Engineering
Mathematics
Special Types of Sequence
Question

The sum of the series 1 + 2 × 3 + 3 × 5 + 4 × 7 + ...... upto 11th term is:

945

916

915

946

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Solution

S = 1 + 2 × 3 + 3 × 5 + 4 × 7 + ....... + upto 11 terms

nth term of the series is Tn = n(2n–1)

⇒S=∑n=111Tn=∑n=111(2n2−n)

⇒Sn=2n(n+1)(2n+1)6−n(n+1)2

Put n = 1

⇒S11=2(11)(12)(23)6−11(12)2

⇒ S11 = 946