Sunday, 22 June 2014

algebra precalculus - Point out my fallacy, in sequence and series.


The sum of the first n--terms of the series 12+222+32+242+ is n(n+1)22, when n is even. When n is odd, the sum is?




I got the correct answer when is replaced n(n+1) to make above valid for odd, but when I tried the different approach then something following had happened.



For n even, last term =n which is even and term before it =n1 which is odd. Clubbing all odds and evens separately as follows:



(12+32++(n1)2)+2(22+42++n2)=n(n+1)22




For n odd, last term =n which is odd and term before it =n1 which is even. Clubbing all odds and evens separately as follows:



(12+32++n2)+2(22+42++(n1)2)



=(12+32++(n1)2)+2(22+42++n2)n2+(n1)



From equation (1)



=n(n+1)22n2+(n1)




And answer given is: n2(n+1)2



please help.

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