GANITASĀRASANGRAHA. The rule for arriving, in relation to (a series made up of any) optional number of terms, at the first term, the common difference and the (related) sum, which is equivalent firstly to the square and secondly to the cube (of the number of terms) :- 42 25. Whatever is (so) chosen is the number of terms, and one is the first term. The number of terms diminished by the first term, and (then) divided by the half of the number of terms diminished by one, becomes the common difference. The sum (of the series) in relation to these is the square of the number of terms. This multiplied by the number of terms becomes the cube thereof. Examples in illustration thereof. 26. The optional number of terms (in a given series) is (taken to be); and the numerator as well as the denominator (of this fraction) is (successively) increased by one till ten (such different fractional terms) are obtained. In relation to these (fractions taken as the number of terms of corresponding arithmetically progressive series), give out the first term, the common difference and the square and the cube (values of the sums in the manner explained above). The rule for finding out the first term, the common difference and the number of terms, in relation to the sum (of a series in arithmetical progression) which (sum) happens to be the cube of (any) chosen quantity :- 27. One-fourth of the chosen quantity is the first term; and from this first term, when it is multiplied by two, results the 25. It is obvious that, in the formula S= 2 (2a +-1.b), the value of S becomes equivalent n² when a = 1, and b=(-a)2 In the multiplication of n-1 this sum by n, there is necessarily involved the multiplication of a as well as of b by n, so that, when an and b = (-a)2n, S-m³. A little consideration will show n-1 2 (na) how the value, of b as makes it possible to arrive at n as the value of S 11-1 whatever may be the value of a, whether fractional or integral 27. This rule gives only a particular case of what may be generally applied. The rule as given here works out thns + . up to 2a terms. 3x 50 + +
