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CLASS - X (TEST SERIES - 1)
TOPIC : ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
FULL MARKS : 30 TIME : 1 HR. 15 MINS.

SECTION - A [1 X 7 = 7]
01. The first and last term of an AP are a and  . If S is the sum of all the terms of the AP and the common
2  a2
difference is given by K  a   , then K =
 
(a) s (b) 2s (c) 3s (d) None
02. The next term of the A.P 6 , 24 , 54 .... is
(a) 60 (b) 96 72 (c) (d) 216
03. Two AP’s have same common difference. The first term of one of these is 8 and that of the other is 3.
The difference between their 30th term is.
(a) 11 (b) 3 (c) 8 (d) 5
04. The value of x for which 2x,x  10 and 3x  2 are three consecutive term of an AP is
(a) -6 (b) 18 (c) 6 (d) -18
05. The 11th term of an AP from the end is AP: 10, 7, 4, .... -62
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) -32 (d) 0
3n  5
06. If the sum of n terms of two AP are in the ratio , then their nth term are in the ratio.
5n  7
3n  1 3n  1 5n  1 5n  1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
5n  1 5n  1 3n  1 3n  1
07. Assertion : The nth term an of an A.P, the sum of whose n term is Sn, is given by an  Sn  Sn1 ,n  1 .

Reason : The common difference ‘d’ of an AP, the sum up whose n term Sn is given byy
d  Sn  2Sn1  Sn2 ,n  2 .
(a) a (b) b (c) c (d) d
SECTION - B [2 X 3 = 6]
08. The sum of the first three number in an AP is 18. If the product of the first and third term is 5 times
the common difference, find the three numbers.
09. If Sn , the sum of first n term of an AP, is given by Sn  5n2  3n , then find its nth term.
OR
How many terms of the series 54, 51, 48 .... be taken so that their sum is 513 ? Explain the double
answer.
10. Which term of AP -7, -12, -17, -22.... will be -82 ? Is -100 any term of the AP ?
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 SECTION - C [3 X 3 = 9]
11. If 5th term of an AP is 31 and 25th term is 140 more than 5th term. Find the AP.
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12. If the mth term of an AP is and nth term is , show that the sum of mn term is mn  1  .
n m 2
OR
If the sum of m term of an AP is the same as the sum of its n term, show that the sum of it’s m  n
terms is zero.
13. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an AP, whose nth term is given by an  5  2n .
SECTION - D [4 X 1 = 4]
14. A man repays a loan of Rs. 3250 by paying Rs 20 in the first month and then increases the payment by
Rs 15 every month. How long will it take him to clear the loan ?
OR
200 logs are stacked in the following manner : 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next row, 18 in the
row next to it and so on figure. In how many rows 200 logs are placed and how many logs are in the
top row ?
SECTION - E [4 X 1 = 4]
15. Case based Questions.
John wants to participate in a 200 m race. He can currently run that distance in 51 seconds and with
each day of paractice it takes him 2 seconds less. He wants to do it in 31 seconds.

(i) Find the AP of the following situation. [1]

(ii) The minimum no. of days he needs to practice to acieves the goal is. [2]
(iii) The common difference of AP having an  2n  3 as nth term is. [1]

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