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CH - 5 REVISION QUESTIONS
Class 10 - Mathematics

Section A
1. Which term of the AP 25, 20, 15,... is the first negative term? [1]

a) 7th b) 9th

c) 8th d) 10th
2. If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a18 - a13 [1]

a) 30 b) 25

c) 20 d) 5
3. In an A.P., the third term is 16 and the 7th term exceeds the 5th term by 12, then its first term is [1]

a) 4 b) 2

c) 3 d) 1
4. The nth term of the A.P. 63, 65, 67, 69, ... and the A.P. 3, 10, 17, 24, ... are equal, then the value of n is [1]

a) 15 b) 13

c) 12 d) 14
5. The first and last terms of an A.P. are 1 and 11. If their sum is 36, then the number of terms will be [1]

a) 7 b) 5

c) 8 d) 6

6. Assertion (A): The value of k = 2, if one root of the quadratic equation 6x2 - x - k = 0 is 2 [1]
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Reason (R): The quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, a ≤ 0 has two roots.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

7. Assertion (A): The equation x2 + 3x + 1 = (x - 2)2 is a quadratic equation. [1]

Reason (R): Any equation of the form ax2 + bx + c = 0 where a ≠ 0, is called a quadratic equation.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

8. Assertion (A): Sum and product of roots of 2x2 - 3x + 5 = 0 are

3
and
5
respectively. [1]
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Reason (R): If α and β are the roots of ax2 + bx + c = 0, a ≠ 0, then sum of roots = α + β = − b

a
and product of
roots = αβ = c

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 a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

9. Assertion (A): If nth term of an A.P. is 7 - 4n, then its common difference is -4. [1]

Reason (R): Common difference of an A.P. is given by d = an - 1 - an

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

10. Assertion (A): The sum of the first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n2 - 4n. Then its nth term an = 6n - 7 [1]

Reason (R): nth term of an AP, whose sum to n terms is Sn, is given by an = Sn - Sn - 1

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

11. Assertion (A): If Sn is the sum of the first n terms of an A.P., then its nth term an is given by an = Sn - Sn - 1 [1]

Reason (R): The 10th term of the A.P. 5, 8, 11, 14, ... is 35.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

Section B
12. If the nth terms of two A.P.s 23, 25, 27, ... and 5, 8, 11, 14, ... are equal, then find the value of n. [2]
13. Which term of the sequence 114, 109, 104, .... is the first negative term? [2]
14. Find whether (-150) is a term of the A.P. 17, 12, 7, 2, ....? [2]
15. Determine k so that k2 + 4k + 8, 2k2 + 3k + 6, 3k2 + 4k + 4 are three consecutive terms of an A.P. [2]

16. Determine the AP whose fourth term is 18 and the difference of the ninth term from the fifteenth term is 30. [2]
Section C
17. The 10th term of an A.P. is 52 and 16th term is 82. Find the 32nd term and the general term. [3]

18. Find the 31st term of an AP whose 11th term is 38 and the 16th term is 73. [3]
19. The sum of three terms of an A.P. is 21 and the product of the first and the third terms exceeds the second term [3]
by 6, find three terms.
20. The sum of first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n2 + 2n. Find the AP. [3]

21. 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 [3]
the next four terms.
Section D
22. In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the first potato, and other potatoes are [5]
placed 3 m apart in a straight line. There are n potatoes in the line (See Fig.).

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 A competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs back with it, drops it in the bucket, runs
back to pick up the next potato, runs to the bucket to drop it in, and she continues in the same way until all the
potatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distance the competitor has to run?
[Hint: To pick up the first potato and the second potato, the total distance (in metres) run by a competitor is 2 ×
5 + 2 × (5 + 3)]
23. 250 logs are stacked in the following manner: [5]
22 logs in the bottom row, 21 in the next row, 20 in the row next to it and so on (as shown by an example). In
how many rows, are the 250 logs placed and how many logs are there in the top row?

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