NCERT Solutions for Exercise 9.4 Class 11 Maths Chapter 9

NCERT Solutions for Exercise 9.4 Class 11 Maths Chapter 9 - Sequences and Series

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In the previous exercises of this chapter, you have already learned about the sequences, series, progressions like arithmetic progression and geometric progression, arithmetic mean, geometric mean, etc. In the NCERT solutions for Class 11 Maths chapter 9 exercise 9.4, you will learn about some special series like the sum of first n natural numbers, the sum of the square of first n natural numbers, the sum of cubes of n natural numbers, etc.

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The ways to find the sum of the series are different for different types of series, You will learn about the different ways to find the sum of the series in the NCERT book Class 11 Maths chapter 9 exercise 9.4. All the problems in exercise 9.4 Class 11 Maths give you a different methods to solve the problem. Many times problems from special series are asked in the engineering entrance exam. If you have conceptual clarity of these NCERT syllabus problems, you will be able to solve these problems easily. Check NCERT Solutions link where you will get NCERT solutions for Classes 6 to 12 at one place.

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Question:1 Find the sum to n terms of each of the series in $1 \times 2 + 2 \times 3 + 3 \times 4 + 4 \times 5 + ...$

Answer:

the series = $1 \times 2 + 2 \times 3 + 3 \times 4 + 4 \times 5 + ...$

n th term = $n(n+1)=a_n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k(k+1)$

$=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+\sum _{k=1}^{n} k$

$=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$

$=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\left ( \frac{(2n+1)}{3}+1 \right )$

$=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\left ( \frac{(2n+1+3)}{3} \right )$

$=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\left ( \frac{(2n+4)}{3} \right )$

$=n(n+1)\left ( \frac{(n+2)}{3} \right )$

$= \frac{n(n+1)(n+2)}{3}$

Question:2 Find the sum to n terms of each of the series in $1 \times 2 \times 3 + 2 \times 3 \times 4 + 3 \times 4 \times 5 + ...$

Answer:

the series = $1 \times 2 \times 3 + 2 \times 3 \times 4 + 3 \times 4 \times 5 + ...$

n th term = $n(n+1)(n+2)=a_n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k(k+1)(k+2)$

$=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^3+3\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+2\sum _{k=1}^{n} k$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]^2+\frac{3.n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+\frac{2.n(n+1)}{2}$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]^2+\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{2}+n(n+1)$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ] (\frac{n(n+1)}{2}+(2n+1)+2)$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ] \left ( \frac{n^2+n+4n+2+4}{2} \right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ] \left ( \frac{n^2+5n+6}{2} \right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{4} \right ] \left ( n^2+5n+6 \right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{4} \right ] \left ( n^2+2n+3n+6 \right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{4} \right ] \left ( n(n+2)+3(n+2)\right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{4} \right ] \left ( (n+2)(n+3)\right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)}{4} \right ]$

Thus, sum is

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)(n+2)(n+3)}{4} \right ]$

Question:3 Find the sum to n terms of each of the series $3 \times 1 ^ 2 + 5 \times 2 ^ 2 + 7 \times +....+ 20 ^ 2$

Answer:

the series $3 \times 1 ^ 2 + 5 \times 2 ^ 2 + 7 \times +....+ 20 ^ 2$

nth term = $(2n+1)(n^2)=2n^3+n^2=a_n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} 2k^3+k^2$

$=2\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^3+\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2$

$=2\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]^2+\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$

$=\left [ \frac{n^2(n+1)^2}{2} \right ]+\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ](n(n+1)+\frac{(2n+1)}{3})$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]\frac{(3n^2+3n+2n+1)}{3}$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]\frac{(3n^2+5n+1)}{3}$

$= \frac{n(n+1)(3n^2+5n+1)}{6}$

Thus, the sum is

$= \frac{n(n+1)(3n^2+5n+1)}{6}$

Question:4 Find the sum to n terms of each of the series in $\frac{1}{1\times 2}+\frac{1}{2\times 3}+\frac{1}{3\times 4}+ ...$

Answer:

Series =

$\frac{1}{1\times 2}+\frac{1}{2\times 3}+\frac{1}{3\times 4}+ ...$

$n^{th}\, term=\frac{1}{n(n+1)}=\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n+1}$

$a_1=\frac{1}{1}-\frac{1}{2}$

$a_2=\frac{1}{2}-\frac{1}{3}$

$a_3=\frac{1}{3}-\frac{1}{4}$ .................................

$a_n=\frac{1}{n}-\frac{1}{n+1}$

$a_1+a_2+a_3+...................a_n=\left [ \frac{1}{1} +\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+............\frac{1}{n}\right ]-\left [ \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{4}+.............\frac{1}{n+1} \right ]$

$a_1+a_2+a_3+...................a_n=\left [ \frac{1}{1} \right ]-\left [ \frac{1}{n+1} \right ]$

$S_n=\frac{n+1-1}{n+1}$

$S_n=\frac{n}{n+1}$

Hence, the sum is

$S_n=\frac{n}{n+1}$

Question:5 Find the sum to n terms of each of the series in $5 ^ 2 + 6 ^ 2 + 7 ^ 2 + ....+ 2 0 ^2$

Answer:

series = $5 ^ 2 + 6 ^ 2 + 7 ^ 2 + ....+ 2 0 ^2$

n th term = $(n+4)^2=n^2+8n+16=a_n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} (k+4)^2$

$=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+8\sum _{k=1}^{n} k+\sum _{k=1}^{n}16$

$=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+\frac{8.n(n+1)}{2}+16n$

16th term is $(16+4)^2=20^2$

$S_1_6=\frac{16(16+1)(2(16)+1)}{6}+\frac{8.(16)(16+1)}{2}+16(16)$

$S_1_6=\frac{16(17)(33)}{6}+\frac{8.(16)(17)}{2}+16(16)$

$S_1_6=1496+1088+256$

$S_1_6=2840$

Hence, the sum of the series $5 ^ 2 + 6 ^ 2 + 7 ^ 2 + ....+ 2 0 ^2$ is 2840.

Question:6 Find the sum to n terms of each of the series $3 \times 8 + 6 \times 11 + 9\times 14+...$

Answer:

series = $3 \times 8 + 6 \times 11 + 9\times 14+...$

=(n th term of 3,6,9,...........) $\times$ (nth terms of 8,11,14,..........)

n th term = $3n(3n+5)=a_n=9n^2+15n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} 3k(3k+5)$

$=9\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+15\sum _{k=1}^{n} k$

$=\frac{9.n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+\frac{15.n(n+1)}{2}$

$=\frac{3.n(n+1)(2n+1)}{2}+\frac{15.n(n+1)}{2}$

$=\frac{n(n+1)}{2}\left (3(2n+1)+15 \right )$

$=\frac{3.n(n+1)}{2}\left (2n+1+5 \right )$

$=\frac{3.n(n+1)}{2}\left (2n+6\right )$

$=\frac{3.n(n+1)}{2}.2.\left (n+3\right )$

$=3.n(n+1)\left (n+3\right )$

Hence, sum is $=3.n(n+1)\left (n+3\right )$

Question:7 Find the sum to n terms of each of the series in $1 ^ 2 + ( 1 ^2 +2 ^ 2 ) + ( 1 ^ 2 +2 ^ 2 + 3 ^ 2 ) ...$

Answer:

series = $1 ^ 2 + ( 1 ^2 +2 ^ 2 ) + ( 1 ^ 2 +2 ^ 2 + 3 ^ 2 ) ...$

n th term = $a_n=1^2+2^2+3^2+...................n^2=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}$

$=\frac{n(2n^2+3n+1)}{6}=\frac{2n^3+3n^2+n}{6}$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} \frac{2k^3+3k^2+k}{6}$

$=\frac{1}{3}\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^3+\frac{1}{2}\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+\frac{1}{6}\sum _{k=1}^{n} k$

$=\frac{1}{3}\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]^2+\frac{1}{2}.\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+\frac{1}{6}\frac{n(n+1)}{2}$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{6} \right ] (\frac{n(n+1)}{2}+\frac{2n+1}{2}+\frac{1}{2})$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{6} \right ] (\frac{n^2+n+2n+1+1}{2})$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{6} \right ] (\frac{n^2+n+2n+2}{2})$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{6} \right ] (\frac{n(n+1)+2(n+1)}{2})$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{6} \right ] (\frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{2})$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)^2(n+2)}{12} \right ]$

Question:8 Find the sum to n terms of the series in Exercises 8 to 10 whose nth terms is given by $n (n+1) ( n + 4 )$

Answer:

nth terms is given by $n (n+1) ( n + 4 )$

$a_n=n (n+1) ( n + 4 )=n(n^2+5n+4)=n^3+5n^2+4n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k(k+1)(k+4)$

$=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^3+5\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+4\sum _{k=1}^{n} k$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]^2+\frac{5.n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+\frac{4.n(n+1)}{2}$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ]^2+\frac{5.n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+2.n(n+1)$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ] (\frac{n(n+1)}{2}+\frac{5(2n+1)}{3}+4)$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ] \left ( \frac{3n^2+3n+20n+10+24}{6} \right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{2} \right ] \left ( \frac{3n^2+23n+34}{6} \right )$

$=\left [ \frac{n(n+1)}{24} \right ] \left ( 3n^2+23n+34 \right )$

Question:9 Find the sum to n terms of the series in Exercises 8 to 10 whose nth terms is given by $n^2 + 2 ^ n$

Answer:

nth terms are given by $n^2 + 2 ^ n$

$a_n=n^2 + 2 ^ n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+\sum _{k=1}^{n} 2^k$

$\sum _{k=1}^{n} 2^k=2^1+2^2+2^3+.....................2^n$

This term is a GP with first term =a =2 and common ratio =r =2.

$\sum _{k=1}^{n} 2^k$ $=\frac{2(2^n-1)}{2-1}=2(2^n-1)$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2+2(2^n-1)$

$S_n=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+2(2^n-1)$

Thus, the sum is

$S_n=\frac{n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}+2(2^n-1)$

Question:10 Find the sum to n terms of the series in Exercises 8 to 10 whose nth terms is given by $( 2n-1) ^2$

Answer:

nth terms is given by $( 2n-1) ^2$ .

$a_n=( 2n-1) ^2=4n^2+1-4n$

$S_n=\sum _{k=1}^{n} a_k=\sum _{k=1}^{n} (2k-1)^2$

$=4\sum _{k=1}^{n} k^2-4\sum _{k=1}^{n} k+\sum _{k=1}^{n} 1$

$=\frac{4.n(n+1)(2n+1)}{6}-\frac{4.n(n+1)}{2}+n$

$=\frac{2.n(n+1)(2n+1)}{3}-2.n(n+1)+n$

$=n[\frac{2(n+1)(2n+1)}{3}-2(n+1)+1]$

$=n(\frac{4n^2+6n+2-6n-6+3}{3})$

$=n(\frac{4n^2-1}{3})$

$=n(\frac{(2n+1)(2n-1)}{3})$

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the sum of cubes of first n natural numbers ?

Sum of cubes of first n natural numbers = [n(n+1)/2]^2

2. Find the sum of series 6+8+10+12....50

Given a = 6

d = 8-6=2

a_n= l = 50

a + (n-1)d = 50

6 + (n-1)2 = 50

n-1 = 22

n = 23

S_n = n(a+l)/2 = 23(6+50)/2 = 644

3. Find the sum of the series whose nth term is n+3

Given a_n = n+3

S_n = n(n+1)/2 + 3n

4. What is the common difference of an A.P. ?

In the arithmetic progression (A.P.), the consecutive terms of the series increase or decrease by an constant. This constant value is called the common difference of an A.P.

5. Find the arithmetic mean of two numbers 7 and 9 ?

A.M. = (7+9)/2 = 16/2 = 8

6. Find the geometric mean of two numbers 2 and 8 ?

G.M. = (2x8)^(1/2) = (16)^(1/2) = 4

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