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What is the sum of the first 21 even natural numbers?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 462

Answer: 462, so option B is correct. The first 21 even natural numbers are 2, 4, 6, ..., 42. They form an arithmetic progression with first term a=2, last term l=42, and n=21 terms. The last term is 2×21=42 because the kth even number is 2k. Apply the AP sum formula S_n=n(a+l)/2: S_21=21(2+42)/2=21×44/2=21×22=462. There is also a useful shortcut: the sum of the first n even natural numbers is n(n+1). For n=21, this gives 21×22=462. Option A, 452, is 10 less; option C, 472, is 10 more; and option D, 482, is 20 more. These do not satisfy the formula. Be careful not to start with 0, because the first positive even natural number in this sequence is 2 and the question asks for the first 21 even numbers.

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Even NumbersArithmetic ProgressionAp SumSeries SumFinding The Sum Of The First $N$ Terms Of An ApFinding The Sum Of The First N Terms Of An ApArithmetic Progressions (Ap)Arithmetic Progressions Ap

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