CEE Kerala Engineering CEE Kerala Engineering Solved Paper-2003

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    The sum to n terms of the series\[\frac{4}{3}+\frac{10}{9}+\frac{28}{27}+.....\]is:

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

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

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

    D)         \[\frac{{{3}^{n}}-1}{2}\]

    E)  \[\frac{{{3}^{n}}-n}{2({{3}^{n}})}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    \[\frac{4}{3}+\frac{10}{9}+\frac{28}{27}+.....\] up to n terms \[=\left( 1+\frac{1}{3} \right)+\left( 1+\frac{1}{9} \right)+\left( 1+\frac{1}{27} \right)+......\] upto n terms \[=n+\frac{1}{3}\left( 1+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{{{3}^{2}}}+....+n\,terms \right)\] \[=n+\frac{\frac{1}{3}\left( 1-\frac{1}{{{3}^{n}}} \right)}{1-\frac{1}{3}}\] \[=\frac{2n+1-\frac{1}{{{3}^{n}}}}{2}\] \[=\frac{{{3}^{n}}(2n+1)-1}{2({{3}^{n}})}\]


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