Statement 1: If sum of n terms of a series 2n^2+3n+1, then series is an AP. Statement 2: Sum of n terms of an AP is always of the form pn^2+qn.

JEE Main Mathematics question

Statement 1: If sum of terms of a series , then series is an AP. Statement 2: Sum of terms of an AP is always of the form .

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is TrueCorrect

Answer: (D)

Statement 2 is true: , which has no constant term. Statement 1 has with a constant term :

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