ASSIGNMENT–I (PS)

Q.1 If the 10th term of an HP is 21 & 21st term of the same HP is 10, then find the 210th term.
n ( n  1)
Q.2 Show that ln (4 × 12 × 36 × 108 × .............. up to n terms) = 2n ln 2 + ln 3
2
Q.3 There are n AM’s between 1 & 31 such that 7th mean : (n  1)th mean = 5 : 9, then find the value of n.
Q.4 Find the sum of the series , 7 + 77 + 777 + ..... to n terms.
Q.5 Express the recurring decimal 0.1 576 as a rational number using concept of infinite geometric series.
1 2 3
Q.6 Find the sum of the n terms of the sequence    ........
1  12  14 1  22  2 4 1  32  3 4
Q.7 The first term of an arithmetic progression is 1 and the sum of the first nine terms equal to 369. The first
and the ninth term of a geometric progression coincide with the first and the ninth term of the arithmetic
progression. Find the seventh term of the geometric progression.
qr
Q.8 If the pth, qth & rth terms of an AP are in GP, then that the common ratio of the GP is .
pq
Q.9 If one AM ‘a’ & two GM’s p & q be inserted between any two given numbers then show that
p3+ q3 = 2 apq .
Q.10 The sum of n terms of two arithmetic series are in the ratio of (7 n + 1) : (4 n + 27) . Find the ratio of their
nth term.
n
Q.11 If S be the sum , P the product & R the sum of the reciprocals of a GP , find the value of P 2  R  .
 S
Q.12 The first and last terms of an A.P. are a and b. There are altogether (2n + 1) terms. A new series is
formed by multiplying each of the first 2n terms by the next term. Show that the sum of the new series is
( 4 n 2  1)( a 2  b 2 )  ( 4 n 2  2) ab .
6n
Q.13 If x = 1 + a + a2 + a3 + ..... to  (|a| < 1), y = 1 + b + b2 + b3 + ..... to  (|b| < 1),
xy
prove that 1 + ab + a2b2 + a3b3 + ... to  = .
x  y 1
Q.14 (a) The interior angles of a polygon are in AP. The smallest angle is 120° & the common difference
is 5°. Find the number of sides of the polygon.
(b) The interior angles of a convex polygon form an arithmetic progression with a common difference
of 4°. Determine the number of sides of the polygon if its largest interior angle is 172°.
Q.15 An AP & an HP have the same first term, the same last term & the same number of terms ; prove that
the product of the rth term from the beginning in one series & the rth term from the end in the other is
independent of r.
Q.16 Find three numbers a , b , c between 2 & 18 such that ;
(i) their sum is 25
(ii) the numbers 2, a, b are consecutive terms of an AP &
(iii) the numbers b , c , 18 are consecutive terms of a GP .
Q.17 Given that ax = by = cz = du & a , b , c , d are in GP, show that x , y , z , u are in HP .
pq  a b
Q.18 The pth term of an A.P. is a and qth term is b. Prove that sum of its (p + q) terms is  a b .
2  p  q 
2 3
Q.19 Find the sum of the first n terms of the sequence : 1  2 1  1   3  1  1   4  1  1   .........
   n   n  n
Q.20 Find the nth term and the sum to n terms of the sequence:
(i) 1 + 5 + 13 + 29 + 61 + ...... (ii) 6 + 13 + 22 + 33 + .......
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Q.21 The AM of two numbers exceeds their GM by 15 & HM by 27 . Find the numbers.
n
Q.22 Let an be the nth term of an A.P. Show that a12  a22 + a32  a42 +...+ a 22 n 1 a 22 n =
2n  1
 2 2


a 1 a 2 n .

Q.23 Sum the following series to n terms and to infinity :

n
1 1 1
(i)  
1. 4 . 7 4 . 7 .10 7 .10 .13
 ......... (ii)  r (r + 1) (r + 2) (r + 3)
r1

n 1 1 1.3 1.3.5
(iii)  2 (iv)    ........... .
r1
4r  1 4 4.6 4.6.8
Q.24 Find the value of the sum
n n
(a)   rs 2r 3s where rs is zero if r  s & rs is one if r = s.
r1 s 1
n i j
(b)    1.
i 1 j1 k 1

Q.25 For or 0 <  < /2, if :

  
x=  cos2n  , y =  sin2n  , z =  cos2n  sin2n  then : Prove that
n0 n0 n0
(i) xyz = xy + z (ii) xyz = x + y + z

ASSIGNMENT–II
Q.1 The series of natural numbers is divided into groups (1), (2, 3, 4), (5, 6, 7, 8, 9), ...... & so on. Show
that the sum of the numbers in the nth group is (n  1)3 + n3 .
Q.2 The sum of the squares of three distinct real numbers , which are in GP is S² . If their sum is  S, show
that ²  (1/3 , 1)  (1 , 3) .
Q.3 If there be m AP’s beginning with unity whose common difference is 1 , 2 , 3 .... m . Show that the sum
of their nth terms is (m/2) (mn  m + n + 1).
Q.4 If Sn represents the sum to n terms of a GP whose first term & common ratio are a & r respectively, then
an a r (1  r 2 n )
prove that S1 + S3 + S5 + ..... + S2n-1 =  .
1  r (1  r ) 2 (1  r )
Q.5 A geometrical & harmonic progression have the same pth, qth & rth terms a, b, c respectively. Show
that a (b  c) log a + b (c  a) log b + c (a  b) log c = 0.
Q.6 A computer solved several problems in succession. The time it took the computer to solve each successive
problem was the same number of times smaller than the time it took to solve the preceding problem.
How many problems were suggested to the computer if it spent 63.5 min to solve all the problems
except for the first, 127 min to solve all the problems except for the last one, and 31.5 min to solve all the
problems except for the first two?
Q.7 If the sum of m terms of an AP is equal to the sum of either the next n terms or the next p terms of the
same AP prove that (m + n) [(1/m)  (1/p)] = (m + p) [(1/m)  (1/n)] (n  p)
Q.8 If the roots of 10x3  cx2  54x  27 = 0 are in harmonic progression, then find c & all the roots.
Q.9 (a) Let a1, a2, a3 ...... an be an AP . Prove that :
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
   ..........  =     ..........  
a1 a n a 2 a n 1 a 3 a n  2 a n a1 a1  a n a1 a 2 a3 an 
(b) Show that in any arithmetic progression a1, a2, a3 .......
a1²  a2² + a3²  a4² + ...... + a²2K  1  a²2K = [K/(2 K  1)] (a1²  a²2K) .

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Q.10 Let a1 , a2 , ........... , an , an+1 , ....... be an A.P.
Let S1 = a1 + a2 + a3 + ............. + an
S2 = an+1 + an+2 + ...............+ a2n
S3 = a2n+1 + a2n+2 + .............+ a3n
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Prove that the sequence S1 , S2 , S3 , ........ is an arithmetic progression whose common difference
is n2 times the common difference of the given progression.
Q.11 If a, b, c are in HP, b, c, d are in GP & c, d, e are in AP, Show that e = ab²/(2a  b)² .
Q.12 If a, b, c, d, e be 5 numbers such that a, b, c are in AP ; b, c, d are in GP & c, d, e are in HP then:
(i) Prove that a, c, e are in GP .
(ii) Prove that e = (2 b  a)²/a .
(iii) If a = 2 & e = 18 , find all possible values of b , c , d .
Q.13 If x1, x2, x3 ... xn are in H.P, then prove that x1x2+ x2x3 + x3x4 + ... + xn –1xn = (n – 1)x1xn.
Q.14 If n is a root of the equation x² (1  ac)  x (a² + c²)  (1 + ac) = 0 & if n HM’s are inserted between
a & c, show that the difference between the first & the last mean is equal to ac(a  c) .
Q.15 (a) The value of x + y + z is 15 if a , x , y , z , b are in AP while the value of ;
(1/x)+(1/y)+(1/z) is 5/3 if a, x, y, z, b are in HP. Find a & b .
(b) The values of xyz is 15/2 or 18/5 according as the series a , x , y , z , b is an AP or HP . Find
the values of a & b assuming them to be positive integer .
Q.16 If a, b, c are real numbers satisfying the equation 25(9a2 + b2) + 9c2  15(5ab + bc + 3ca) = 0, then
prove that a, b, c are in A.P.
1.3 3.5 5.7 7.9
Q.17 Prove that the sum of the infinite series    ..........23 .
2 2 2 23 2 4
Q.18 If there are n quantities in GP with common ratio r & Sm denotes the sum of the first m terms, show that
the sum of the products of these m terms taken two & two together is [r/(r + 1)] [Sm] [Sm  1] .
Q.19 Find the condition that the roots of the equation x3 – px2 + qx – r = 0 may be in A.P. and hence solve the
equation x3 – 12x2 + 39x –28 = 0.
Q.20 If ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 & a1x2 + 2 b1x + c1 = 0 have a common root & a/a1 , b/b1 , c/c1 are in AP,
show that a1 , b1 & c1 are in GP.
Q.21 If a , b , c be in GP & logc a, logb c, loga b be in AP , then show that the common difference of the
AP must be 3/2.
1
Q.22 If a1 = 1 & for n > 1 , an = an-1 + , then show that 12 < a75 < 15.
a n 1
1 2x 3 x2
Q.23 Sum to n terms : (i)    .......
x  1 (x  1) (x  2) (x  1) (x  2) (x  3)
a1 a2 a3
(ii)    .......
1  a 1 1  a 1  1  a 2  1  a 1  1  a 2  1  a 3 
Q.24 In a GP the ratio of the sum of the first eleven terms to the sum of the last eleven terms is 1/8 and the
ratio of the sum of all the terms without the first nine to the sum of all the terms without the last nine is 2.
Find the number of terms in the GP.
Q.25 Given a three digit number whose digits are three successive terms of a G.P. If we subtract 792 from it,
we get a number written by the same digits in the reverse order . Now if we subtract four from the
hundred's digit of the initial number and leave the other digits unchanged, we get a number whose digits
are successive terms of an A.P. Find the number.

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 ANSWER KEY
ASSIGNMENT–I
Q 1. 1 Q 3. µ = 14

Q 4. S = (7/81){10n+1  9n  10} Q 5. 35/222

Q 6. n (n + 1)/2 (n² + n + 1) Q 7. 27

Q 10. (14 n  6)/(8 n + 23) Q 11. 1

Q 14. (a) 9 ; (b) 12 Q 16. a = 5 , b = 8 , c = 12

Q 19. n²

Q 20. (i) 2n+1  3 ; 2n+2  4  3n (ii) n² + 4n + 1 ; (1/6) n (n + 1) (2n + 13) + n

Q 21. 120 , 30

Q 23. (i) sn = (1/24)  [1/{6(3n + 1) (3n + 4) }] ; s = 1/24 (ii) (1/5) n (n + 1) (n + 2) (n + 3) (n + 4)

 1 1.3.5.....(2n  1)(2n  1) 
(iii) n/(2n + 1) (iv) Sn = 2   ; S = 1
2 2.4.6......(2n )(2n  2) 

Q 24. (a) (6/5) (6n  1) (b) [n (n + 1) (n + 2)]/6

ASSIGNMENT–II
Q 6. 8 problems , 127.5 minutes Q.8 C = 9 ; (3, 3/2 , 3/5)

Q 12. (iii) b = 4 , c = 6 , d = 9 OR b =  2 , c =  6 , d =  18

Q 15. (a) a = 1 , b = 9 OR b = 1, a = 9 ; (b) a = 1 ; b = 3 or vice versa

Q.19 2p3 – 9pq + 27r = 0; roots are 1, 4, 7

xn 1
Q 23. (a) 1  (b) 1 
(x  1) (x  2) ..... (x  n) (1  a 1 ) (1  a 2 ) ..... (1  a n )

Q 24. n = 38 Q 25. 931

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