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Animated Solution for Mathematics - Sequence and Series: The sum of the following series up to 15 terms, is:

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Visualized Solution

Observe the Series Pattern

  • Given series:
  • Goal: Find the sum of the first terms ().
  • Observation: The 3rd and 4th terms reveal a clear structure: a multiplier, a sum of squares, and a denominator.

Decode the Hidden Pattern

  • Let's rewrite the first two terms to match the structure of the rest.
  • Now the entire series follows a consistent, predictable pattern!

Analyze the Numerator Multiplier

  • Look at the multipliers in the numerators:
  • This is an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) with first term and common difference .
  • The -th term of this multiplier sequence is simply .

Analyze the Denominator

  • Look at the denominators:
  • This is an A.P. with first term and common difference .
  • The -th term of the denominator sequence is .

Identify the Sum of Squares

  • Each term contains a sum of squares:
  • We know the standard formula for the sum of the first squares:

Formulate the General Term

  • Combining the multiplier, sum of squares, and denominator, we get the general term:

Substitute and Simplify

  • Substitute the sum of squares formula into :
  • Notice how the terms are perfectly set up to cancel out!

Final Form of

  • Canceling and simplifying to :
  • Expanding this gives:

Setup the Summation

  • We need the sum up to terms:
  • Substitute our simplified :
  • Factor out the constant:

Calculate the Sum of Cubes

  • Formula for sum of cubes:
  • For :

Calculate the Sum of Squares

  • Formula for sum of squares:
  • For :
  • Simplifying:

Combine the Sums

  • Substitute the calculated values back into the expression:
  • Sum inside the bracket:

Final Answer

  • Final calculation:
  • Result:
  • The correct option is 7820.

The Sigma Insight: Sum of Special Series

Analyzing the Setup

Welcome, warriors of JEE! Today, we are going to dismantle a series that, at first glance, looks like a chaotic mess of numbers and fractions. But remember, in the world of competitive mathematics, chaos is just order waiting to be discovered.
Our series is . The goal is to find the sum of the first terms, .
The first step is to stop being intimidated. Look at the 3rd and 4th terms; they have a clear, repeating structure: a multiplier, a sum of squares, and a denominator.
We can rewrite as and as . Now, the entire series is a family.

The Anatomy of the General Term

Now that we have unmasked the pattern, let us find its DNA. We need the general term .
Look at the multipliers in the numerator: . This is an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) with first term and common difference . The -th term is simply .
Now, look at the denominators: . This is another A.P. with and . The -th term is .
Finally, the core of each term is the sum of squares: . We know the standard identity:
Putting it all together, our general term is:

The Elegance of Cancellation

This is the moment of truth. Let us substitute the sum of squares formula into our expression for :
Look closely. The in the numerator and the in the denominator are perfectly set up to vanish. They cancel out, leaving us with:
Simplifying to , we get:
This is the beauty of algebra; what looked like a terrifying fraction has collapsed into a simple polynomial.

The Final Summation

Now, we calculate . We use our standard summation formulas.
For the cubes:
For the squares:
Adding these together, we get . Finally, we divide by to get the result.
The final sum is .

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