Let the sum of the first terms of an A.P. be . Then the sum of squares of the first 10 terms of the A.P. is :
- (A)10220
- (B)12860
- (C)15220✓ Correct
- (D)19780
Answer: (C)
Solution
From , the th term is . Hence , with and . This gives . The sum of the squares of the first ten terms is .
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