JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank nth term of special series, Sum to n terms and Infinite number of terms

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    If the sum of \[1+\frac{1+2}{2}+\frac{1+2+3}{3}+.....\] to n terms is S, then S is equal to           [Kerala (Engg.) 2002]

    A) \[\frac{n(n+3)}{4}\]

    B) \[\frac{n(n+2)}{4}\]

    C) \[\frac{n(n+1)\,(n+2)}{6}\]

    D) \[{{n}^{2}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{T}_{n}}=\frac{1+2+3+.....+n}{n}=\frac{n(n+1)}{2n}=\frac{1}{2}(n+1)\] Hence, \[S=\frac{1}{2}(\Sigma n+n)\]\[=\frac{1}{2}\left\{ \frac{n(n+1)}{2}+n \right\}=\frac{n(n+3)}{4}\].


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