Question 3

Find the sum to n terms of the series 3 × 12 + 5 × 22 + 7 × 32 + …

Answer

The given series is 3 ×12 + 5 × 22 + 7 × 32 + …

nth term, an = ( 2n + 1) n2 = 2n3 + n2

therefore space S subscript n space end subscript equals space sum from k equals 1 to n of space a subscript k
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space space space space space space space space space space space space equals space fraction numerator n squared open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses squared over denominator 2 end fraction space plus space fraction numerator n open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses open parentheses 2 n plus 1 close parentheses over denominator 6 end fraction
space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals fraction numerator n open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses over denominator 2 end fraction open square brackets n open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses space plus space fraction numerator 2 n plus 1 over denominator 3 end fraction close square brackets
space space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals fraction numerator n open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses over denominator 2 end fraction space open square brackets fraction numerator 3 n squared space plus space 3 n space plus space 2 n plus space 1 over denominator 3 end fraction close square brackets
space space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals space fraction numerator n open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses over denominator 2 end fraction space open square brackets fraction numerator 3 n squared space plus space 5 n space plus 1 over denominator space 3 end fraction close square brackets
space space space space space space space space space space space space space space space equals fraction numerator n open parentheses n plus 1 close parentheses open parentheses 3 n squared space plus space 5 n space plus 1 close parentheses over denominator 6 end fraction

 

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