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If S₂ₖ₊₃ = 3240, what is the value of k?

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Correct answer: 38.5

Answer: D, 38.5. Let m = 2k + 3. Then the given statement becomes Sₘ = 3240. Using Sₘ = m(m + 1)/2, we get m(m + 1)/2 = 3240, so m(m + 1) = 6480. The consecutive integers 80 and 81 have product 80 × 81 = 6480, so m = 80. Now substitute back: 2k + 3 = 80, hence 2k = 77 and k = 77/2 = 38.5. Therefore option D is correct. It is not necessary for k itself to be a whole number; the important index 2k + 3 equals 80, a valid natural-number index. Option A gives index 77, option B gives index 78, and option C gives index 79; none has sum 3240. A common confusion is to assume every variable in a sum problem must be an integer. Here the index is integral, while k may be fractional.

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MathematicsSequencesSum-FormulaAlgebraic-EquationSum Of First N Natural NumbersSequences And ProgressionsClass 9 Mcq

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