Find an A.P. in which the sum of any number of terms is always three times the squared number of these terms.
Question:
Find an A.P. in which the sum of any number of terms is always three times the squared number of these terms.
Solution:
Given:
$S_{n}=3 n^{2}$
For $n=1, S_{1}=3 \times 1^{2}=3$
For $n=2, S_{2}=3 \times 2^{2}=12$
For $n=3, S_{3}=3 \times 3^{2}=27$
and so on
$\therefore S_{1}=a_{1}=3$
$a_{2}=S_{2}-S_{1}=12-3=9$
$a_{3}=S_{3}-S_{2}=27-12=15$
and so on
Thus, the A.P. is $3,9,15 \ldots$