What is the sum of first 20 natural numbers?

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210

220

230

240

answer is A.

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It is given natural numbers are 1,2,3……
The natural number form an AP with first term 1 and common difference 1.
So, we have,

a = 1, d = 1

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We know that sum of first n terms of an AP is given as,

S_{n} = \frac{n}{2} [2 a + (n - 1) d]

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Putting the value of a = 1 and d = 1, we get

S_{n} = \frac{n}{2} [2 \times 1 + (n - 1) \times 1]

\Rightarrow S_{n} = \frac{n}{2} [2 + n - 1]

\Rightarrow S_{n} = \frac{n}{2} [n + 1]

\Rightarrow S_{n} = \frac{n (n + 1)}{2}

[1]
Substituting

n = 20

in [1], we get

S_{20} = \frac{20 (20 + 1)}{2}

\Rightarrow S_{20} = 210

Therefore, the sum of the first 20 natural numbers is 210.
Hence, the correct option is 1.

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