gaokao 2020 Q4

gaokao · China · national-II-science 5 marks Arithmetic Sequences and Series Compute Partial Sum of an Arithmetic Sequence
The Circular Mound Altar at the Beijing Temple of Heaven is an ancient place for worshipping heaven, divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. At the center of the upper level is a circular stone slab (called the Heaven's Heart Stone), surrounded by 9 fan-shaped stone slabs forming the first ring, with each outer ring increasing by 9 slabs. On the next level, the first ring has 9 more slabs than the last ring of the upper level, and each outer ring also increases by 9 slabs. It is known that each level has the same number of rings, and the lower level has 729 more slabs than the middle level. The total number of fan-shaped stone slabs (excluding the Heaven's Heart Stone) in all three levels is
A. 3699 slabs
B. 3474 slabs
C. 3402 slabs
D. 3339 slabs
The Circular Mound Altar at the Beijing Temple of Heaven is an ancient place for worshipping heaven, divided into three levels: upper, middle, and lower. At the center of the upper level is a circular stone slab (called the Heaven's Heart Stone), surrounded by 9 fan-shaped stone slabs forming the first ring, with each outer ring increasing by 9 slabs. On the next level, the first ring has 9 more slabs than the last ring of the upper level, and each outer ring also increases by 9 slabs. It is known that each level has the same number of rings, and the lower level has 729 more slabs than the middle level. The total number of fan-shaped stone slabs (excluding the Heaven's Heart Stone) in all three levels is

A. 3699 slabs

B. 3474 slabs

C. 3402 slabs

D. 3339 slabs