Arithmetic Progression MCQs

1. Which of the following is not an A.P.?

(a) - 1.2, 0.8, 2.8,..
(b) 3,3 + √2,3 + 2√2, 3 + 3√2,…
4 7 9 12
(c) 3, , 3,
3 3
−1 −2 −3
(d) , ,
5 5 5
4 7 9 12
Ans. (c) 3, , ,
3 3 3

2. In an AP, if a = 3.5. d = 0 and n = 101, then an will be

(a) 0 (b) 3.5
(c) 103.5 (d) 104.5
Ans. (b) 3.5
3. The first term of an A.P. is 5 and the last term is 45. If the sum of all the
terms is 400, the number of terms is
(a) 20 (b) 8
(c) 10 (d) 16
Ans. (d) 16
1 1−𝑝 1−2𝑝
4. The common difference of the A.P. , , ,……is.
𝑝 𝑝 𝑝

1
(a) 1 (b) 𝑝

1
(c)-1 (d) - 𝑝

Ans.(c)-1
5. The nth term of the A.P. a, 3a, 5a,... is
(a) na (b) (2n-1)a
(c) (2n + 1)a (d) 2na
Ans. (b) (2n-1)

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 −5 5
6. The 11th term of the AP: -5, , 0 , 2…...is
2

(a) -20 (b) 20

(c) -30 (d) 30
Ans. (b) 20
7. The 21" term of the AP whose first two terms are -3 and 4 is:
(a) 17 (b) 137
(c) 143 (d) -143
Ans. (b) 137
8. Which term of the AP: 21, 42, 63, 84... is 210?
(a) 9 th (b) 10 th
(c) 11 th (d) 12th
[CBSE 2012]
Ans.(b) 10 th
9. The value of x for which 2x, (x + 10) and (3x + 2) are the three consecutive
terms of an AP, is
(a) 6 (b) -6
(c) 18 (d) -18
[CBSE 2012]
Ans.(a) 6
10. If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a18 - a13?
(a) 5 (b) 20
(c) 25 (d) 30
Ans.(c) 25
11. Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is
-1 and that of the other is - 8. Then the difference between their 4th terms is:
(a)-1 (b) -8
(c) 7 (d) -9
Ans.(c) 7

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12. If the first term of an AP is -5 and the common difference is 2, then the
sum of the
first 6 terms is:
(a) 0 (b) 5
(c) 6 (d) 15
Ans.(a) 0

13. In an AP if a = 1, an = 20 and Sn = 399, then n is:

(a) 19 (b) 21
(c) 38 (d) 42
Ans.(c) 38

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 Arithmetic Progressions Previous Years Questions

Very short answer type questions [1 mark]

1. How many two digits numbers are divisible by 3? [CBSE 2019]
Ans. 30
2. In an AP, if the common difference (d) = - 4 and the seventh term (a7) is
4, then find the first term. [CBSE 2018]
Ans. 28

3. What is the common difference of an AP in which a21 – a7 = 84? [CBSE

2017]
Ans. 6
4. Find the 9th term from the end (towards the first term) of the AP 5, 9, 13,
…, 185. [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 153

5. For what value of k will k + 9, 2k – 1 and 2k + 7 are the consecutive

terms of an AP? [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 18

6. For what value of k will the consecutive terms 2k + 1, 3k + 3 and 5k – 1

form an AP? [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 6
−5 5
7. Find the 25th term of the AP -5, , 0, 2, …[CBSE 2015]
2
Ans. 55

8. If the sum of first p terms of an AP is ap2 + bp, find its common

difference. [CBSE 2010]
Ans. 2a

9. If the sum of first m terms of an AP is 2m2 + 3m, then what is its second
term? [CBSE 2010]
Ans. 9

Short answer type questions [2 marks]

10. Which term of the AP: 3, 15, 27, 39, … will be 120 more than its 21st
term? [CBSE 2019]
Ans. 31st

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11. If Sn the sum of first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n2 – 4n, find the
nth term. [CBSE 2019]
Ans. 6n – 7

12. Find, how many two digit natural numbers are divisible by 7? [CBSE
2019]
Ans. 13

13. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is n2, then find its 10th term. [CBSE
2019]
Ans. 19

14. Find the sum of first 8 multiples of 3. [CBSE 2018]

Ans. 108

15. Find how many integers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 8. [CBSE
2017]
Ans. 37
1 1 3
16. Which term of the progression 20, 19 4 , 18 2 , 17 4 , … is the first negative
term? [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 28th
17. What is the common difference of an AP in which a21 – a7 = 84? [CBSE
2017]
Ans. 6

18. Which term of the AP 8, 14, 20, 26, … will be 72 more than its 41st term?
[CBSE 2017]
Ans. 53rd

19. For what value of n, are the nth term of two APs 63, 65, 67, … and 3, 10,
17, … equal? [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 13

20. If seven times the 7th term of an AP is equal to eleven times the 11th term,
then what will be its 18th term? [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 0

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21. How any terms of the AP 18, 16, 14, … be taken so that their sum is
zero? [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 19

22. How many terms of the AP 27, 24, 21, … should be taken so that their
sum is zero? [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 19

23. How many terms of the AP 65, 60, 55, … should be taken so that their
sum is zero? [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 27

24. The 4th term of an AP is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the AP is three
times its 11th term. [CBSE 2016]

25. Find the middle term of the AP 6, 13, 20, …, 216. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. 16th term = 111
26. Find the middle term of the AP 213, 205, 197, … , 37. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. 125

27. In an AP if S5 + S7 = 167 and S10 = 235, then find the AP, where Sn
denotes the sum of its first n terms. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. 1, 6, 11, …

28. The fourth term of an AP is 11. The sum of the fifth and seventh terms of
the AP is 34. Find its common difference. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. 3

29. The first and the last terms of an AP are 8 and 65 respectively. If sum of
all its term is 730, find its common difference. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 3
30. The first and the last terms of an AP are 7 and 49 respectively. If sum of
all its terms is 420, find its common difference. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 3
31. The first and the last terms of an AP are 5 and 45 respectively. If the sum
of all its terms is 400, find its common difference. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 8/3

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32. Find the number of natural numbers between 101 and 999 which are
divisible by both 2 and 5. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 89

33. The sum of the first n terms of an AP is 3n2 + 6n. Find the nth term of
this AP. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 6n + 3
34. How many three digits natural numbers are divisible by 7? [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 128

35. Find the number of all three-digits natural numbers which are divisible
by 9. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 100
36. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers, which are multiples of
11. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 44550

37. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers, which are multiples of 9.
[CBSE 2012]
Ans. 55350
38. How many three digit numbers are divisible by 11? [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 81

39. In an AP, the first term is 12 and the common difference is 6. If the last
term of the AP is 252, find its middle term. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 132
40. Is -150 a term of the AP 17, 12, 7, 2, … ? [CBSE 2011]
Ans. No

41. Find the number of two-digit numbers which are divisible by 6. [CBSE
2011]
Ans. 15

42. Which term of the AP 3, 14, 25, 36, … will be 99 more than its 25th term?
[CBSE 2011]
Ans. 34th term
43. How many natural numbers are thee between 200 and 500, which are
divisible by 7? [CBSE 2011]
Ans. 43

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 44. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 7? [CBSE 2011]
Ans. 13

1 1 1
45. If , 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥+5 are in AP, find the value of x. [CBSE 2011]
𝑥+2 𝑥+3
Ans. 1

46. In an AP, the first term is 2, the last term is 29 and sum of n terms is
155. Find the common difference of the AP. [CBSE 2010]
Ans. 3

47. Find the common difference of an AP whose first term is 4, the last term
is 49 and the sum of all its terms is 265. [CBSE 2010]
Ans. 5
Short answer type questions [3 marks]
48. If mth term of an AP is 1/n and nth term is 1/m, then find the sum of its
first mn term. [CBSE 2017]
1
Ans. 2 (1 + 𝑚𝑛)

1 2 3
49. Find the sum of n terms of the series (4 − 𝑛) + (4 − 𝑛) + (4 − 𝑛) + …
[CBSE 2017]
1+𝑛
Ans. Sn = 2

50. The ratio of the sums of first m and first n terms of an AP is m2 : n2,
show that the ratio of its mth and nth terms is (2m – 1) : (2n – 1). [CBSE
2017]
51. If the pth term of an AP is q and qth term is p, prove that is nth term is
(p + q – n). [CBSE 2017]
52. If the 10th term of an AP is 52 and the 17th term is 20 more than the 13th
term, find the AP. [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 7, 12, 17, …

53. How many terms of an AP 9, 17, 25, … must be taken to give a sum of
636? [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 12

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54. The first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum of all its
terms is 400. Find the number of terms and the common difference of
the AP. [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 16 terms and difference is 8/3

55. Find the sum of the following series:

5 + (-41) + 9 + (-39) + 13 + (-37) + 17 + … + (-5) + 81 + (-3). [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 420
56. If the sum of the first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of the first 17
terms is 289, find the sum of its first n terms. [CBSE 2017]
Ans. n2

57. In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of the first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of
its last 15 terms is 2565. Find the AP. [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 3, 7, 11, …
58. If the sum of first 7 terms of and AP is 49 and that of its first 17 terms is
289, find the sum of first n terms of the AP. [CBSE 2016]
Ans. n2

59. If the ratio of the sum of first n terms of two AP’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27),
find the ratio of their mth terms. [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 14m – 6 : 8m + 23

60. The digits of a positive number of three digits are in AP and their sum is
15. The number obtained by reversing the digits is 594 less than the
original number. Find the number. [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 852

61. The sums of first n terms of three arithmetic progressions are S1, S2 and
S3 respectively. The first term of each AP is 1 and their common
differences are 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Prove that S1 + S3 = 2S2. [CBSE
2016]
62. Divide 56 in four parts in AP such that the ratio of the product of their
extremes (1st and 4th) to the product of means (2nd and 3rd) is 5 : 6.
[CBSE 2016]
Ans. 4 parts are a -3d, a – d, a + d, a + 3d, i.e. 8, 12, 16, 20

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63. The pth, qth and rth terms of an AP are a, b and c respectively, show
that a(q – r) + b(r – p) + c(p - q) = 0[CBSE 2016]

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64. If the sum of the first n-terms of an AP is 2 (3𝑛2 + 7n), then find its nth
term. Hence write its 20th term. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. nth term = 3n + 2, 20th term = 62

65. If Sn denotes the sum of first n-terms of an AP, prove that S30 = 3[S20-S10]
[CBSE 2015]
66. If Sn denotes the sum of first n-terms of an AP. prove that: S12 = 3[S8-S4]
[CBSE 2015]

67. The 14th term of an AP is twice its 8th term. if its 6th term is -8, then find
the sum of its first 20 terms. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. -340

68. The 16th term of an AP is five times its third term. if its 10th term is 41,
then find the sum of its first fifteen terms. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. 495

69. In an AP, if the 12th term is -13 and the sum of its first four terms is 24,
find the sum of its first ten terms. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. 0

70. If the seventh term of an AP is 1/9 and its ninth term is 1/7, find its 63rd
term. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 1

71. The sum of the 2nd and the 7th terms of an AP is 30. If its 15th term is 1
less than twice its 8th term, find the AP. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 1, 5, 9, 12, 17, …
72. The sum of the first seven terms of an AP is 182. If its 4th and the 17th
terms are in the ratio 1 : 5, find the AP. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 2, 10, 18, …
73. The sum of the 5th and the 9th terms of an AP is 30. If its 25th term is
three times its 8th term, find the AP. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 3, 5, 7, 9, ….

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74. The sum of the first 7 terms of an AP is 63 and the sum of its next 7
terms is 161. Find the 28th term of this AP. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 57
1 1
75. Find the number of terms of the AP: 18, 15 2, 13, … (−49 2) and find the
sum of all its terms. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 28, -441
76. The nth term of an AP is given by (-4n + 15). Find the sum of first 20
terms of this AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. -540

77. The sum of first n-terms of an AP is 3n2 + 4n. Find the 25th terms of this
AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 151

78. The 8th term of an AP is equal to three times its 3rd term. if its 6th term is
22, find the AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 2, 6, 10, 14, …

79. The 9th term of an AP is equal to 6 times its 2nd term. If its 5th term is 22,
find the AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, …
80. The 19th term of an AP is equal to three times its 6th term. if its 9th term
is 19, find the AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 3, 5, 7, 9, …
81. The 8th term of an AP is 31. If its 15th term exceeds its 11th term by 16,
find the AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 3, 7, 11, 15, …
82. The 18th term of an AP is 30 more than its 8th term. If the 15th term of the
AP is 48, find the AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 6, 9, 12, 15, …

83. The 5th term of an AP exceeds its 12th term by 14. If its 7th term is 4, find
the AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. 16, 14, 12, 10, …

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84. The 15th term of an AP is 3 more than twice its 7th term. if the 10th term
of the AP is 41, then find its nth term. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 4n +1

85. The 17th term of an AP is 5 more than twice is 8th term. if the 11th term of
the AP is 43, then find its nth term. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 4n – 1

86. Find the sum of all multiple of 7 lying between 500 and 900. [CBSE
2012]
Ans. 39900

87. Find the sum of all multiple of 8 lying between 201 and 950. [CBSE
2012]
Ans. 53568
88. Find the sum of first 40 positive integers divisible by 6. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 4920

89. If 4 times the fourth term of an AP is equal to 18 times its 18th term, then
find its 22nd term. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 0
90. Find the value of the middle term of the following AP, -6, -2, 2, … , 58.
[CBSE 2011]
Ans. 9th term
91. Determine the AP whose fourth term is 18 and the difference of the ninth
term from the fifteenth term is 30. [CBSE 2011]
Ans. 3, 8, 13, …

92. Find an AP, whose fourth term is 9 and the sum of its sixth term and
thirteenth term is 40. [CBSE 2011]
Ans. 3, 5, 7, …

93. Find the sum of first-n-terms of an AP. whose nth term is 5n – 1. Hence
find the sum of first 20 terms. [CBSE 2011]
𝑛(5𝑛+3)
Ans. sum of n-term = , sum of first 20th term = 1030
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 94. Find the sum of all odd integers between 1 and 100, which are divisible
by 3. [CBSE 2011]
Ans. 867
95. In an AP, if the sum of 4th and the 8th terms is 70 and its 15th term is 80,
then find the sum of its first 25 terms. [CBSE 2011]
Ans. 1750
96. In an AP, the sum of first ten terms is -150 and the sum of its next ten
terms is -550. Find the AP. [CBSE 2010]
Ans. 3, -1, -5, -9, …
97. The sum of the first sixteen terms of an AP is 112 and the sum of its next
fourteen terms is 518. Find the AP. [CBSE 2010]
Ans. -8, -6, -4, …
Long answer type questions [4 marks]
98. If the sum of fist four terms of an AP is 40 and that of first 14 terms is
280. Find the sum of its first n terms. [CBSE 2019]
Ans. n(n + 6)

99. The first term of an AP is 3, the last term is 83 and the sum of all its
terms is 903. Find the number of terms and the common difference of
the AP. [CBSE 2018]
Ans. 4

100. If m times the nth term of an Arithmetic progression is equal to n

times its nth term and m = n, show that the (m + n)the term of the AP is
zero. [CBSE 2019]
101. Which term of the Arithmetic progression -7, -12, -17, -22, … will
be -82. Is -100 any term of the AP? given reason for your answer. [CBSE
2019]
Ans. 16th

102. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio

of the product of the first and the last term to the product of two middle
terms is 7 : 15. Find the numbers. [CBSE 2018]
Ans. 2, 6, 10, 14 or 14, 10, 6, 2 respectively.
103. If the sum of first m terms of an AP is the same as the sum of its
first n terms, show that the sum of its first (m + n) terms is zero. [CBSE
2017]

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104. If the pth term of an AP is 1/q and qth term is 1/p, prove that the
𝑝𝑞+1
sum of first pq terms of the AP is ( ). [CBSE 2017]
2

105. If the ratio of the sum of the first n terms of two APs is (7n + 1) :
(4n + 27), then find the ratio of their 9th terms. [CBSE 2017]
Ans. 24 : 19
106. A thief runs with a uniform speed of 100 m/minute. After one
minute a policeman runs after the thief to catch him. He goes with a spee
d of 10 m/minute in the first minutes and increases his speed by 10
m/minute every succeeding minute. After how many minutes the
policeman will catch the thief. [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 5 minutes.

107. The sum of three numbers in AP is 12 and sum of their cubes is

288. Find the numbers. [CBSE 2016]
Ans. 2, 4, 6
108. The houses in a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49.
Show that there exists a value of X such that sum of numbers of houses
proceeding the house numbered X is equal to sum of the numbers of
houses following X. [CBSE 2016]
Ans. x = 35
109. Ramkali required Rs 2500 after 12 weeks to send her daughter to
school. She saved Rs 100 in the first week and increased her weekly
saving by Rs 20 every seek. Find whether she will be able to send her
daughter to school after 12 weeks or not. What value is generated in the
above situation? [CBSE 2015]
Ans. Saved Rs. 2520, so she will be able to send her daughter to school.

110. Find the 60th term of the AP 8, 10, 12, … if it has a total of 60
terms and hence find the sum of its last 10 terms. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. 1170

111. An AP 5, 12, 19, … has 50 terms. find its last term. hence find the
sum of its last 15 terms. [CBSE 2015]
Ans. last term = 348, sum of last 15 terms = 4485
112. Find the middle term of the sequence formed by all three-digit
numbers which leave a remainder 3, when divided by 4. Also find the
sum of all numbers on both sides of the middle terms separately. [CBSE
2015]
Ans. Middle term = 551

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113. Find the middle term of the sequence formed by all numbers
between 9 and 95, which leave a remainder 1 when divided by 3. Also
find the sum of the numbers on both sides of the middle term separately.
[CBSE 2017]
Ans. Middle term = 52

114. In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of first 10 terms is 210 and the sum
of its last 15 terms is 2565. Find the AP. [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 3, 7, 11, 15, …
115. In a school, students decided to plant trees in an around the
school to reduce air pollution. It was decided that the number of trees,
that each section of each class will plant, will be double of the class in
which they are studying. If there are 1 to 12 classes in the school and
each class has two sections, find how many trees were planted by the
students. Which value is shown in the question? [CBSE 2014]
Ans. 312, students are concerned about safety and pollution free
environment.
116. Find the number of terms of the AP – 12, -9, -6, … 21. If 1 is added
to each term of this AP, then find the sum of all terms of the AP thus
obtained. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. Term = 12, sum of all terms = 66

117. The 24th term of an AP is twice its 10th term. show that its 72nd
term is four times its 15th term. [CBSE 2013]

118. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of first 17 terms

is 289, find the sum of its first n-terms. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. n2

119. The sum of first m terms of an AP is 4m2 – m. If its nth term is

107, find the value of n. Also, find the 21st term of this AP. [CBSE 2013]
Ans. n = 14, 21st term = 163

120. The sum of the first 15 terms of an AP is 750 and its first term is
15. Find its 20th term. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 110

121. Sum of the first 20 terms of an AP is -240, and its first term is 7.
Find its 24th term. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 39

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122. Sum of the first 14 terms of an AP is 1505 and its first term is 10.
Find its 25th term. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 370
123. Find the common difference of an AP whose first term is 5 and the
sum of its first four terms is half the sum of the next four terms. [CBSE
2012]
Ans. 2
124. If the sum of the first 7 terms of an AP is 119 and that of the first
17 terms is 714, find the sum of its first n-terms. [CBSE 2012]
𝑛(5𝑛−1)
Ans. 2

125. A sum of Rs 1600 is to be used to given ten cash prizes to students

of a school for their overall academic performance. If each prize is Rs 20
less than its preceding prize, find the value of each of the prizes. [CBSE
2012]
Ans. Rs 250, 230, 210, 190, 170, 150, 130, 110, 90, 70

126. The sum of 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of its 6th
and 10th terms is 44. Find the sum of first ten terms of the AP. [CBSE
2012]
Ans. 95
127. The sum of the first five terms of an AP is 25 and the sum of its
next five terms is -75. Find the 10th term of the AP. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. -23

128. The sum of the third and seventh terms of an AP is 40 and the
sum of its sixth and 14th terms is 70. Find the sum of the first ten terms
of the AP. [CBSE 2012]
Ans. 215
129. If the sum of first 4 terms of an AP is 40 and that of first 14 terms
is 280, find the sum of its first n terms. [CBSE 2011]
Ans. n(n + 6)
130. Find the sum of the first 30 positive integers divisible by 6. [CBSE
2011]
Ans. 2790

131. The first and the last terms of an AP are 8 and 350 respectively. If
its common difference is 9, how many terms are there and what is their
sum? [CBSE 2011]
Ans. 39 term, sum of 39 terms = 6981

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132. In an AP, if the sum of its 4th and 10th terms is 40, and the sum of
its 8th and 16th terms is 70, then find the sum of its first twenty terms.
[CBSE 2011]
Ans. 610

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 Marks Booster
Day– 1
[1 mark questions]

1. The first three terms of an A.P. respectively are 3y – 1, 3y + 5 and 5y + 1. Find the value
of y
2. Write the first five terms of each of the following sequences whose nth terms are
.
(i) an = (-1)n . 2n
𝑛(𝑛−2)
(ii) an = 2
3. Find the indicated terms in each of the following sequences whose nth terms are :
3𝑛−2
(i) an = 4𝑛+5, a7 and a8
(ii) an = (-1)nn; a3, a5, a8
1 1−𝑝 1−2𝑝
4. Find the common difference of the A.P. 𝑝 , 𝑝 , 𝑝 .
5. Write the common difference of the A.P., whose mth term is give by tm = 3m +5.
6. If p, q and r in AP, then prove that (p + 2q – r) (2q + r – p) (r + p – q) = 4pqr.

[2 marks questions]
7. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 7?
1 1
8. If the seventh term of an A.P. is 9 and its ninth term is 7, find its 63rd term.
9. Find the number of natural numbers between 101 and 999 which are divisible by both 2
and 5.
10. How many three-digit natural numbers are divisible by 7?
11. Find the 4th term from the end of the A.P. – 11, - 8, -5, … , 49.
12. How many two-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
13. For an AP, show that Tp + Tp + 2q = 2Tp+q.
14. Which term of A.p. : 120, 16, 112, …. Is its first negative term?
[3 marks questions]
15. Find the value of the middle term of the following A.P.:
-6, -2, 2,,……., 58
[4 marks questions]
16. if the mth term of an A.p. be 1/n and nth term be 1/m then show that its (mn)th term is 1
17. a sum of Rs 2000 is invested at 10% per annum simple interest. Calculate the interest at
the end of each year. Show that these interest form an AP. Using this fact, find the
interest at the end of 30 years.
18. a man repays a loan of Rs 1800 by paying Rs 40 in the first month and then increases the
payment by Rs 20 every month. How long will it take him to clear the loan?

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19. Mamta has two options to buy a house
(a) She can pay a lumpsum amount of Rs 2200000.
(b) She can pay Rs 400000 cash and balance in 18 annual installments of Rs 100000 plus
10% interest on the unpaid amount.
She prefers the option (a) and donates 50% of the difference of the costs in the above
two options to National Relief Fund.
(a) What amount was donated to National Relief Fund?
(b) By choosing to pay a lumpsum amount and donating 50% of the difference to
national Relief Fund. Which value is depicted by Mamta?

Day – 2
[2 marks questions]
1. The sum of n terms of an A. P. is (3n2 – 4n). Determine the A. P. and find its rth term.
[3 marks questions]
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2. How many terms of the A.P. , -6, - , −5, … are needed to give the sum – 25? Explain
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double answer.
3. Find the sum of the two middle-most terms of the A.P.
4 2 1
− 3 , −1, − 3 , … . , 4 3
4. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. in which 3rd term is 7 and 7th term is two more
than thrice of its 3rd term.
5. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers, which are divisible by 7.
6. Find the sum of all odd integers between 2 and 100 divisible by 3.
1 2
7. Find the number of terms in the series 20 + 19 3 + 183 …. Of which the sum is 300,
explain the double answer.
8. In an A.P., the first term is 22, nth term is -11. The sum to first n terms is 66. Find
number of terms, ‘n’ and common difference ‘d’ and A.P.
[4 marks questions]
9. The sum of first n terms of an A.P is 5n2 + 3n. If its mth term is 168, find the value of m.
also find the 20th term of this A.P.
10. In a flower bed there are 43 rose plants in the first row, 41 in the second row, 39 in the
third row, and so on. There are 11 rose plants in the last row. How many rows are there in
the flower bed?
11. In an A.P., the first term is 25, nth term is – 17 and the sum to first n terms is 60. Find the
common difference.
12. The production of TV in a factory increase uniformly by a fixed number every year. It
produced 8000 units in 6th year and 11300 in 9th year. Find the production in (i) first year,
(ii) 8th year and (iii) 15th year.

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13. The sum of first 8 terms of an A.P. is 100 and the sum of its first 19 terms is 551. Find
the A.P.
14. The sum of first six terms of an A.P. is 42. The ratio of its 10th term to 30th term is 1 : 3.
Calculate the first and 13th term of A.P.
15. Find the middle term of the sequence formed by all three-digit numbers which leave a
remainder 3, when divided by 4. Also, find the sum of all numbers on both sides of the
middle term separately.
16. The ratio of the sum of n terms of two A.P’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27). Find the ratio of their
18th terms.
17. 150 workers were engaged to finish a piece of work in a certain number of days. Four
workers dropped the second day; four more workers dropped the third day and so on. It
takes 8 more days to finish the work now. Find the number of days in which the work
was completed.
18. A man arranges to pay off a debt to Rs 3600 by 40 annual installments which form an
arithmetic series. When 30 of the installments are paid, he dies leaving one-third of the
debt unpaid, find the value of the first installment.

Day – 3
[3 marks questions]
1. If (m + 1)the term of an A. P. is twice the (n + 1)th term, prove that (3m + 1)th term is
twice the (m + n + 1)th term.
2. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an A.P., prove that S12 = 3 (S8 – S4).
3𝑛2 5𝑛
3. In an A.P., the sum of first n terms is + . Find its 25th term.
2 2

[4 marks questions]
4. Ramkali would need Rs 1800 for admission fee and book etc. for her daughter to start
going to school from next year. She saved Rs 50 in the first month of this year and
increased her monthly saving by Rs 20. After a year, how much money will she have?
Will she be able to fulfill her dream of sending her daughter to school?
What social value is reflected in this question?
5. If m times the mth term of an A.P. is equal to n times its nth term, show that the (m+n)th
term of the A.P. is zero.
6. 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
7. If (m + 1)thterm of an A.P. is twice the (n + 1)th term, prove that (3m + 1)th term twice the
(m + n + 1)th term.
8. If an A.P. consists of n terms with first term a and nth term l show that the sum of the mth
term from the beginning and the mth term from the end is (a + l).
9. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is -3, and their product is 8. Find the numbers.
10. Find four number in A.P. whose sum is 20 and the sum of whose squares is 120.

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11. Divide 32 into four parts which are in A.P. such that the product of extremes the product
of means is 7:15.
12. If the numbers a, b, c, d, e form an A.P., then find the value of a – 4b + 6c – 4d + e.
𝑎𝑛+1 +𝑏 𝑛+1
13. If is the A.M. between a and b. then, find the value of n.
𝑎𝑛 +𝑏 𝑛
14. Find the four numbers in A.P. whose sum is 50 and in which the greatest number is 4
times the least.
15. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 288. Find the
numbers.
16. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an A.P. is 32 and the ratio of the product of the
first and the last terms to the product of the two middle terms is 7 : 15. Find the numbers.
17. If p times the pth term of an A.P. is equal to q times the qth term, find (p + q)th terms of
the A.P.
18. The sum of n, 2n, 3n terms of an A.P. are S1, S2, S3 respectively. Prove that
S3 = 3(S2 – S1).
1 1
19. If the mth term of an A.P. is 𝑛 and the nth term is 𝑚, show that the sum of mn terms is
1
(mn + 1)
2
20. The sum of n, 2n, 3n terms of an A.P. are S1, S2, S3 respectively. Prove that.S3=3(S2 - S1)
21. If the sum of m terms of an A.P. is the same as the sum of its n terms, show that the sum
of its (m + n) terms is zero
22. The sum of the first p, q, r terms of an A.P. are a, b, c respectively. Show that
𝑎 𝑏 𝑐
(𝑞 − 𝑟) + (𝑟 − 𝑝) + (𝑝 − 𝑞) = 0
𝑝 𝑞 𝑟
23. The digits of a positive integer, having three digits are in A.P. and their sum is 15. The
number obtained by reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number, find the
number.

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 Answers
Day – 1
1. Ans. y = 5
−1 3
2. (a) Ans (a1 = -2, a2 = 4, a3 = -8, a4 = 16, a5 = -32) (b) Ans (a1 = , a2 = 0, a3 = 2, a4 = 4
2
15
a5 = )
2
19 22
3. (a) Ans (a7 = , a8 = 37 (b) Ans (a3 = -3, a5 = -5, a8 = 8)
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4. Ans. -1 12. Ans. 30

5. Ans. 3 13.
6. 14. Ans. 32nd Ans (13)
7. Ans. 13 15. Ans. Middle term = 26
8. Ans. A63 = 1 16.
9. 17. Ans. 6000
10. Ans. 128 18. Ans. 12 months.
11. Ans. A4 from the end = 40 19. Ans. 855000
Day – 2

1. Ans. -1, 5, 11, 17, … , rth term = 6r – 7 10. Ans. 17

2. Ans. N = 5 or n = 20 11. Ans. -3
3. Ans. A9 + a10 = 3 12. Ans. (i) 2500, (ii) 10200, (iii) 17900
4. Ans (740) 13. Ans. 2,5,8,11,14,…
5. Ans (70336) 14. Ans. First term = 2, a13 = 26
6. Ans (867) 15. Ans. 551
7. 16. [Ans:246/167]
8. Ans. N = 12, d = -3 and A. P. = 22, 19, 17. Ans(25 days); Ans (143 cm)
16, 13, .. 18. Ans (Rs 51)
9. Ans. M = 17, t20 = 198
Day – 3

3. Ans (76)
4. Ans. Rs 1920 Ramkali’s efforts reflect her dream to educate her daughter. It is rightly
said that it one girl is educated it implies that one family is educated in future. It is highly
necessary for upliftiment of the society.
9. Ans (-4, -1, 2, or 2, -1, -4) 18. Ans. x = 1, 2
10. Ans (2,4,6,8,or 8,6,4,2) 23. Ans (582
11. Ans (2, 6, 10, 14)
12. Ans-0
13. Ans (n=0)
14. Ans (5,10,15,20)
15. Ans (2,4,6 or 6,4,2)
16. Ans. 2 , 6, 10, 14
17. Ans. 0

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