If $1.3 .5+3.5 .7+5.7 .9+\ldots n$ terms $=n(n+1) f(n)-3 n$, then $f(1)=$
- 9
- 11
- 12
- 8
Solution
$\begin{aligned} & =\frac{8(n(n+1))^2}{4}+\frac{12 n(n+1)(2 n+1)}{6}-\frac{2 n(n+1)}{2}-3 n \\ & =2 n^4+8 n^3+7 n^2-2 n=n(n+1) f(n)-3 n\end{aligned}$
$\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow f(x)=\frac{n\left(2 n^3+8 n^2+7 n+1\right)}{n(n+1)} \\ & \Rightarrow f(1)=\frac{2+8+7+1}{2}=9\end{aligned}$
Asked in: AP EAMCET 2024 (21 May Shift 2)