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JEE Main 2019 (10 April Shift 1)
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Animated Solution for Mathematics - Sequence and Series: The sum is :

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Visualized Solution

Observe the Series Pattern

  • Given series:
  • We need to find the sum of the first 10 terms.
  • Each term consists of an odd multiplier, a sum of cubes, and a sum of squares.

Identify the General Term

  • Numerator multiplier follows an A.P.:
  • Numerator second part:
  • Denominator:
  • General term:

Recall Standard Formulas

  • Sum of cubes:
  • Sum of squares:

Substitute Formulas into

  • Substitute formulas into

Simplify the Expression for

  • Cancel from numerator and denominator.
  • Cancel from numerator and denominator.
  • Simplified general term:

Set up the Sum

  • Total sum
  • Substitute :
  • Factor out the constant:

Calculate Individual Sums

  • Sum of squares for :
  • Sum of first 10 natural numbers:
  • Total sum inside bracket:

Final Computation

  • Final Answer:

The Sigma Insight: Sum of Special Series

Solution Diagram

The Beauty of the General Term

Imagine you are standing before a complex, intimidating series. It looks like a mountain of fractions, each one more daunting than the last. But in the world of JEE Advanced, every mountain has a path.
Our goal today is to find the sum of the first ten terms of the series:
The secret to conquering this is to stop looking at the whole and start looking at the DNA of a single term, . When we isolate the -th term, the chaos begins to organize itself into a beautiful, predictable pattern.

Decoding the Pattern

Let us break down . The numerator has two distinct parts: the multipliers () and the sum of cubes ().
The multipliers form an arithmetic progression where the -th term is . The denominator is the sum of squares, .
Thus, our general term is:
This is the moment where the problem shifts from a terrifying series to a manageable algebraic expression. We are not just calculating; we are translating the language of the series into the language of algebra.

The Power of Standard Tools

Now, we bring in our heavy artillery: the standard summation formulas. You must have these memorized as tools in your belt.
The sum of cubes is:
The sum of squares is:
When we substitute these into our expression for , it might look messy at first:
Do not panic! This is where the magic happens. The in the numerator and denominator will cancel out, as will one factor of and one factor of .

The Elegance of Cancellation

Watch closely as the complexity evaporates. After the cancellations, we are left with:
This is the reward for your patience. A complex fraction has collapsed into a simple quadratic.
Now, finding the sum of the first ten terms is no longer a Herculean task; it is a simple summation:
We can pull the constant outside, leaving us with:

The Final Victory

We are in the home stretch. We know that:
And:
Adding these together, we get . Finally, we multiply by our constant:
There it is. The answer is 660. You didn't just solve a problem; you navigated a logical path, used your tools with precision, and found the elegant truth hidden beneath the surface.

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