Can you find the value of x? ?

Algebra Level 2

Find x x .

24 + 36 + 48 + 60 + . . . + 240 = x 24+36+48+60+...+240=x


The answer is 2508.

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1 solution

Ram Mohith
Apr 20, 2018

In this question x x is the sum of all the terms in the series .

The series 24 + 36 + 48 + 60...... + 240 24 + 36 + 48 + 60 ...... + 240 is in A.P with common difference d = 36 24 = 12 d = 36 - 24 = 12 and the first term a = 24 a = 24

First we have to find the number of terms n n

Last term = 240 = a + ( n 1 ) d 240 = 24 + 12 ( n 1 ) 240 = a + (n - 1) d \Rightarrow 240 = 24 + 12(n - 1)

12 ( 2 + n 1 ) = 240 n + 1 = 20 \Rightarrow 12(2 + n - 1) = 240 \Rightarrow n + 1 = 20

So, the number of terms in the series n = 19 n = 19

Now we will find the sum of series using the formula n 2 × ( f i r s t t e r m + l a s t t e r m ) \frac{n}{2} \times (first-term + last-term) (or) n 2 × ( 2 a + ( n 1 ) d ) \frac{n}{2} \times (2a + (n - 1)d)

19 2 × ( 24 + 240 ) = 19 × 264 = 2508 \Rightarrow \frac{19}{2} \times (24 + 240) = 19 \times 264 = 2508

Therefore , x = 2508 \color{#20A900}\boxed{x = 2508}

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