Mathematics · Sequence and Series

JEE Main 2024 — 30 January, Shift 1 — Question 30

Let α=12+42+82+132+192+262+……\alpha=1^{2}+4^{2}+8^{2}+13^{2}+19^{2}+26^{2}+\ldots \ldots upto 10 terms and β=∑n=110n4\beta=\sum_{n=1}^{10} n^{4}. If 4α−β=55k+404 \alpha-\beta=55 k+40, then k is equal to

Answer: 353

Numerical answer — enter this value.

Step-by-step solution

α=12+42+82…\alpha ={{1}^{2}}+{{4}^{2}}+{{8}^{2}}\ldots

tn=an2+bn+c{{\text{t}}_{\text{n}}}=\text{a}{{\text{n}}^{2}}+\text{bn}+\text{c}

1=a+b+c1=\text{a}+\text{b}+\text{c}

4=4a+2b+c4=4a+2b+c

8=9a+3b+c8=9a+3b+c

On solving we get, a=12, b=32,c=−1\text{a}=\frac{1}{2},\text{ b}=\frac{3}{2},\text{c}=-1 α=∑n=110(n22+3n2−1)2\alpha =\sum _{\text{n}=1}^{10}{{\left( \frac{{{\text{n}}^{2}}}{2}+\frac{3\text{n}}{2}-1 \right)}^{2}}

4α=∑n=110(n2+3n−2)2,β=∑n=110n44\alpha =\sum _{n=1}^{10}{{\left( {{n}^{2}}+3n-2 \right)}^{2}},\beta =\sum _{n=1}^{10}{{n}^{4}}

4α−β=∑n=110(6n3+5n2−12n+4)=55(353)+404\alpha -\beta =\sum _{n=1}^{10}\left( 6{{n}^{3}}+5{{n}^{2}}-12n+4 \right)=55\left( 353 \right)+40

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Exam
JEE Main 2024
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Sequence and Series
Topic
Introduction to Sequence and Series