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by rijul007 » Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:37 pm
sud21 wrote:S0 =0, S10 =?
1) Si = i + Si-1
2) Si + Si-1 = i^2
St(1)
S(i) = i + S(i-1)
S(1) = 1 + S(0) = 1
S(2) = 2 + 1 = 3
So on

We can find the vale of S(10)
SUFFICIENT

St(2)
Si + Si-1 = i^2
S(i) = i^2 -S(i-1)
S(1) = 1 - 0 = 1
S(2) = 4 - 1 = 3
so on

SUFFICIENT

Option D

But the ques is wrong with GMAT point of view, as tthe two statements give us two diff series