KVPY Sample Paper KVPY Stream-SX Model Paper-24

  • question_answer
    The sum to n terms of the series,   \[1+\left( 1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}} \right)+\left( 1+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{2}}}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{3}}}+\frac{1}{{{2}^{4}}} \right)+......\] is-

    A) \[2n-\frac{4}{3}\left\{ 1-\frac{1}{{{2}^{2n}}} \right\}\]

    B) \[2n+\frac{4}{3}\left\{ 1-\frac{1}{{{2}^{2n}}} \right\}\]

    C) \[2n+\frac{4}{3}\left\{ 1+\frac{1}{{{2}^{2n}}} \right\}\]

    D) None of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    \[{{S}_{n}}=1+\frac{1-{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{3}}}{1-\frac{1}{2}}+\frac{1-{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{5}}}{1-\frac{1}{2}}+....n\] terms \[=1+2\left( 1-{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{3}} \right)+2\left( 1-{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{5}} \right)+....n\]
    \[times=1+(2+2+.....(n-1)\,\,times)\]\[-\,\,\left[ {{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}}+{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{4}}+......(n-1)\,\,times \right]\]
    \[=1+2\,(n+1)-\frac{{{(1/2)}^{2}}}{1-{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2}}}\left( 1-{{\left( \frac{1}{2} \right)}^{2\,(n-\,1)}} \right)\]
    \[=2n-1-\frac{1}{3}+\frac{4}{{{3.2}^{2n}}}=2n-\frac{4}{3}\left( 1-\frac{1}{{{2}^{2n}}} \right)\]


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