If $\mathrm{S}_{n}=4+11+21+34+50+\ldots$ to $n$ terms, then $\frac{1}{60}\left(\mathrm{~S}_{29}-\mathrm{S}_{9}\right)$ is equal to :
Solution
Given that
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{S}_n=4+11+21+24+50+\ldots+\mathrm{T}_n \\\\
& \mathrm{~S}_n=~~~~~~~~4+11+21+34++\mathrm{T}_{n-1}+\mathrm{T}_n \\
& -\quad-\quad-\quad-\quad-\quad-\quad- \\
& \hline 0=4+7+10+13+16+\ldots\left(\mathrm{T}_n-\mathrm{T}_{n-2}\right)-\mathrm{T}_n
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow \mathrm{T}_n=4+7+10+13+16+\ldots . \text { to } n \text { terms } \\\\
& \Rightarrow \mathrm{T}_n=\frac{n}{2}[2 \times 4+(n-1) 3] \\\\
& \mathrm{T}_n=\frac{3}{2} n^2+\frac{5}{2} n
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \text { So } \mathrm{S}_n=\Sigma \mathrm{T}_n=\frac{3}{2} \Sigma n^2+\frac{5}{2} \Sigma n \\\\
& \Rightarrow \mathrm{S}_n=\frac{3}{2} \times \frac{n(n+1)(2 n+1)}{6}+\frac{5}{2} \times \frac{n(n+1)}{2}
\end{aligned}
$$
<br/><br/>$$
\begin{aligned}
& \Rightarrow S_n=\frac{n(n+1)}{4}(2 n+1+5)=\frac{n(n+1)(n+3)}{2} \\\\
& \text { Hence, } \frac{1}{60}\left(S_{29}-S_9\right)=\frac{1}{60} \times \frac{1}{2}(29 \times 30 \times 32-9 \times 10 \times 12) \\\\
& =223
\end{aligned}
$$
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sequences and Series · Topic: Arithmetic Progression
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