Find the First and Third Partial Sums, S1 and S3 $a _ { n } = \frac { n ^ { 2 } } { n + 4 }$

question 133

Multiple Choice

Find the first and third partial sums, s1 and s3, for the sequence
- $a _ { n } = \frac { n ^ { 2 } } { n + 4 }$

• A) \(\frac { 1 } { 5 } , \frac { 9 } { 7 }\)
• B) \(\frac { 1 } { 5 } , \frac { 1 } { 15 }\)
• C) \(\frac { 1 } { 5 } , \frac { 226 } { 105 }\)
• D) \(\frac { 1 } { 5 } , \frac { 7 } { 5 }\)

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