What is the difference between the sum of the first (36) natural numbers and the sum of the first (30) natural numbers?
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Correct answer: 201
The sum of the first 36 natural numbers is \,\(S_{36}=\frac{36\times37}{2}=666\), and the sum of the first 30 natural numbers is \,\(S_{30}=\frac{30\times31}{2}=465\). Therefore, the difference is \,\(666-465=201\). It is also the sum of the numbers from 31 to 36. Option 191 would be close to a sum ending at 35, but it does not include 36. Exam tip: The difference of two initial sums equals the sum of the terms left between them.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
201
Why is this the correct answer?
The sum of the first 36 natural numbers is \,\(S_{36}=\frac{36\times37}{2}=666\), and the sum of the first 30 natural numbers is \,\(S_{30}=\frac{30\times31}{2}=465\). Therefore, the difference is \,\(666-465=201\). It is also the sum of the numbers from 31 to 36. Option 191 would be close to a sum ending at 35, but it does not include 36. Exam tip: The difference of two initial sums equals the sum of the terms left between them.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 Mathematics question. Chapter: Sequences and Progressions. Topic: Sum of first n natural numbers.
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