1. The document contains 55 problems related to sequences, arithmetic progressions, and geometric progressions. It asks the reader to find terms, prove identities, determine ratios, insert means, and calculate sums for sequences and progressions defined in various ways.
2. Many problems involve determining properties of and relationships between arithmetic and geometric progressions, such as showing terms are in one progression if another set of terms is in a different progression.
3. The document covers a wide range of concepts involving sequences and progressions, providing multiple practice problems for students to work through related to these topics.
1. The document contains 55 problems related to sequences, arithmetic progressions, and geometric progressions. It asks the reader to find terms, prove identities, determine ratios, insert means, and calculate sums for sequences and progressions defined in various ways.
2. Many problems involve determining properties of and relationships between arithmetic and geometric progressions, such as showing terms are in one progression if another set of terms is in a different progression.
3. The document covers a wide range of concepts involving sequences and progressions, providing multiple practice problems for students to work through related to these topics.
1. The document contains 55 problems related to sequences, arithmetic progressions, and geometric progressions. It asks the reader to find terms, prove identities, determine ratios, insert means, and calculate sums for sequences and progressions defined in various ways.
2. Many problems involve determining properties of and relationships between arithmetic and geometric progressions, such as showing terms are in one progression if another set of terms is in a different progression.
3. The document covers a wide range of concepts involving sequences and progressions, providing multiple practice problems for students to work through related to these topics.
1. The document contains 55 problems related to sequences, arithmetic progressions, and geometric progressions. It asks the reader to find terms, prove identities, determine ratios, insert means, and calculate sums for sequences and progressions defined in various ways.
2. Many problems involve determining properties of and relationships between arithmetic and geometric progressions, such as showing terms are in one progression if another set of terms is in a different progression.
3. The document covers a wide range of concepts involving sequences and progressions, providing multiple practice problems for students to work through related to these topics.
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SEQUENCE AND SERIES
XI 1. Find first four terms of the sequence defined by a1 = 3 and an = 3 an - 1 + 2, for all n> 1. 2. The Fibonacci sequence is defined by a1 = 1 = a2, an = an – 1+ an +1 an – 2 for n>2. Find an for n = 1, 2, 3, 4,5.
3. If pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P. are a, b, c respectively,
then show that: i) a (q-r) + b (r-p) +c (p-q) = 0 ii) (a-b) r+ (b-c) p + (c-a) q = 0. 4. Show that the sum of (m + n)th and (m - n)th term of an A.P. is equal to twice the mth term. 5. If the pth term of an A.P. is q and qth term is p, prove that its nth term is (p+ q- n). 6. The product of three terms of A.P. is 224, and the largest number is 7 times the smallest. Find the numbers. 7. Divide 32 into four parts which are in A.P. such that the product of extremes is to product of means is 7: 15. 8. The sum of the first four terms of an A.P. is 56. The sum of the last four terms is 112. If its first term is 11, then find number if terms. 9. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is p n + q n2, where p and q are constants, find common difference. 10. Find the sum to n terms of sequence given by an = 5 – 6n, n ∈ N. Sunbeam Suncity (School &Hostel) 1 1 11. If mth term of an A.P. is n and nth term is m , show that the 1 sum of mn terms is 2 (mn + 1). 12. The sum of first p, q, r terms of an A.P. are a, b, c a b c respectively. S how that p (q-r) + q (r-p) + r (p-q) = 0. 13. The ratio of the sums of m and n terms of an A.P. is m2:n2. Show that the ratio of the mth and nth terms is (2m-1): (2n-1). 14. The interior angle of a polygon are in A.P. The smallest angle is 120° and the common difference is 5°. Find the number of sides of the polygon. 15. The sum of n terms of two A.Ps. are in the ratio (3n+8): (7n+15), find the ratio of their 12th term. 16. Find the sum of all-natural numbers between 1 and 100, which are divisible by 2 or 5. 17. If a, b, c are in A.P., prove that the following are also in 1 1 1 A.P. i) , , ii) b+ c, c + a, a + b bc ca ab 1 1 1 1 1 1 iii) a( b + c ), b( c + a ), c( a + b ). an +1+ bn+1 18. For what value of n, a n + bn is the arithmetic mean of a and b? 19. Insert three arithmetic means between 3 and 19. 20. If n arithmetic means are inserted between 20 and 80 such that the ratio of first mean to the last mean is 1: 3, find the value of n. Sunbeam Suncity (School &Hostel) 20. Between 1 and 31 are inserted m arithmetic means so that the ratio of the 17th and (m-1)th means is 5: 9. Find the value of m. 21. Prove that the sum of n arithmetic means between two numbers is n times the single A.M. between them. 13 22. The sum of two numbers is 6 . An even number of arithmetic means are being inserted between them and their sum exceed their number by 1. Find the number of means inserted. 23. Which term of the G.P. 2, 8, 32, .… . ., is 131072? 24. The first term of a G.P. is 1. The sum of the third and fifth terms is 90. Find the common ratio of the G.P. 25. The third term of a G.P. is 4. Find the product of first five terms. 26. If the pth, qth and rth terms of G.P. are a, b, c respectively, prove that: a(q-r). b(r-p). c(p-q) = 1. 27. If a, b, c are respectively the pth, qth and rth terms of a G.P., show that (q-r)log a + (r-p)log b + (p-q)log c = 0. 28. Find four numbers forming a G.P. in which the third is greater than the first terms by 9, and second term is greater than the 4th by 18. 29. If the first and the nth term of a G.P. are a and respectively and P is the product of the first n terms, prove that P2 = (ab)n. Sunbeam Suncity (School &Hostel) 30. If pth, qth, rth and sth terms of an A.P. are in G.P., show that (p-q), (q-r), (r-s) are also in G.P. a+bx b+ cx c +dx 31. If = = a−bx b−cx c−dx (x≠ 0), then show that a, b, c and d are in G.P. 32. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 56. If we subtract 1, 7, 21 from these numbers in that order, we obtain an A.P. Find the numbers. 33. The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 21 and the sum of their squares is 189. Find the numbers. 34. Find the sum of the following series: i) 5+ 55+ 555+ 5555+… to n terms ii) 0.7+ 0.77+ 0.777+… to n terms iii) 9+ 99+ 999+… to n terms iv) 0.6+ 0.66+ 0.666+…. to n terms 35. If a and b are the roots of x2-3x +p = 0 and c, d are roots x2 – 12x +q = 0, where a, b, c, d form G.P. Prove that (q+ p) : (q- p) = 17: 15. 36. If S be the sum of the, P be the product and R the sum of n
the reciprocals of n terms of a G.P., prove that ( SR ) =P . 2
37. A person write a letter to four of his friends. He asks each
one of them to copy the letter and mail to four different persons with instruction that they move the chain similarly. Assuming that the chain is not broken and that it cost 50 Sunbeam Suncity (School &Hostel) paisa to mail one letter. Find the amount spent on the postage when 8th set of letter is mailed. 38. If f is a function satisfying f(x + y)= f(x) f(y) for all x , y ∈ N n
such that f(1) = 3 and ∑ f ( x ) = 120, find the value of n.
x=1
39. A G.P. consists of even number of terms. If the sum of all
the terms is five times the sum of the terms occupying the odd places. Find the common ratio of the G.P. −5 5 −5 40. Find the sum to infinity of the G.P. 4 , 16 , 64 ,…
b 42. If b = a + a2 +a3 + ….∞ , prove that a = 1+ b .
43. If x = 1 + a + a2 + …∞ , where |a|< 1 and y = 1 + b + b2+…∞
xy Prove that: 1 + ab + a2b2 + … ∞ = x+ y −1 .
44. Which of the rational number having the decimal
expansion 0.356´ ? 45. If a, b, c, d are in G.P., show that: i) (b - c)2 + (c - a)2 + (d - b)2 = (a - d)2 ii) (ab + bc +cd)2 = (a2 +b2 + c2) (b2 + c2 + d2). 46. If a, b, c are in A.P. and x, y, z are in G.P., then x b−c . y c−a . z a−b = 1. Sunbeam Suncity (School &Hostel) 1/ x 47. If a, b, c are in G.P. and a =b 1/ y =c 1/ z , prove that x, y, z are in A.P. 48. Insert 5 G.M. between 576 and 9. an +1+ bn+1 49. Find the value of n so that a n + bn may be the G.M. between a and b. 50. Find two numbers whose A.M. is 34 and the G.M. is 16. 51. If the A.M. and G.M. between two numbers are in the ratio m: n, then prove that the numbers are in the ratio m + √ m −n : m - √ m −n . 2 2 2 2
52. Find two positive numbers whose difference is 12 and
whose A.M. exceeds the G.M. by 2. 53. If a, b, c are in G.P. and equations ax2 + 2bx + c = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have a common roots, then show that d e f , , are in A.P. a b c
54. Let x be the arithmetic mean and y, z be two geometric
means between any two positive numbers. Then prove that y 3+ z 3 =2. xyz
55. The sum of two numbers is 6 times their geometric
means, show that the numbers are in the ratio (3 + 2√ 3): (3 - 2√ 2). Sunbeam Suncity (School &Hostel)