Mathematics · Sequence and Series

JEE Main 2026 — 2 April, Evening Shift — Question 27

The sum 131+13+231+3+13+23+331+3+5+…\frac{1^3}{1} +\frac{1^3 + 2^3}{1 + 3} +\frac{1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3}{1 + 3 + 5} +\ldots up to 8 terms, is:

  1. Option A:

    70

  2. Option B:

    71

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    72

  4. Option D:

    73

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

Tr=13+23+33+……r31+3+5+…..+(2r−1)=(r(r+1)2)2r2\mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}}=\frac{1^{3}+2^{3}+3^{3}+\ldots \ldots \mathrm{r}^{3}}{1+3+5+\ldots . .+(2 \mathrm{r}-1)}=\frac{\left(\frac{\mathrm{r}(\mathrm{r}+1)}{2}\right)^{2}}{\mathrm{r}^{2}} =r2+2r+14=\frac{\mathrm{r}^{2}+2 \mathrm{r}+1}{4} Sn=∑r=1nTr\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}}=\sum_{\mathrm{r}=1}^{\mathrm{n}} \mathrm{T}_{\mathrm{r}} Sn=14∑(r2+2r+1)\mathrm{S}_{\mathrm{n}}=\frac{1}{4} \sum\left(\mathrm{r}^{2}+2 \mathrm{r}+1\right) =14[n(n+1)(2n+1)6+2n(n+1)2+n]=\frac{1}{4}\left[\frac{\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{n}+1)(2 \mathrm{n}+1)}{6}+2 \frac{\mathrm{n}(\mathrm{n}+1)}{2}+\mathrm{n}\right] S8=14[8×9×176+8×9+8]\mathrm{S}_{8}=\frac{1}{4}\left[\frac{8 \times 9 \times 17}{6}+8 \times 9+8\right] =14[204+72+8]=71=\frac{1}{4}[204+72+8]=71

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Subject
Mathematics
Chapter
Sequence and Series
Topic
Introduction to Sequence and Series
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