Sum of series of product of terms

CAT 2018 Slot 2 · QA · Medium · Sequences & Series

The value of the sum 7×11+11×15+15×19++95×997 \times 11 + 11 \times 15 + 15 \times 19 + \dots + 95 \times 99 is

  1. A.

    80707

  2. B.

    80751

  3. C.

    80730

  4. D.

    80773

Answer

A

Explanation

The nn-th term of the series is Tn=(4n+3)(4n+7)T_n = (4n + 3)(4n + 7) for n=1,2,,23n = 1, 2, \dots, 23. (Since 4(23)+3=954(23) + 3 = 95).

We use the telescoping identity: Tn=112[(4n+3)(4n+7)(4n+11)(4n1)(4n+3)(4n+7)]T_n = \frac{1}{12} [(4n+3)(4n+7)(4n+11) - (4n-1)(4n+3)(4n+7)] Sum S=n=123Tn=112[(95)(99)(103)(3)(7)(11)]S = \sum_{n=1}^{23} T_n = \frac{1}{12} [(95)(99)(103) - (3)(7)(11)] S=112[968685231]=96845412=80704.5S = \frac{1}{12} [968685 - 231] = \frac{968454}{12} = 80704.5

Wait! Let's check TnT_n formula accurately: T1=7×11T_1 = 7 \times 11, T23=95×99T_{23} = 95 \times 99. Difference between terms is 4. Formula for sum of anan+1a_n a_{n+1} where an=4n+3a_n = 4n+3: S=n=123(16n2+40n+21)S = \sum_{n=1}^{23} (16n^2 + 40n + 21) n2=23×24×476=4324\sum n^2 = \frac{23 \times 24 \times 47}{6} = 4324 n=23×242=276\sum n = \frac{23 \times 24}{2} = 276 S=16(4324)+40(276)+21(23)=69184+11040+483=80707S = 16(4324) + 40(276) + 21(23) = 69184 + 11040 + 483 = 80707

Thus, S=80707S = 80707.

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