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Program to find N-th term of series 4, 14, 28, 46, 68, 94, 124, 158, …..in C++
In this problem, we are given a number N. Our task is to create a program to find N-th term of series 4, 14, 28, 46, 68, 94, 124, 158, …..in C++.
Problem Description − To find the Nth term of series
4, 14, 28, 46, 68, 94, 124, … (N-terms),
We will find the general term of the series and calculate the value based on the value of n.
Let’s take an example to understand the problem,
Input − N = 5
Output − 68
Solution Approach:
Let’s deduce the general term of the given series. The series is:
4, 14, 28, 46, 68, 94, 124….
We have 2 in common for all elements.
Series: 2(2, 7, 14, 23, 34, ….) = 2((12 + 1), (22 + 3), (32 + 5), (42 + 7), (52 + 9) ….) = 2((12 + (2-1)), (22 + (4-1)), (32 + (6-1)), (42 + (8-1)), (52 + (10-1)) ….) = 2((12 + ((2*1)-1)), (22 + ((2*2)-1)), (32 + ((2*3)-1)), (42 + ((2*4)-1)), (52 +((2*5)-1)) ….)
The general term of the series can be generalized as −
Tn = 2*(n2 + (2*n-1))
Using the general term formula, we can find any value of the series.
For example,
T6 = 2*(62 + (2*6 - 1)) = 2*(36 + (12 -1 )) = 2*(36 + 11) = 2*(47) = 94
Example
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int findNTerm(int N) {
int nthTerm = ( 2*((N*N) + ((2*N) - 1)) );
return nthTerm;
}
int main() {
int N = 11;
cout<<N<<"th term of the series is "<<findNTerm(N);
return 0;
}Output:
11th term of the series is 284
Updated on: 01-Oct-2020
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