Which of the following statement is correct?

I. The value of 1002 - 992 + 982 - 972 + 962 - 952 + 942 - 932 + ...... + 222 - 212 is 4840.

II. The value of 

 is k16 - .

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  1. Neither I nor II
  2. Only II
  3. Only I
  4. Both I and II

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Option 3 : Only I
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Given:

I. The value of 1002 - 992 + 982 - 972 + 962 - 952 + 942 - 932 + ...... + 222 - 212 is 4840.

II. The value of 

 is k16 - .

Concept used:

A, (A + D), (A + 2D), ....., L is an arithmetic progression with the first term A and common difference D. (L being the Nth term)

Number of terms, N = (L - A)/D + 1

Sum of all terms = (A + L)/2 × N

Calculation:

II. ​According to the concept,

1002 - 992 + 982 - 972 + 962 - 952 + 942 - 932 + ...... + 222 - 212

(100 + 99)(100 - 99) + (98 + 97)(98 - 97)+...........(22 + 21)(22 - 21)

So, the series will be

100 + 99 + 98 + 97 .............................................22 + 21.

The first term is 100 and the last is 21, the difference is 1.

Sum = (100 + 21) × 80/2 = 121 × 40 = 4840

II. 

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∴ Only I is true.

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