Sample QuestionsArithmetic Progressions questions
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If the sum of three consecutive terms of an increasing A.P. is $51$ and the product of the first and third of these terms is $273$, then the third term is:
Answer: C.
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If four numbers in A.P. are such that their sum is $50$ and the greatest number is $4$ times, the least, then the numbers are:
- ✓
$5, 10, 15, 20$
- B
$4, 101, 16, 22$
- C
$3, 7, 11, 15$
- D
Answer: A.
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The common difference of the A.P. is $\frac{1}{2\text{q}},\frac{1-2\text{q}}{2\text{q}},\frac{1-4\text{q}}{2\text{q}}, .....$ is
Answer: A.
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The next term of the A.P. $\sqrt{7},\sqrt{28},\sqrt{63},\ .....$
- A
$\sqrt{70}$
- B
$\sqrt{84}$
- C
$\sqrt{97}$
- ✓
$\sqrt{112}$
Answer: D.
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The common difference of the A.P. $\frac{1}{3},\frac{1-3\text{b}}{3},\frac{1-6\text{b}}{3}, ....$ is
- A
$\frac{1}{3}$
- B
$-\frac{1}{3}$
- ✓
$-\text{b}$
- D
$\text{b}$
Answer: C.
View full solution →Which of the following sequences are arithmetic progressions. For those which are arithmetic progressions, find out the common difference.
$3, 3, 3, 3, .....$
View full solution →Find the sum of the first $25$ terms of an $A.P.$ whose $n^{th}$ term is given by $a_n= 2 - 3n.$
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$18+15\frac{1}{2}+13\ + ..... \ +\Big(-49\frac{1}{2}\Big)$
View full solution →The sum of first $n$ terms of an $A.P.$ whose first term is $8$ and the common difference is $20$ is equal to the sum of first $2n$ terms of another $A.P.$ whose first term is $-30$ and common difference is $8.$ Find $n.$
View full solution →Find the $8^{th}$ term from the end of the $A.P. 7,\ 10, 13,... 184.$
View full solution →The general term of a sequence is give by $a_n= -4n + 15.$ Is the sequence an A.P.? If so, find its $15^{th}$ term and the common difference.
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$9^{th}$ term of the A.P. $\frac{3}{4},\frac{5}{4},\frac{7}{4},\frac{9}{4}, .....$
View full solution →Sum of $13$ terms of the $A.P. -6, 0, 6, 12, .....$
View full solution →Find the sum of the first $15$ terms of each of the following sequences having $n^{th}$ term as:
$b_n= 5 + 2n.$
View full solution →Find the sum of the first $15$ terms of each of the following sequences having $n^{th}$ term as:
$ y_n=9-5 n $.
View full solution →The $17^{\text {th }}$ term of an $A.P.$ is $5$ more than twice its $8^{\text {th }}$ term. If the $11^{\text {th }}$ term of the $A.P.$ is $43$ . find the $n^{\text {th }}$ term.
View full solution →How many terms of the A.P. $63, 60, 57, .....$ must be taken so that their sum is $693?$
View full solution →The sum $4^{\text {th }}$ and $8^{\text {th }}$ terms of an $A.P.$ is $24$ and the sum of $6^{\text {th }}$ and $10^{\text {th }}$ terms is $44 $. Find the $A.P.?$
View full solution →The sum of first seven terms of an $A.P$. is $182$ . If its $4^{\text {th }}$ and the $17^{\text {th }}$ terms are in the ratio $1: 5$, find the $A.P.$
View full solution →The $6^{\text {th }}$ and $17^{\text {th }}$ terms of an $A.P.$ are $19$ and $41$ respectively, find the $40^{\text {th }}$ term?
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