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If Sₙ = 300, what is the value of n?

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Correct answer: 24

Direct answer: n = 24, so option B is correct. For the first n natural numbers, Sₙ = n(n + 1)/2. Put Sₙ = 300: n(n + 1)/2 = 300, which gives n(n + 1) = 600. The value n = 24 works because 24 × 25 = 600. Therefore S₂₄ = 24 × 25/2 = 12 × 25 = 300. If an algebraic solution is preferred, expand to n² + n − 600 = 0. This factors as (n + 25)(n − 24) = 0, giving n = −25 or n = 24. Since n counts a number of terms, it must be a positive natural number, so −25 is rejected. The other choices fail: S₂₃ = 276, S₂₅ = 325, and S₂₆ = 351. Memory cue: after multiplying the given sum by 2, look for two consecutive factors whose product is that number.

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Sum-Of-Natural-NumbersQuadratic-EquationFind-NSequencesSum Of First N Natural NumbersSequences And ProgressionsMathematicsClass 9 Mcq

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