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Question bank on Compound angles, Trigonometric eq
n
and ineq
n
,
Solutions of Triangle, Sequence & Progression
There are 132 questions in this question bank.
Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.1 If x + y = 3 cos4 and x y = 4 sin2 then
(A) x
4
+ y
4
= 9 (B) 16 y x = +
(C) x
3
+ y
3
= 2(x
2
+ y
2
) (D) 2 y x = +
Q.2 If in a triangle ABC, b cos
2
A
2
+ a cos
2
B
2
=
3
2
c then a, b, c are :
(A) in A.P. (B) in G.P. (C) in H.P. (D) None
Q.3 If tanB =
A cos n 1
A cos A sin n
2

then tan(A + B) equals

(A)
A cos ) n 1 (
A sin

(B)
A sin
A cos ) 1 n (
(C)
A cos ) 1 n (
A sin

(D)
A cos ) 1 n (
A sin
+
Q.4 Given a
2
+ 2a + cosec
2

2
( ) a x +
F
H
G
I
K
J
= 0 then, which of the following holds good?
(A) a = 1 ;
x
I
2

(B) a = 1 ;
x
I
2

(C) a

R ; x

(D) a , x are finite but not possible to find

Q.5 If A is the area and 2s the sum of the 3 sides of a triangle, then :
(A) A
s
2
3 3
(B) A =
s
2
2
(C) A >
s
2
3
(D) None
Q.6 The exact value of
cos cos cos cos cos cos
2
28
3
28
6
28
9
28
18
28
27
28

ec ec ec + +
is equal to
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 0
Q.7 In any triangle ABC, (a + b)
2
sin
2
C
2
+ (a b)
2
cos
2
C
2
=
(A) c (a + b) (B) b (c + a) (C) a (b + c) (D) c
2
Q.8
( ) ( ) ( )
( ) ( )
tan . cos sin
cos . tan
x x x
x x
+
+


2
3
2
7
2
2
3
2
3
when simplified reduces to :
(A) sin

x

cos

x (B)

sin
2
x (C)

sin

x

cos

x (D) sin
2
x
Q.9 If in a ABC, sin
3
A + sin
3
B + sin
3
C = 3 sinA sinB sinC then
(A) ABC may be a scalene triangle (B) ABC is a right triangle
(C) ABC is an obtuse angled triangle (D) ABC is an equilateral triangle
Q.10 In a triangle ABC, CH and CM are the lengths of the altitude and median to the base AB. If a = 10,
b = 26, c = 32 then length (HM)
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(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) none
Q.11 The value of
1 tan
cos sin
cos sin
sin
2
2

+

for all permissible vlaues of

(A) is less than 1 (B) is greater than 1
(C) lies between 1 and 1 including both (D) lies between
2
and
2
Q.12 sin 3 = 4 sin sin 2 sin 4 in 0









has

:
(A) 2 real solutions (B) 4 real solutions
(C) 6 real solutions (D) 8 real solutions.
Q.13 In a triangle ABC, CD is the bisector of the angle C. If

cos
C
2
has the value
1
3
and l

(CD) = 6, then
1 1
a b
+
|
\

|
has the value equal to
(A)
1
9
(B)
1
12
(C)
1
6
(D) none
Q.14 The set of angles btween 0 & 2 satisfying the equation 4 cos
2
2
2
cos

1 = 0 is
(A)

12
5
12
19
12
23
12
, , ,
R
S
T
U
V
W
(B)

12
7
12
17
12
23
12
, , ,

`
)
(C)
5
12
13
12
19
12

, ,
R
S
T
U
V
W
(D)

12
7
12
19
12
23
12
, , ,
R
S
T
U
V
W
Q.15 If the median of a triangle ABC through A is perpendicular to AB then
tan
tan
A
B
has the value equal to
(A)
1
2
(B) 2 (C) 2 (D)
1
2
Q.16 If cos

( + ) = 0 then sin

( + 2) =
(A) sin

(B)

sin

(C) cos

(D)

cos

Q.17 With usual notations, in a triangle ABC, a cos(B C) + b cos(C A) + c cos(A B) is equal to
(A)
2
R
abc
(B)
2
R 4
abc
(C)
2
R
abc 4
(D)
2
R 2
abc
Q.18
sin cos
sin cos
3 3

cos
cot

1
2
+
2 tan



cot

=

1 if :
(A)

0
2
,
|
\

|
(B)

2
,
|
\

|
(C)

,
3
2
|
\

|
(D)

3
2
2

,
|
\

|
Q.19 With usual notations in a triangle ABC, ( I I
1
) ( I I
2
) ( I I
3
) has the value equal to
(A) R
2
r (B) 2R
2
r (C) 4R
2
r (D) 16R
2
r
Q.20 In a triangle ABC, angle B < angle C and the values of B & C satisfy the equation
2 tan

x - k (1 + tan
2
x) = 0 where (0 < k < 1) . Then the measure of angle A is :
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(A) /3 (B) 2/3 (C) /2 (D) 3/4
Q.21 If cos

=
2 1
2
cos
cos

then

tan

2
cot

2
has the value equal to, where(0 < < and 0 < < )
(A) 2 (B)
2
(C) 3 (D)
3
Q.22 In a ABC, if the median, bisector and altitude drawn from the vertex A divide the angle at the vertex
into four equal parts then the angles of the ABC are :
(A)
2
3 4 12

, ,
(B)

2 3 6
, ,
(C)

2
3
8 8
, ,
(D)

2
3
10 5
, ,
Q.23 If A + B + C = & sin A
C
+

2
= k sin
C
2
, then tan
A
2
tan
B
2
=
(A)
k
k

+
1
1
(B)
k
k
+

1
1
(C)
k
k + 1
(D)
k
k
+ 1
Q.24 The equation, sin
2




4
1
3
sin


=

1



4
1
3
sin
has :
(A) no root (B) one root (C) two roots (D) infinite roots
Q.25 With usual notation in a

ABC
1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 2 3 3 1
r r r r r r
+

=
K R
a b c
3
2 2 2
where K has the value
equal to :
(A) 1 (B) 16 (C) 64 (D) 128
Q.26 If
5
2
3

< < x
, then the value of the expression
1 1
1 1
+ +
+
sin sin
sin sin
x x
x x
is
(A) cot
x
2
(B) cot
x
2
(C) tan
x
2
(D) tan
x
2
Q.27 If x sin

= y sin

+

2
3
= z sin

+

4
3
then :
(A) x + y + z = 0 (B) xy + yz + zx = 0 (C) xyz + x + y + z = 1 (D) none
Q.28 In a ABC, the value of
a A b B c C
a b c
cos cos cos + +
+ +
is equal to :
(A)
r
R
(B)
R
r 2
(C)
R
r
(D)
2r
R
Q.29 The value of cos

10
cos
2
10

cos
4
10

cos
8
10

cos
16
10

is :
(A)
1
32
(B)
1
16
(C)
( ) cos / 10
16
(D)

10 2 5
64
+
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Q.30 With usual notation in a ABC, if R = k

( ) ( ) ( ) r r r r r r
r r r r r r
1 2 2 3 3 1
1 2 2 3 3 1
+ + +
+ +
where k has the value equal to:
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 1/4 (D) 4
Q.31 If a cos
3
+ 3a cos

sin
2
= m and a sin
3
+ 3a cos
2
sin

= n . Then
(m + n)
2/3
+ (m n)
2/3
is equal to :
(A) 2

a
2
(B) 2 a
1/3
(C) 2

a
2/3
(D) 2

a
3
Q.32 In a triangle ABC , AD is the altitude from A . Given b > c , angle C = 23 & AD =
a bc
b c
2 2

then angle B = [JEE 94, 2]

(A) 157 (B) 113 (C) 147 (D) none
Q.33 The value of cot

x + cot

(60 + x) + cot

(120 + x) is equal to :
(A) cot

3x (B) tan

3x (C) 3 tan

3x (D)
3 9
3
2
3

tan
tan tan
x
x x
Q.34 In a ABC, cos 3A + cos 3B + cos 3C = 1 then :
(A) ABC is right angled
(B) ABC is acute angled
(C) ABC is obtuse angled
(D) nothing definite can be said about the nature of the .
Q.35 The value of
3 76 16
76 16
+
+
cot cot
cot cot
is :
(A) cot

44 (B) tan

44 (C) tan

2 (D) cot

46
Q.36 If the incircle of the ABC touches its sides respectively at L, M and N and if x, y, z be the circumradii
of the triangles MIN, NIL and LIM where I is the incentre then the product xyz is equal to :
(A) R

r
2
(B) r

R
2
(C)
1
2
R

r
2
(D)
1
2
r

R
2
Q.37 The number of solutions of tan (5 cos

) = cot (5

sin

) for in (0, 2) is :
(A) 28 (B) 14 (C) 4 (D) 2
Q.38 If A = 340
0
then 2
2
sin
A
is identical to
(A)
1 1 + + sin sin A A
(B)
+ 1 1 sin sin A A
(C)
1 1 + sin sin A A
(D)
+ + 1 1 sin sin A A
Q.39 AD, BE and CF are the perpendiculars from the angular points of a ABC upon the opposite sides.
The perimeters of the DEF and ABC are in the ratio :
(A)
2r
R
(B)
r
R 2
(C)
r
R
(D)
r
R 3
where r is the in radius and R is the circum radius of the ABC
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Q.40 The value of cosec

18

3
sec

18
is a
(A) surd (B) rational which is not integral
(C) negative natural number (D) natural number
Q.41 In a ABC if b + c = 3a then cot
B
2
cot
C
2
has the value equal to :
(A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1
Q.42 The set of values of a for which the equation, cos 2x + a sin x = 2a 7 possess a solution is :
(A) ( , 2) (B) [2, 6] (C) (6, ) (D) ( , )
Q.43 In a right angled triangle the hypotenuse is 2 2 times the perpendicular drawn from the opposite vertex.
Then the other acute angles of the triangle are
(A)

3
&

6
(B)

8
&
3
8

(C)

4
&

4
(D)

5
&
3
10

Q.44 Let f, g, h be the lengths of the perpendiculars from the circumcentre of the ABC on the sides a, b and
c respectively . If
a
f
b
g
c
h
+ + =
a b c
f g h
then the value of is :
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C) 1 (D) 2
Q.45 In ABC, the minimum value of

2
A
cot
2
B
cot .
2
A
cot
2
2 2
is
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) non existent
Q.46 If the orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle ABC be at equal distances from the side BC and lie on
the same side of BC then tanB tanC has the value equal to :
(A) 3 (B)
3
1
(C) 3 (D)
3
1
Q.47 The general solution of sin x + sin 5x = sin 2x + sin 4x is :
(A) 2n (B) n (C) n/3 (D) 2 n/3
where n I
Q.48 The product of the distances of the incentre from the angular points of a ABC is :
(A) 4 R
2
r (B) 4 Rr
2
(C)
( ) a b c R
s
(D)
( )
R
s c b a
Q.49 Number of roots of the equation cos sin
2
3 1
2
3
4
1 0 x x +
+
= which lie in the interval
[, ] is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) 8
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Q.50
sec
sec
8 1
4 1

is equal to
(A) tan 2 cot 8 (B) tan 8 tan 2 (C) cot 8 cot 2 (D) tan 8 cot 2
Q.51 In a ABC if b = a
( ) 1 3
and C = 30
0
then the measure of the angle A is
(A) 15
0
(B) 45
0
(C) 75
0
(D) 105
0
Q.52 Number of values of [ , ] 0 2 satisfying the equation cotx cosx = 1 cotx. cosx
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Q.53 The exact value of cos
2
73 + cos
2
47 + (cos73 . cos47)

is
(A) 1/4 (B) 1/2 (C)3/4 (D) 1
Q.54 In a ABC, a = a
1
= 2 , b = a
2
, c = a
3
such that a
p+1
=
|

\
|

p
p
p 2
p
p 2
p
a
5
2 p 4
2 a
3
5
where p = 1,2 then
(A) r
1
= r
2
(B) r
3
= 2r
1
(C) r
2
= 2r
1
(D) r
2
= 3r
1
Q.55 The expression,
( ) ( )
tan cos
cos( )
3
2
3
2
2

+ cos

|
\

|
2
sin

( ) + cos

( + )

sin

|
\

|
2
when
simplified reduces to :
(A) zero (B) 1 (C)

1 (D) none
Q.56 The expression [1 sin

(3 ) + cos

(3 + )] 1
3
2
5
2

|
\

|
+
|
\

sin cos

when simplified
reduces to :
(A) sin 2 (B) sin 2 (C) 1 sin 2 (D) 1 + sin 2
Q.57 If O is the circumcentre of the ABC and R
1
, R
2
and R
3
are the radii of the circumcircles of triangles
OBC, OCA and OAB respectively then
a
R
b
R
c
R
1 2 3
+ + has the value equal to:
(A)
a bc
R 2
3
(B)
R
a bc
3
(C)
4
2

R
(D)
2
R 4

Q.58 The maximum value of ( 7 cos + 24 sin ) ( 7 sin 24 cos ) for every R .
(A) 25 (B) 625 (C)
2
625
(D)
4
625
Q.59 4 sin5
0
sin55
0
sin65
0
has the values equal to
(A)
3 1
2 2
+
(B)
3 1
2 2

(C)
3 1
2

(D)
3 3 1
2 2

d i
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Q.60 If x, y and z are the distances of incentre from the vertices of the triangle ABC respectively then
z y x
c b a
is equal to
(A)

2
A
tan
(B)

2
A
cot
(C)

2
A
tan
(D)

2
A
sin
Q.61 The medians of a ABC are 9 cm, 12 cm and 15 cm respectively . Then the area of the triangle is
(A) 96 sq cm (B) 84 sq cm (C) 72 sq cm (D) 60 sq cm
Q.62 If x =
n
2
, satisfies the equation sin
x
2
cos
x
2
= 1 sin

x

& the inequality
x
2 2
3
4


, then:
(A) n = 1, 0, 3, 5 (B) n = 1, 2, 4, 5
(C) n = 0, 2, 4 (D) n = 1, 1, 3, 5
Q.63 The value of
1
9
1
3
9
1
5
9
1
7
9
+
F
H
G
I
K
J
+
F
H
G
I
K
J
+
F
H
G
I
K
J
+
F
H
G
I
K
J
cos cos cos cos

is
(A)
9
16
(B)
10
16
(C)
12
16
(D)
5
16
Q.64 The number of all possible triplets (a
1
, a
2
, a
3
) such that a
1
+ a
2
cos

2x + a
3
sin x = 0 for all x is
(A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 3 (D) infinite
Q.65 In a ABC, a semicircle is inscribed, whose diameter lies on the side c. Then the radius of the semicircle
is
(A)
b a
2
+

(B)
c b a
2
+

(C)
s
2
(D)
2
c
Where is the area of the triangle ABC.
Q.66 For each natural number k , let C
k
denotes the circle with radius k centimeters and centre at the origin.
On the circle C
k
, a particle moves k centimeters in the counter- clockwise direction. After completing its
motion on C
k
, the particle moves to C
k+1
in the radial direction. The motion of the particle continues in
this manner .The particle starts at (1, 0).If the particle crosses the positive direction of the x- axis for the
first time on the circle C
n
then n equal to
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 9
Q.67 If in a ABC,
cos cos cos A
a
B
b
C
c
= =
then the triangle is
(A) right angled (B) isosceles (C) equilateral (D) obtuse
Q.68 If cos A + cosB + 2cosC = 2 then the sides of the ABC are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P (C) H.P. (D) none
Q.69 If A and B are complimentary angles, then :
(A) 1
2
1
2
+

tan tan
A B
= 2 (B) 1
2
1
2
+

cot cot
A B
= 2
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(C) 1
2
1
2
+

sec cos
A
ec
B
= 2 (D) 1
2
1
2

tan tan
A B
= 2
Q.70 The value of , 3 cosec

20 sec

20 is :
(A) 2 (B)
2 20
40
sin
sin

(C) 4 (D)
4 20
40
sin
sin

Q.71 If in a ABC, cosAcosB + sinA sinB sin2C = 1 then, the statement which is incorrect, is
(A) ABC is isosceles but not right angled (B) ABC is acute angled
(C) ABC is right angled (D) least angle of the triangle is

4
Q.72 The set of values of

x

satisfying the equation,
( )
4
x tan
2

2 ( )
( )
x 2 cos
4
2
sin x
25 . 0

+ 1 = 0, is :
(A) an empty set (B) a singleton
(C) a set containing two values (D) an infinite set
Q.73 The product of the arithmetic mean of the lengths of the sides of a triangle and harmonic mean of the
lengths of the altitudes of the triangle is equal to :
(A) (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
[ where is the area of the triangle ABC ]
Q.74 If in a triangle sin A : sin C = sin (A B)

:

sin (B C) then a
2
: b
2
: c
2
(A) are in A.P. (B) are in G.P.
(C) are in H.P. (D) none of these
[ Y G 99 Tier - I ]
Q.75 The number of solution of the equation,

=
5
1 r
) x r cos( = 0 lying in (0, p) is :
(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) more than 5
Q.76 If = 3

and sin

=

a
a b
2 2
+
. The value of the expression

,

a cosec b sec is
(A)
1
2 2
a b +
(B) 2 a b
2 2
+ (C) a + b (D) none
Q.78 The value of cot 7
1
2
0
+ tan 67
1
2
0
cot 67
1
2
0
tan7
1
2
0
is :
(A) a rational number (B) irrational number (C) 2(3 + 2 3 ) (D) 2 (3
3
)
Q.79 If in a triangle ABC
2 2 cos cos cos A
a
B
b
C
c
a
bc
b
ca
+ + = + then the value of the angle A is :
(A)
8

(B)
4

(C)
3

(D)
2

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Q.80 The value of the expression (sinx + cosecx)
2
+ (cosx + secx)
2
( tanx + cotx)
2
wherever defined is
equal to
(A) 0 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
Q.81 If A = 580
0
then which one of the following is true
(A)
A sin 1 A sin 1
2
A
sin 2 + =

(B) A sin 1 A sin 1

2
A
sin 2 + + =

(C) A sin 1 A sin 1

2
A
sin 2 + =

(D) A sin 1 A sin 1

2
A
sin 2 + + =

Q.82 With usual notations in a triangle ABC, if r

1
= 2r
2
= 2r
3
then
(A) 4a = 3b (B) 3a = 2b (C) 4b = 3a (D) 2a = 3b
Q.83 If tan =
1 x x
x x
2
2
+

and tan =
1 x 2 x 2
1
2
+
(x 0, 1), where 0 < , <
2

, then tan
( + ) has the value equal to :
(A) 1 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D)
4
3
Q.84 If r
1
, r
2
, r
3
be the radii of excircles of the triangle ABC, then

2 1
1
r r
r
is equal to :
(A)

2
A
cot
(B)
2
B
cot
2
A
cot

(C)

2
A
tan
(D)

2
A
tan
Q.85 Minimum value of 8cos
2
x + 18sec
2
x x R wherever it is defined, is :
(A) 24 (B) 25 (C) 26 (D) 18
Q.86 In a ABC

+ +
C sin
c
B sin
b
A sin
a
2 2 2
. sin
2
A
sin
2
B
sin
2
C
simplifies to
(A) 2 (B) (C)
2

(D)
4

where is the area of the triangle

Q.87 If is eliminated from the equations x = a cos( ) and y = b cos ( ) then
) cos(
ab
xy 2
b
y
a
x
2
2
2
2
+
is equal to
(A) cos
2
( ) (B) sin
2
( ) (C) sec
2
( ) (D) cosec
2
( )
Q.88 The general solution of the trigonometric equation
tan x + tan 2x + tan 3x = tan x tan 2x tan 3x is
(A) x = n (B) n
3

(C) x = 2n (D) x =
3
n
where n I
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Q.89 If log
a
b + log
b
c + log
c
a vanishes where a, b and c are positive reals different than unity then the value
of (log
a
b)
3
+ (log
b
c)
3
+ (log
c
a)
3
is
(A) an odd prime (B) an even prime
(C) an odd composite (D) an irrational number
Q.90 If the arcs of the same length in two circles S
1
and S
2
subtend angles 75 and 120 respectively at the
centre. The ratio
2
1
S
S
is equal to
(A)
5
1
(B)
16
81
(C)
25
64
(D)
64
25
Q.91 Number of principal solution of the equation
tan 3x tan 2x tan x = 0, is
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) more than 7
Q.92 The expression


20 sin 20 tan
20 sin 20 tan
2 2
2 2
simplifies to
(A) a rational which is not integral (B) a surd
(C) a natural which is prime (D) a natural which is not composite
Q.93 The value of x that satisfies the relation
x = 1 x + x
2
x
3
+ x
4
x
5
+ .........
(A) 2 cos36 (B) 2 cos144 (C) 2 sin18 (D) none
Select the correct alternatives : (More than one are correct)
Q.94 If sin

= sin

then sin

3
=
(A) sin

3
(B) sin

3 3

(C) sin

3 3
+

(D)

sin

3 3
+

Q.95 Choose the INCORRECT statement(s).

(A sin 82
1
2

. cos 37
1
2

and sin 127

1
2

. sin 97
1
2

have the same value.

(B) If tan

A =
3
4 3
&

tan

B =
3
4 3 +
then tan

(A B) must be irrational.
(C) The sign of the product sin

2 . sin

3 . sin

5 is positive.
(D) There exists a value of between 0 & 2

which satisfies the equation ;
sin
4
sin
2
1 = 0.
Q.96 Which of the following functions have the maximum value unity ?
(A) sin
2
x cos
2
x (B)
sin cos 2 2
2
x x
(C)

sin cos 2 2
2
x x
(D)
6
5
1
2
1
3
sin cos x x +

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Q.97 If the sides of a right angled triangle are {cos2 + cos2 + 2cos( + )} and
{sin2 + sin2 + 2sin( + )}, then the length of the hypotenuse is :
(A) 2[1+cos( )] (B) 2[1 cos( + )]
(C) 4 cos
2

2
(D) 4sin
2
+
2
Q.98 An extreme value of 1 + 4 sin

+ 3 cos

is :
(A)

3 (B)

4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Q.99 The sines of two angles of a triangle are equal to
5
13
&
99
101
. The cosine of the third angle is :
(A) 245/1313 (B) 255/1313 (C) 735/1313 (D) 765/1313
Q.100 It is known that sin

=
4
5
& 0 < < then the value of
3
2
6
sin( ) cos( )
sin
cos

+ +
is:
(A) independent of for all in (0, /2) (B)
5
3
for tan > 0
(C)
3 7 24
15
( cot ) +
for tan

< 0 (D) none
Q.101 If x = sec

tan

& y = cosec

+ cot

then :
(A) x =
y
y
+

1
1
(B) y =
1
1
+

x
x
(C) x =
y
y

+
1
1
(D) xy + x y + 1 = 0
Q.102 If 2 cos + sin = 1, then the value of 4 cos + 3sin is equal to
(A) 3 (B) 5 (C)
7
5
(D) 4
Q.103 If sin

t + cos

t =
1
5
then

tan
t
2
is equal to :
(A) 1 (*B)
1
3
(C) 2 (D)

1
6
SEQUENCE & PROGRESSION
Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.104 If a, b, c be in A.P., b, c, d in G.P. & c, d, e in H.P., then a, c, e will be in :
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these
Q.105 If a, b, c are in H.P., then a, a c, a b are in :
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these
Q.106 If three positive numbers a , b, c are in H.P. then
e
n a c n a b c ( ) ( ) + + + 2
simplifies to
(A) (a c)
2
(B) zero (C) ( a c) (D) 1
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Q.107 The sum
1
1
2
2
r
r

=

is equal to :
(A) 1 (B) 3/4 (C) 4/3 (D) none
Q.108 In a potato race , 8 potatoes are placed 6 metres apart on a straight line, the first being 6 metres from the
basket which is also placed in the same line. A contestant starts from the basket and puts one potato at
a time into the basket. Find the total distance he must run in order to finish the race.
(A) 420 (B) 210 (C) 432 (D) none
Q.109 If the roots of the cubic x
3
px
2
+ qx r = 0 are in G.P. then
(A) q
3
= p
3
r (B) p
3
= q
3
r (C) pq = r (D) pr = q
Q.110 Along a road lies an odd number of stones placed at intervals of 10 m. These stones have to be assembled
around the middle stone. A person can carry only one stone at a time. A man carried out the job starting
with the stone in the middle, carrying stones in succession, thereby covering a distance of 4.8 km. Then
the number of stones is
(A) 15 (B) 29 (C) 31 (D) 35
Q.111 If 2 log
) 1 2 . 5 (
x
+
; 4 log
) 1 2 (
x 1
+

and 1 are in Harmonical Progression then

(A) x is a positive real (B) x is a negative real
(C) x is rational which is not integral (D) x is an integer
Q.112 If a, b, c are in G.P., then the equations, ax
2
+ 2bx + c = 0 & dx
2
+ 2ex + f = 0 have a common root, if
d
a
,
e
b
,
f
c
are in :
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none
Q.113 If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation, ax
2
+ bx + c = 0 is equal to sum of the squares of their
reciprocals, then
a
c
,
b
a
,
c
b
are in :
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none
Q.114 If for an A.P. a
1
, a
2
, a
3
,.... , a
n
,....
a
1
+ a
3
+ a
5
= 12 and a
1
a
2
a
3
= 8
then the value of a
2
+ a
4
+ a
6
equals
(A) 12 (B) 16 (C) 18 (D) 21
[ Apex : Q.62 of Test - 1 Scr. 2004 ]
Q . 1 1 5 G i v e n f o u r p o s i t i v e n u m b e r i n A . P . I f 5 , 6 , 9 a n d 1 5 a r e a d d e d r e s p e c t i v e l y t o t h e s e n u m b e r s , w e g e t
a G . P . , t h e n w h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g h o l d s ?
( A ) t h e c o m m o n r a t i o o f G . P . i s 3 / 2
( B ) c o m m o n r a t i o o f G . P . i s 2 / 3
( C ) c o m m o n d i f f e r e n c e o f t h e A . P . i s 3 / 2
( D ) c o m m o n d i f f e r e n c e o f t h e A . P . i s 2 / 3
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Q.116 Consider an A.P. with first term 'a' and the common difference d. Let S
k
denote the sum of the first K
terms. Let
S
S
kx
x
is independent of x, then
(A) a = d/2 (B) a = d (C) a = 2d (D) none
Q.117 Concentric circles of radii 1, 2, 3......100 cms are drawn. The interior of the smallest circle is coloured
red and the angular regions are coloured alternately green and red, so that no two adjacent regions are
of the same colour. The total area of the green regions in sq. cm is equal to
(A) 1000 (B) 5050 (C) 4950 (D) 5151
Q.118 Consider the A.P. a
1
, a
2
,..... , a
n
,....
the G.P. b
1
, b
2
,....., b
n
,.....
such that a
1
= b
1
= 1 ; a
9
= b
9
and 369 a
9
1 r
r
=

=
then
(A) b
6
= 27 (B) b
7
= 27 (C) b
8
= 81 (D) b
9
= 18
[ Apex : Q.68 of Test - 1 Scr. 2004 ]
Q.119 For an increasing A.P. a
1
, a
2
, ...... a
n
if a
1
+ a
3
+ a
5
= 12 : a
1
a
3
a
5
= 80 then which of the following does
not hold?
(A) a
1
= 10 (B) a
2
= 1 (C) a
3
= 4 (D) a
5
= 2
Q.120 Consider a decreasing G.P. : g
1
, g
2
, g
3
, ...... g
n
....... such that g
1
+ g
2
+ g
3
= 13 and
2
3
2
2
2
1
g g g + + =91
then which of the following does not hold?
(A) The greatest term of the G.P. is 9. (B) 3g
4
= g
3
(C) g
1
= 1 (D) g
2
= 3
Q.121 If p , q, r in H.P. and p & r be different having same sign then the roots of the equation px
2
+ qx + r = 0
are
(A) real & equal (B) real & distinct (C) irrational (D) imaginary
Q.122 The point A(x
1
, y
1
) ; B(x
2
, y
2
) and C(x
3
, y
3
) lie on the parabola y = 3x
2
. If x
1
, x
2
, x
3
are in A.P. and y
1
,
y
2
, y
3
are in G.P. then the common ratio of the G.P. is
(A) 3 + 2 2 (B) 3 + 2 (C) 3 2 (D) 3 2 2
Q.123 If a, b, c are in A.P., then a
2
(b + c) + b
2
(c + a) + c
2
(a + b) is equal to :
(A)
( ) a b c + +
3
8
(B)
2
9
(a + b + c)
3
(C)
3
10
(a + b + c)
3
(D)
1
9
(a + b + c)
3
Q.124 If S
n
=
1
1
1 2
1 2
3 3 3
+
+
+
+...... +
1 2 3
1 2 3
3 3 3 3
+ + + +
+ + + +
......
......
n
n
, n = 1, 2, 3,...... Then S
n
is not greater than:
(A) 1/2 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
Q.125 If S
n
denotes the sum of the first n terms of a G.P. , with the first term and the common ratio both positive,
then
(A) S
n
, S
2n
, S
3n
form a G.P. (B) S
n
, S
2n
, S
n
, S
3n
, S
2n
form a G.P.
(C) S
2n
S
n
, S
3n
S
2n
, S
3n
S
n
form a G.P. (D) S
2n
S
n
, S
3n
S
2n
, S
3n
S
n
form a G.P.
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Q.126
to equal is ...... ..........
10 . 8 . 6 . 4 . 2
7 . 5 . 3 . 1
8 . 6 . 4 . 2
5 . 3 . 1
6 . 4 . 2
3 . 1
4 . 2
1
+ + + +
(A)
4
1
(B)
3
1
(C)
2
1
(D) 1
Q.127 Consider an A.P. a
1
, a
2
, a
3
,......... such that a
3
+ a
5
+ a
8
= 11 and a
4
+ a
2
= 2, then the value of
a
1
+ a
6
+ a
7
is
(A) 8 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 9
Q.128 A circle of radius r is inscribed in a square. The mid points of sides of the square have been connected by
line segment and a new square resulted. The sides of the resulting square were also connected by
segments so that a new square was obtained and so on, then the radius of the circle inscribed in the n
th
square is
(A)
r 2
2
n 1

(B)
r 2
2
n 3 3

(C)
r 2
2
n

(D)
r 2
2
n 3 5

Q.129 The sum

=
+
1 k
k
2 k
3
2
equal to
(A) 12 (B) 8 (C) 6 (D) 4
Q.130 The sum

+
1 n
2 n
2 n
4
2
5 is equal to
(A) 1372 (B) 440 (C) 320 (D) 388
Q.131 Given a
m+n
= A ; a
mn
= B as the terms of the G.P. a
1
, a
2
, a
3
,............. then for A

0 which of the
following holds?
(A)
AB a
m
=
(B)
n 2 n n
n
B A a =
(C)
n m
mn n m m
1 m
2
B
A
a a
+

|

\
|
= (D)
n m
n n m m
1 n
2 2
B
A
a a
+

|

\
|
=
Q.132 The sum of the infinite series, 1
2

2
5
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
2 2
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
+ + +........ is :
(A)
1
2
(B)
25
24
(C)
25
54
(D)
125
252
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Answers
Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.1 D Q.2 D Q.3 A Q.4 B Q.5 A Q.6 D Q.7 D
Q.8 D Q.9 D Q.10 C Q.11 D Q.12 D Q.13 A Q.14 B
Q.15 C Q.16 A Q.17 A Q.18 B Q.19 D Q.20 C Q.21 D
Q.22 C Q.23 A Q.24 D Q.25 C Q.26 D Q.27 B Q.28 A
Q.29 D Q.30 C Q.31 C Q.32 B Q.33 D Q.34 C Q.35 A
Q.36 C Q.37 A Q.38 D Q.39 C Q.40 D Q.41 C Q.42 B
Q.43 B Q.44 A Q.45 A Q.46 A Q.47 C Q.48 B Q.49 B
Q.50 D Q.51 D Q.52 B Q.53 C Q.54 D Q.55 A Q.56 B
Q.57 C Q.58 C Q.59 B Q.60 B Q.61 C Q.62 B Q.63 A
Q.64 D Q.65 A Q.66 B Q.67 C Q.68 A Q.69 A Q.70 C
Q.71 C Q.72 A Q.73 B Q.74 A Q.75 C Q.76 B Q.78 B
Q.79 D Q.80 B Q.81 C Q.82 C Q.83 A Q.84 C Q.85 C
Q.86 B Q.87 B Q.88 D Q.89 A Q.90 C Q.91 C Q.92 D
Q.93 C
Select the correct alternatives : (More than one are correct)
Q.94 ABD Q.95 BCD Q.96 ABCD Q.97 AC Q.98 BD Q.99 BC
Q.100 ABC Q.101 BCD Q.102 AC Q.103 BC
SEQUENCE & PROGRESSION
Select the correct alternative : (Only one is correct)
Q.104 B Q.105 C Q.106 A Q.107 B Q.108 C
Q.109 A Q.110 C Q.111 B Q.112 A Q.113 C
Q.114 D Q.115 A Q.116 A Q.117 B Q.118 B
Q.119 B Q.120 C Q.121 D Q.122 A Q.123 B
Q.124 C Q.125 B Q.126 C Q.127 C Q.128 A
Q.129 B Q.130 c Q.131 A Q.132 C
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