Sequence And Series Question 119

Question: The sum of the series $ 1+(1+2)+(1+2+3)+………… $ upto $ n $ terms, will be

[MP PET 1986]

Options:

A) $ n^{2}-2n+6 $

B) $ \frac{n(n+1)(2n-1)}{6} $

C) $ n^{2}+2n+6 $

D) $ \frac{n(n+1)(n+2)}{6} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Here $ T_{n}=\frac{n(n+1)}{2} $ Therefore $ S_{n}=\frac{1}{2}{ \Sigma n^{2}+\Sigma n } $ $ =\frac{n(n+1)(n+2)}{6} $ .