2 n+1)}{6}\right)\end{aligned}

Greatest power of nn is n44\frac{n^4}{4}

limn→∞112n4n44=13

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