Assertion (A) \[ (1+2+4)+(4+6+9)+(9+12+16)+\ldots+(81+90+100)=1000 \] Reason (R) \[ \sum_{r=1}^{n} \left(…

Assertion (A) \[ (1+2+4)+(4+6+9)+(9+12+16)+\ldots+(81+90+100)=1000 \] Reason (R) \[ \sum_{r=1}^{n} \left( r^3-(r-1)^3 \right) = n^3 \] for any natural number $n$
  1. Both \((A)\) and \((R)\) are true and \((R)\) is the correct explanation of \((A)\)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. \((A)\) is true but \((R)\) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true

Solution

Since, $\begin{aligned} & 1+(1+2+4)+(4+6+9)+(9+12+16) \\ & +\ldots+(81+90+100) \\ & =1+\left(1^2+(2 \times 1)+2^2\right)+\left(2^2+(2 \times 3)+3^2\right)+\left(3^2\right. \\ & \left.+(3 \times 4)+4^2\right)+\ldots+\left(9^2+(9 \times 10)+10^2\right) \\ & =\sum_{r=1}^{10}\left[(r-1)^2+r(r-1)+r^2\right] \\ & =\sum_{r=1}^{10}[r-(r-1)]\left[(r-1)^2+r(r-1)+r^2\right] \\ & =\sum_{r=1}^{10}\left[r^3-(r-1)^3\right] \\ & =\left(1^3-0^3\right)+\left(2^3-1^3\right)+\left(3^3-2^3\right)+\ldots+\left(10^3-9^3\right) \\ & =10^3-0^3=1000 \\ \end{aligned}$ So, both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$. Hence, option $1$ is correct.

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2019 (20 Apr Shift 1)

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