JEE Main & Advanced Mathematics Sequence & Series Question Bank Mock Test - Sequences and Series

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    If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is cn (n - 1), where \[c\ne 0\]then the sum of the squares of these term is

    A)  \[{{c}^{n}}n{{(n+1)}^{2}}\]

    B)  \[\frac{2}{3}{{c}^{2}}n(n-1)(2n-1)\]

    C)  \[\frac{2{{c}^{2}}}{3}n(n+1)(2n+1)\]

    D)  none of these

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    [b] If \[{{t}_{r}}\]be the rth term of the A.P., then \[{{t}_{r}}={{S}_{r}}-{{S}_{r-1}}\] \[=cr(r-1)-c(r-1)(r-2)\] \[=c(r-1)(r-r+2)=2c(r-1)\] We have, \[{{t}_{1}}^{2}+{{t}_{2}}^{2}+...+{{t}_{n}}^{2}=4{{c}^{2}}({{0}^{2}}+{{1}^{2}}+{{2}^{2}}...+{{(n-1)}^{2}})\] \[=4{{c}^{2}}\frac{(n-1)n(2n-1)}{6}\] \[=\frac{2}{3}{{c}^{2}}n(n-1)(2n-1)\]


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