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2+3+5+10+20+..................+10240

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1
nihal raj ·

i think it is 20480......

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Lokesh Verma ·

that's correct nihal..

basically Sn-Sn-1=Sn-1

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qwerty ·

tn = 2 + (n-1)[2n2-7n + 12]6

so Sn can be easily found out now

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Lokesh Verma ·

no need of even that..

the expression i have written above is true for n>2

so we can say that Sn=2Sn-1

Sn=2n-2S2 = 2n-1*5 (except if n=1)

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harrys ·

Sn=Sn-1 + Sn-2 + Sn-3...............S1
therefor sum is 20480
example 20=10+5+3+2 ,10=5+3+2

23
qwerty ·

yes sir !!

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