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The fifth term of an A.P is 24 and the eleventh term is 96.

Find the first


term.

 A. 12

 B. 4

 C. -12

 D. -24

The first term of a geometric progression is twice its common ratio. Find
the sum of the first two terms of the G.P if its sum to infinity is 8.

 A. 8/5

 B. 8/3

 C. 72/25

 D. 56/9

The 3rd term of an A.P is 4x - 2y and the 9th term is 10x - 8y. Find the
common difference.

 A. 19x - 17y
 B. 8x - 4y
 C. x - y
 D. 2x

The sum of the first n terms of the arithmetic progression 5, 11, 17, 23,
29, 35, ... is?

 A. n(3n - 0.5)

 B. n(3n + 2)

 C. n(3n + 2.5)

 D. n(3n + 5)

The 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is -9 and the 7th term is -29.
Find the 10th term of the progression

 A. -44

 B. -165

 C. 165

 D. 44

What is the n-th term of the sequence 2, 6, 12, 20...?

 A. 4n - 2
 B. 2(3n - 1)

 C. n2 + n

 D. n2 + 3n + 2

The first term of an A.P is equal to thrice the common difference, what
is the sixth term of the A.P, if the common difference is 8?

 A. 64

 B. 48

 C. 43

 D. 24

 E. 11

The 10th term of an AP is 32. If the first term is 3/2, what is the 4th
term?

 A. 35/3

 B. 64

 C. 16

 D. 35/2

If 8, p, q and 26 is an A.P. Find the values of p and q

 A. p = 14 and q = 14

 B. p = 20 and q = 14

 C. p = 20 and q = 20

 D. p = 14 and q = 20

Find the 17term of the Arithmetic Progression (A.P):-6,-1,4

 A. -91

 B. -86

 C. 74

 D. 79

1. What is the nth term of an AP with first term aaa and


common difference ddd?
A) a+(n−1)da + (n - 1)da+(n−1)d
B) a+nda + nda+nd
C) a−(n−1)da - (n - 1)da−(n−1)d
D) a+n2da + n^2da+n2d

2. The sum of the first nnn terms of an AP is given by


Sn=n2[2a+(n−1)d]S_n = \frac{n}{2}[2a + (n - 1)d]Sn=2n
[2a+(n−1)d]. What is aaa?
A) First term
B) Common difference
C) nth term
D) Total sum

3. In an AP, the 10th term is 35, and the common difference is


3. What is the first term?
A) 2
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8

4. If the 5th term of an AP is 12 and the 15th term is 42, find


the common difference.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

5. The sum of the first 20 terms of an AP is 210, and the first


term is 2. Find the common difference.
A) 0.5
B) 1
C) 1.5
D) 2

6. If aaa, bbb, and ccc are consecutive terms in an AP, which of


the following holds?
A) a+c=2ba + c = 2ba+c=2b
B) a+b=ca + b = ca+b=c
C) b+c=2ab + c = 2ab+c=2a
D) a=2b−ca = 2b - ca=2b−c

7. If the 4th term of an AP is 10 and the 7th term is 19, find the
10th term.
A) 28
B) 30
C) 31
D) 33
8. How many terms are there in the AP 3, 7, 11, ..., 51?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 13

9. If the sum of an AP is Sn=n(3n+1)S_n = n(3n + 1)Sn


=n(3n+1), what is the first term?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6

10. In an AP, the sum of the 2nd and 5th terms is 20. If the
first term is 3, find the common difference.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

11. Find the sum of all even numbers between 1 and 100.
A) 2500
B) 2550
C) 2450
D) 2600

12. If three numbers x,y,zx, y, zx,y,z form an AP, which


equation is true?
A) 2y=x+z2y = x + z2y=x+z
B) y=x+zy = x + zy=x+z
C) 2x=y+z2x = y + z2x=y+z
D) 2z=x+y2z = x + y2z=x+y

13. In an AP, the sum of the first 10 terms is 100, and the
first term is 5. Find the 10th term.
A) 10
B) 15
C) 20
D) 25

14. Which of the following is an AP?


A) 1, 2, 4, 8
B) 2, 4, 6, 8
C) 3, 6, 12, 24
D) 1, 3, 9, 27
15. The difference between consecutive terms of an AP is
called the:
A) First term
B) nth term
C) Common difference
D) Sequence

16. What is the nth term of a GP with first term aaa and
common ratio rrr?
A) arnar^narn
B) a+rn−1a + r^{n-1}a+rn−1
C) arn−1ar^{n-1}arn−1
D) a(rn)a(r^n)a(rn)

17. If the first term of a GP is 2 and the common ratio is 3,


what is the 4th term?
A) 18
B) 54
C) 162
D) 486

18. The sum of the first nnn terms of a GP is given by


Sn=a(1−rn)1−rS_n = \frac{a(1 - r^n)}{1 - r}Sn=1−ra(1−rn)
for r≠1r \neq 1r=1. What does rrr represent?
A) First term
B) Common ratio
C) Last term
D) Sum

19. In a GP, the 4th term is 16, and the 7th term is 128.
Find the common ratio.
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) 8

20. The sum of an infinite GP is given by S∞=a1−rS_\infty =


\frac{a}{1 - r}S∞=1−ra. What is the condition for this
formula to hold?
A) r>1r > 1r>1

C) ∣r∣<1|r| < 1∣r∣<1


B) r=1r = 1r=1

D) ∣r∣>1|r| > 1∣r∣>1

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