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What is the value of S₃₀₀ − S₂₈₅, where Sₙ is the sum of the first n natural numbers?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: 4395

Answer: B, 4395. Since S₃₀₀ = 1 + 2 + ⋯ + 300 and S₂₈₅ = 1 + 2 + ⋯ + 285, subtraction cancels all terms through 285. The remaining terms are 286 + 287 + ⋯ + 300. Their count is 300 − 286 + 1 = 15. The average of the first and last terms is (286 + 300)/2 = 293. Therefore the sum is 15 × 293 = 4395. Using the formula gives the same check: S₃₀₀ − S₂₈₅ = 300 × 301/2 − 285 × 286/2 = 45150 − 40755 = 4395. Thus option B is correct. Option A can result from counting fourteen terms, option C from using an incorrect average, and option D from an arithmetic error. The key fact is that S₃₀₀ − S₂₈₅ begins at 286, not 285, because 285 has already been included in the subtracted sum.

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MathematicsSequencesDifference-Of-SumsArithmetic-SeriesSum Of First N Natural NumbersSequences And ProgressionsClass 9 Mcq

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