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What is 4 times the difference between S_96 and S_48, where S_n is the sum of the first n natural numbers?

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Correct answer: 13920

Use the triangular-number formula S_n=n(n+1)/2. We have S_96=96×97/2=48×97=4656 and S_48=48×49/2=24×49=1176. Their difference is 4656−1176=3480. The question asks for four times this difference, so 4×3480=13920. Hence option A is correct. A useful alternative is to observe that S_96−S_48=49+50+...+96. This arithmetic sequence has 48 terms and average (49+96)/2=72.5, giving 48×72.5=3480, followed by multiplication by 4. The other choices result from arithmetic slips or from forgetting the final factor of four.

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

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