Telescoping series: split each term and cancel to find the sum
This type of question, asked 3 times: CDS 2 2016, CDS 1 2021, CDS 1 2024. All 3 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
CDS 2 2016
25What is
1+121+221+1+221+321+…+1+200721+200821 equal to ?
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Question 2
CDS 1 2021
30If
1×21+2×31+3×41+⋯+n(n+1)1=10099
then what is the value of n ?
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Question 3
CDS 1 2024
35What is 12×223+22×325+32×427+… equal to ?
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