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    The document discusses an arithmetic sequence where: 1) The sum of the first n terms is given as 5n^2+2n 2) The sum of the first two terms is calculated to be 7+17=24 3) The first two terms of the sequence are given as 7 and 17 It then goes on to solve two additional problems: 1) Finding the number of terms needed in the sequence to reach a sum of 140 2) Analyzing properties of another arithmetic sequence and calculating various sums

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    The document discusses an arithmetic sequence where: 1) The sum of the first n terms is given as 5n^2+2n 2) The sum of the first two terms is calculated to be 7+17=24 3) The first two terms of the sequence are given as 7 and 17 It then goes on to solve two additional problems: 1) Finding the number of terms needed in the sequence to reach a sum of 140 2) Analyzing properties of another arithmetic sequence and calculating various sums

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    The document discusses an arithmetic sequence where: 1) The sum of the first n terms is given as 5n^2+2n 2) The sum of the first two terms is calculated to be 7+17=24 3) The first two terms of the sequence are given as 7 and 17 It then goes on to solve two additional problems: 1) Finding the number of terms needed in the sequence to reach a sum of 140 2) Analyzing properties of another arithmetic sequence and calculating various sums

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    Q.

    The sum of first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is 5n2+2n.


    (a) What is the sum of first two terms of this sequence?
    (b) Write the first two terms of the sequence.
    an=5n2+2n
    (a) First term =5(1)2+2(1)=5+2=7
    Sum of the first two terms =5(2)2+2(2)=20+4=24.
    (b) First term =7
    Second term =24−7=17.

    1. How many terms of the arithmetic sequence 5, 7, 9, …. should be added to get 140?

    Solution

    Let the terms of the sequence be x1, x2, x3, …

    We know that the terms of an A.P. are of the form a + b, 2a + b, 3a + b, …

    The given sequence is 5, 7, 9, …

    ∴ First term, x1 = a + b = 5

    Second term, x2 = 2a + b = 7

    ⇒a+a+b=7

    ⇒a+5=7

    ⇒a=7−5=2

    b=5−a=5−2=3

    Let the sum of n terms of the given sequence be 140.

    Let the nth term of the sequence be xn.


    ⇒ xn = an + b = 2n + 3

    Sn = 140

    Adding 4 to both the sides to make L.H.S a perfect square:

    ⇒ + 4 = 140 + 4

    ⇒ {Using a2 + b2 + 2ab = (a + b)2}

    Since n is a natural number, it cannot be negative.

    ⇒ n = 10

    Thus, 12 terms of the given sequence should be added to get 140.

    2. Consider the arithmetic sequence 6,10,14,.....


    (a) What is the sum of first n consequence terms of the above sequence?
    (b) How many consecutive terms from the beginning should be added to get the sum 240?
    (c) Is the sum of first-few consecutive terms becomes 250? Why?

    Solution
    (a) 6,10,14,....
    Since t2−t1=t3−t2
    Common difference, d=10−6=4
    First term a=6
    Sn=n22a+(n−1)d=n22×6+(n−1)4=n212+4n−4=n24n+8
    =n(2n+4)
    2n2+4n
    (b) For the sum to be 240 from the beginning
    240=n2+4n
    ⇒240=n(2n+4)
    ⇒240=n(2n+4)
    ⇒120=n(n+2)
    ⇒n2+2n−120=0
    ⇒n2+12n−10n−120=0
    ⇒n(n+12)−10(n+12)=0
    ⇒(n+12)(n−10)=0
    ∴ n=−12,10
    10 terms should be added to make the sum to be 240
    (c) To make the sum to be 240, 'n' should be natural number.
    250=n(2n+4)
    ⇒125=n(n+2)
    ⇒n2+2n−125=0
    ⇒n2+n−125=0
    n=−1√ 1−4×125 2
    Since n is not a natural number, therefore the term 250 cannot exist in the series.
    The sum of first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is 5n2+2n.
    (a) What is the sum of first two terms of this sequence?
    (b) Write the first two terms of the sequence.

    The sum of n terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) is 3n2−n.

    (iii) The sum of first thirteen terms of this AP is:


    Q.

    Solution
    Given
    Sn=3n2+6n
    Sn=n2×(a+l)
    3n2+6n=n2×(a+l)
    l = 6n+12-a
    Q. Find the sum of first n terms of an AP whose nth term is (5 − 6n). Hence, find the sum of its first 20
    terms.

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