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JEE Main 5 April 2026, Shift 1, Maths Q2

Question 2 of 75 in this shift, Maths question 2 of 25, Section A.

Let the sum of the first

n

terms of an A.P. be

3n^2 + 5n

. Then the sum of squares of the first 10 terms of the A.P. is:

(1)10220
(2)12860
(3)15220Official answer
(4)19780

Official answer

Option 3

NTA final key.

Chapter: Sequences and Series
Topic: AP and GP
Idea tested: AP Recognition from Quadratic Sum

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