Test:80 QNo:8

12 + 32 + 52 ... n terms

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Ashish Kothari ·

a) n(n+1)(2n+1)/6
b) n(2n2-1)
c) n2(2n2-1)
d) n2(n+1)(2n+1)/6

should the answer be n2(n+1)(2n+1)/6 ?

Answer given is c)

1
Euclid ·

i m getting n(4n2-1)3..:(

how did u get ur ans?? plzz xplain

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qwerty ·

i m getting n(4n2-1)3

1
Euclid ·

oops yes ryt.... there was a typing error...me too.... edited....

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Ashish Kothari ·

Actually yeah, on solving thats what I'm getting.. But, during the test I didnt solve.. I did it by the method of elimination.. And only option d) is valid to get the desired result.. Like putting values n=1 and n=2.. We can see that only d) holds..

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qwerty ·

put n = 3 , option d aint valid

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