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10.
(a)
(c)
11.
p r q
12.
(b) G.P.
(d) None of these
respectively, then
(a) 1
(b)
(c) 0
(d) 1/2
13.
14.
15.
16.
(a) 300
(b) 300 2
(c) 200 2
17.
18
32 ......... is
will be
(b) 7
(d) 2
2A
(d)
2B
18.
If the 9th term of an A.P. is 35 and 19th is 75, then its 20th terms will be
(a) 78
(b) 79
(c) 80
(d) 81
19.
20.
10
17
16
27
10
17
(d)
17
27
21.
(b)
2
6
3 ........ will be
5
7
(a c)2
(b2 ac)
(b) 2
(d) 4
x
If log3 2, log3(2x 5) and log3 2
(a) 1,
1
2
(b) 1,
1
3
is equal to
(c) 1,
22.
23.
3
2
25.
(b)
(c) 0
(d) 1/2
If nth terms of two A.P.'s are 3n 8 and 7n 15 , then the ratio of their 12th terms will
be
(a) 4/9
(b) 7/16
(d) 8/15
If a1 a2 2, an an1 1 (n 2) , then a5 is
(a) 1
(b)
(c) 0
(d)
26.
a 4b 6c 4d e is
The sixth term of an A.P. is equal to 2, the value of the common difference of the A.P. which
makes the product a1a4 a5 least is given by
(a) x
8
5
(b) x
(c) x 2 / 3
27.
respectively, then
(a) 1
(c) 3/7
24.
If
5
4
p times the pth term of an A.P. is equal to q times the qth term of an A.P., then
(p q)th term is
28.
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
The sums of
th
of their 13
29.
30.
terms is
(a) 53 : 155
(b) 27 : 77
(c) 29 : 83
(d) 31 : 89
am k am k
2
(a)
2
am k amk
(b)
(c)
am k amk
2
Let Tr be the r th term of an A.P. for r 1, 2, 3,.... . If for some positive integers m, n
we have Tm
1
1
and Tn
, then Tmn equals
n
m
(a)
1
mn
(b)
(c) 1
31.
(d) 0
(a) log3 4
(c) 1 log4 3
32.
33.
(d) log4 3
their 11
(a)
(c)
34.
1 1
m n
(b)
(d)
(c)
2a
terms will be
2: 3
4:3
(a)
a b 4c 4d e in terms of a, if possible is
5
6
3: 4
5:6
1 1 1
........to 9 terms is
2 3 6
1
(b)
2
3
(d)
2
35.
The interior angles of a polygon are in A.P. If the smallest angle be 120o and the common
difference be 5o, then the number of sides is
]
(a) 8
(b) 10
(c) 9
(d) 6
36.
1
1
and qth term be
, then the sum of its pqth terms will
q
p
be
pq 1
2
pq 1
(c)
2
1 pq
2
pq 1
(d)
2
(a)
37.
38.
(b)
natural numbers is
n(n 1)
2
n(n 1)
(d)
2
(b)
The first term of an A.P. is 2 and common difference is 4. The sum of its 40 terms will be
(a) 3200
(b) 1600
(c) 200
(d) 2800
Solutions
1.
6
7
5
7
1
7
6
7
1
2
3
3 3 ........(A.P.)
n
n
n
d 3 3
and first term a 3
n
n
n
n
1
3 (p 1) 3 3 .
n
n n n
n
Trick :
second
constant).
1
,
n
2
3
p
, third , therefore, pth will be . Hence the result (3 is
n
n
n
3.
(a) Obviously
the
Hence 8
series
is
an
A.P.
Here
5.
2 0 .......
2 2 (8 1)( 2) 5 2
4.
2 2
.
term of the series
a 2 2, d
th
given
.
a 18d (a 8d) 10d 10d 1
b 2. 2 1 3
Third term c 2 . 3 1 5
Therefore sequence is 1, 3, 5,.......2n 1 .
n
Now sum of the first n terms is Sn [a l]
2
n
n
[1 2n 1] . 2n n2
2
2
Aliter : Since Tn 2n 1
Sn Tn 2n 1 n(n 1) n n2
8.
9.
54 (n 1)(2) n 28 .
10.
..(i)
and Tq a (q 1)d p
From (i) and (ii), we get d
.. (ii)
(p q)
1
(p q)
2
3
,
,
......... which are obviously in A.P.
n m n m n m
50
2 2 (50 1)2 20 2 5 (20 1)5
2
2
10
10 2 (10 1)10
(
2
m
61
)
Now from (i), m term
and m term of (ii) series (7m 4)
Under condition,
7m 4 2m 61 5m 65 m 13 .
15. (b) We have 2 8 18 32 ......
1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 ........
2[1 2 3 4 ..........
upto24 terms
]
2
16.
(c)
24 25
300 2 .
2
2x, x 8, 3x 1
are in A.P.
(2x) (3x 1) 5x 1
Therefore (x 8)
2
2
2x 16 5x 1
3x 15 x 5 .
17.
Sn nA n2 B
n 1, 2, 3, ..........
..., we
get
S1 A B, S 2 2A 4B, S 3 3A 9B
..............................................................
..............................................................
Therefore T1 S1 A B, T2 S2 S1 A 3B,
T3 S3 S 2 A 5B ,
..............................................................
..............................................................
Hence the sequence is (A B),(A 3B), (A 5B),........
Here a A B and common difference d 2B .
18.
19.
2
6
3 . ......
5
7
27 27 27
27
27
.....
......
3
5
7
2n 1
(d) If
27
27
10
1
.
2 9 1 17
17
are in A.P. 2b a c
a, b, c
(a c)
2
So, (b ac)
(a c)2
a c
Trick : Put
21.
ac
(a c)2 4
[a2 c2 2ac 4ac]
a 1, b 2, c 3 ,
4(a c)2
(a c)2
4.
are in A.P.
22x 12. 2x 32 0
x
(d) log3 2, log3 (2x 5) and log3 2
27
2n 1
7
2
4
4.
1
x 2, 3
r th term A (r 1)D c
So, a(q r) b(r p) c(p q)
and
......(ii)
..(iii)
b c
c a
a b
a
b
c
D
D
1
(ab ac bc ab ca bc) 0 .
D
44 4
.
99 9
24. (b) Obviously, a3 a2 1 2 1 1
23.
a4 a3 1 1 1 0
a5 a4 1 0 1 1.
Now
dP
8 2
0 x , .
dx
5 3
2
d2P
0 for x
2
3
dx
2
Hence P is least for x .
3
Clearly,
27.
28.
(p q){a (p q 1)d} 0
a (p q 1)d 0
(a) We have
Sn1
Sn2
Tpq 0 , { p q} .
2n 3
6n 5
n
[2a1 (n 1)d1]
2n 3
2
n
6n 5
[2a2 (n 1)d2]
2
n 1
2 a1
d1
2n 3
2
6n 5
n 1
2 a2
d2
2
n 1
d1
2n 3
2
1
6n 5
a2
d2
2
a1
Put n 25 then
29.
T131
a1 12d1 2(25) 3
53
.
a2 12d2 6(25) 3
T132 155
(c) am k A (m k 1) D
and amk A (m k 1) D
Adding both equations, we get
am k amk
A (m 1) D am .
2
30.
(c) Tm a (m 1)d
1
n
and Tn a (n 1)d
On solving a
1
m
1
1
and d
mn
mn
1
1
(mn 1)
1
mn
mn
2
log3 (31 x 2) log3 [3(4.3x 1)]
2
31 x 2 3(4.3 x 1)
3
2 12y 3, where y 3x
y
12y2 5y 3 0
y
1
3
1
3
x
x
or 3
or 3
3
4
3
4
x log3 (3 / 4) x 1 log3 4 .
32.
33.
(c) Let Sn and S'n be the sums of n terms of two A.P.'s and T11 and T '11
be the respective 11th terms, then
n
[2a (n 1)d]
Sn
7n 1
2
n
S'n
[2a'(n 1)d'] 4n 27
2
(n 1)
d
7n 1
2
(n 1)
a'
d' 4n 27
2
a
T
a 10d
148 4
11
.
a'10d' T '11 111 3
we get
S9
35.
1 1 1
........
2 3 6
1
1
, common difference d
and n 9 .
2
6
9
1
3
1
2 (9 1) .
2
2
2
6
(2n 4) (n 2)
2
Since
the
angles
are
in
A.P.
and
a 120o , d 5 ,
therefore
n
[2 120 (n 1)5] (n 2)180
2
n2 25n 144 0 (n 9)(n 16) 0 n 9, 16
1
q
1
p
..(i)
..(ii)
1
1
and d
pq
pq
pq 2
1
(pq 1)
Now sum of pq terms
2 pq
pq
37.
pq 2
1
pq 1
2 pq 1
.
1 (pq 1)
2 pq
2
2
2
......(i)
n
n
[2 1 (n 1)1] (n 1) .
2
2
38. (a) First term a 2 and common difference d 4 and n 40 .
n
Then Sn [2a (n 1)d]
2
20[4 39 4] 20[4 156] 160 20 3200.
Now sum