Find the sum of the series 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + …. + x = 715.
Note: The sum of the series is already provided in the question. The solution to find x is given below.
Let there be n terms in the series.
x = 1 + (n - 1)3
= 3n - 2
Let S be the sum of the series
⇒n[1 + 3n - 2] = 1430
⇒n + 3n2 - 2n = 1430
⇒3n2 - n - 1430 = 0
Applying Sri Dhar Acharya formula, we get
⇒ n = 22 as n cannot be a fraction
Therefore x = 3 × 22 - 2 = 64
The value of x is 64