FIND THE SUM OF N TERMS FROM THE GIVEN SUM OF SERIES

Find the Sum of n Terms from the Given Sum of Series ?

From the sum of n terms of the series, we may form a equation and solve for the variables "a" and "d".

Find the Sum of n Terms from the Given Sum of Series - Examples

Question 1 :

If the sum of 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n terms. 

Solution :

Given that :

S₇  =  49

S_n  =  (n/2) [2a + (n - 1)d]

S₇  =  (7/2)[2a + (7-1)d]

(7/2)[2a + 6d]  =  49

2a + 6d  =  49⋅(2/7)

2a + 6d  =  14

Dividing both sides by 2

a + 3d  =  7  ------(1)

S₁₇  =  289

S₁₇  =  (17/2)[2a + (17-1)d]

(17/2)[2a + 16d]  =  289

2a + 16d  =  289⋅(2/17)

2a + 16d  =  34

Dividing both sides by 2

a + 8d  =  17  ------(2)

(1) - (2)

    a + 3d  =  7 

   a + 8d  =  17 

  (-)   (-)   (-)

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-5d  =  -10

d  =  2

By applying the value of d in (1), we get

a + 3(2)  = 7

a + 6  =  7

a  =  7 - 6  =  1

By applying the values of "a" and "d" in the formula for sum of n terms.

S_n  =  (n/2) [2a + (n - 1)d]

S_n  =  (n/2) [2(1) + (n - 1)2]

S_n  =  (n/2) [2 + 2n - 2]

S_n  =  n²

From the General Term Find the Sum of Series

Question 2 :

Show that a₁, a₂,............ an form an AP where an is defined as below

(i) a_n  =  3 + 4n

(ii) a_n  =  9 - 5n

Also find the sum of 15 terms in each case.

Solution :

(i) a_n  =  3 + 4n

From the given general term, we may find the first term and common difference.

By applying n = 1, we get the first term.

First term (a)  =  7, Last term (l)  =  63

Number of terms  =  15

S_n  =  (n/2) [a + l]

S₁₅  =  (15/2) [7 + 63]

=  (15/2) (70)

=  15(35)

  =  525

Hence the sum of 15 terms is 525.

(ii) a_n  =  9 - 5n

From the given general term, we may find the first term and common difference.

By applying n = 1, we get the first term.

First term (a)  =  4,

Last term (l)  =  -66

Number of terms  =  15

S_n  =  (n/2) [a + l]

S₁₅  =  (15/2) [4 - 66]

=  (15/2) [-62]

=  15 (-31)

=  -465

Hence the sum of 15 terms is -465.

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