NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Chapter
- Sequences and Series
NDA 2025 · Mathematics · Sequences and Series
For the following two (02) items: Let (6 + 10 + 14 + up to m terms)...
For the following two (02) items:
Let , where and .
What is the relation between and ?
Let , where and .
What is the relation between and ?
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
The first series is an arithmetic progression with first term and common difference . The sum up to terms is given by:
The second series is an arithmetic progression with first term and common difference (which is the sum of the first odd natural numbers). The sum up to terms is given by:
Equating the two sums, we get:
The second series is an arithmetic progression with first term and common difference (which is the sum of the first odd natural numbers). The sum up to terms is given by:
Equating the two sums, we get: