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1. If |x|, |x – 1|, |x + 1| are first three terms of an A.P., then sum of it’s first 10 terms is equal to
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 30 (D) 15
th th th
2. If the p term of an A.P. be q and q term be p, then its r term will be
(A) p + q + r (B) p + q – r (C) p + r – q (D) p – q – r

3. If the ratio of H.M. and G.M. between two numbers a & b is 4 : 5, then the ratio of two numbers will be
(A) 1 : 2 (B) 2 : 1 (C) 4 : 1 (D) 1 : 4
1 1 1
4. The sum of the numerical series    .....upto n terms is
3 7 7  11 11  15
3  4n  3 n n
(A) (A) (C) less than n (D) greater than
4 3  4n  3 2

nC nC3 ( 1)n n  1C
5. Consider, S  nC  2   n and T  1  1  1      1 , then
n 1 2 3 n n 2 3 n
Assertion (A): S  T for all n.
n n
Reason (R): S S  T T
n 1 n n1 n
2 2
6. If a1, a2, a3 …. Be in G.P. If the area bounded by the parabola y =4an x and y + 4an(x-an)=0
be n
(A) 1,  2 , 3 ,.... G.P. (B) 1,  2 , 3 ,.... A.P.
(C) 1,  2 ,  3 ,.... A.G.P. (D) 1, 2 ,  3 ,.... H.P.
th th th
7. If the 4 and 12 terms of an A.P. be 7 and 27 respectively, then its 20 term is
n n
1 r tn
8. If Sn  
r 0
nc r
, tn   nc
r 0 r
then
Sn
=____________

(A) n / 2 (B)n (C) 2n (D) n / 3

Paragraph ( 9 to 11)
3xn  1
Let xn  be a sequence satisfying the recurrence relation xn 1  (n≥1)
xn  3
9. The given sequence is periodic with period
(A) 3 (B)6 (C)9 (D)12

10. Which of the following is true

(A) x1  x 2  x3  x7  x8  x9 (B) x1  x 2  x3  x7  x8  x 9
(C) x1  x 2  x 3  x7  x8  x 9 (D) x5  x7  x9  x11  x13  x15

11. Which of the following exists ?

 1  1  x11  x5 
(A) loge  x 9  x 3  (B) cot  x100  x 94 
(C) tan   (D) sin  
x
 10  x 4   2 
12. STATEMENT-1: The sum of ‘n’ terms of two arithemetic progressions are in the ratio
th
7n+1 : 4n+17, then the ratio of their n terms is 7 : 4
STATEMENT-2: If Sn = ax 2  bx  c , then Tn  Sn  Sn 1
If the first and  2n  1
th
13 terms of an A.P; a G.P. and H.P. are equal and their nth terms are p,q and s
respectively, then which of the following options is/are correct?
(A) p  q  s (B) p  s  q (C) ps  q2 (D) p  q  s

n n
14. If Sn = t r 
1
6

n 2n2  9n  13 , then   t r equals
r 1 r 1
1 1 1 1
(A) n  n  1 (B) n n  2 (B) n n  3  (D) n n  5 
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15. If a1 > 0 for i = 1, 2, …, n and a1a2….an = 1, then (2 + a1)(2 + a2)….(2 + an) is greater than
n/2 3n/2 2n
(A) 2 (B) 2 (C) 2 (D) none of these

16. a, b, c, d are in increasing G.P. If the AM between a and b is 6 and the AM between c and d is 54, then the
AM of a and d is 6k . The numerical value of k is


6k
17. The sum  
k 1 3 k
 2k  3 k 1
 2k 1 
(A) 1 (B) 2 C) 3 (D) 4

18. If a, b, c are in A.P. b,c,d are in G.P. and c,d,e are in H.P. then a,c,e are in
(A) AP (B) GP (C) HP (D) none

19. If a1,a2 ,a3 .....an is sequence of +Ve numbers which are in AP with common difference ‘d’ &
a1  a4  a7  ......  a16  147 then.
(A) a1  a6  a11  a16  98 (B) a1  a16  49
16
 49 
(C) a1  a4  a7  ....a16  6a1  45 d (D) Maximum value of a1a2 .......a16 is  
 2 

20 Let S where k  N denotes sum of first ‘K ‘ terms of A.P. If the sum of first ‘3n’ terms of it is twice the sum
k
of next ‘ n ‘ terms then
Statement I : The ratio of sum of first ‘2n’ terms and the sum of next ‘2n’ terms is 7 : 11
Statement II : Sn , S2n , S3n are in A.P.
1 1 1 1
21. For a positive integer n, let S  n   1     .....  n .Then,
2 3 4 2 1
(A) Sn  n (B) S n  n (C) S2n  n (D) S2n  n

1 1 1 1 1 1
22. Let S = 1 2
 2  1  2  2  .....  1  2
 , then find |2000(S-2000)|.
1 2 2 3 1999 20002
 loge 10 
n
n
23. If an   for n  0 then a0 + a1 + a2 + a3 + . . . upto  equal is
k  0 k!  n  k  !
2 3 4
(A)10 (B)10 (C)10 (D)10

n
n  3r  1 n Cr
24.  n  r 1
r 0 2r
is equal to

1 1 1 1
a) n b) n c) d) 1
2 3 4n 2n

lim  1 32 1 lim
 1 32  n  1 
5
25. Let S 
n   6  6  .....   and Tn  n   6   .....   , then which of the
n
n n n n n
6
n
6 
 
following is/ are true ?
1 1
(A) S 
n 6
(B) Sn  Tn  
1
3
(C) Sn  Tn  
1
3
(D) T 
n 6

1  1 1 1 
26. The sequence xk  is defined by xk 1  xk2  x k and x1  . Then    ...   (where [.]
2 x
 1  1 x 2  1 x 100  1

denotes the greatest integer function) is equal to

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 1

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27. Tr  , then (here r  N )
r r  1  r  1 r
99
9 n
(A) Tr  Tr 1 (B) Tr  Tr 1 (C)  Tr  (D) T r 1
r 1 10 r 1

1 1 1
28. If Sn  1    .....  ,  n  N , then S1  S  2  .......  Sn 1 is equal to
2 3 n
(A) nSn n (B) nSn  1 (C)  n  1 Sn1  n (D) nSn1  n  1
Passage (29-31)
st
In a sequence of (4n  1) terms the 1 (2n  1) terms are in A.P. whose common difference is 2 and the last
1
(2n  1) terms are in G.P. whose common ratio is . If the middle terms of the A.P. and G.P. are equal,
2
then
29. Middle term of the sequence is
n.2n 1 n.2n 1
A) n B) 2n C) n2n D) (n  1)2n 1
2 1 2 1

30. First term of the sequence is

4n  2n 2n 4n  2n 2n 2n  n 2n 2n  n 2n
A) B) C) D)
2n  1 2n  1 2n  1 2n  1

31. Middle term of the G.P. is

2n n2n n 2n
A) n B) n C) D)
2 1 2 1 2 1
n
2 1
n

S n 1 15
32. If S n  nC0 nC1  nC1 nC2  .............  nCn1 nCn and if  , find n.
S n 14
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 4 (D) 2, 4
2 2
2 3
33. Suppose a, b, c are in A.P. and a , b , c are in G.P. If a < b < c and a + b + c = , then the value of a is
2
1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C)  (D) 
2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2

n n 1 n2
1. r  2. r  3. r  ....( n.1)
1 1 1
34. = …….
n4
1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
12 24 36 48
2 n
35 Let (x + 1) (x + 2) (x + 3) .... (x +n – 1) (x + n) = A0 + A1x + A2x + ... Anx
Column I Column II
(A) A0 + A1 + A2 +A3 + ... +An is (P) (n+1)! (1/2 + 1/3 + ... + 1/(n + 1))
(B) A0 + 2A1 + 3A2 + ... (n + 1) An is (Q) (n + 1)! (1/2 + 2/3 + ... + n/(n+ 1))
(C) nA0 + (n – 1) A1 + (n – 2)A2 + ... (R) (n + 1)!
+ An–1 is
(D) A1 + 2A2 + 3A3 + .... + nAn is (S) (n + 1)! (1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + 1/4 + ...
1/(n+1))
 15 5 3 
 x  y  z  then x, y, z are in
2 2 2
36. If x + 9y + 25z = xyz
 
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) none of these

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1  2x 2x  4x3 4x3  8x7

37. If x  1 , then    ........... 
1  x  x 2 1  x2  x 4 1  x 4  x8
1 1  2x 1  x  x2
(A). (B). (C). (D). 1
1  x  x2 1  x  x2 1  x  x2
an
38. a1,a2 ,a3 .....an are real numbers a0  0 , an 1  1  an2  an then Lt 
n 2n 1
4 
(A). (B). (C).  (D). None
 4
 1 1 1  1 1 1 
39. If a, b, c are in H.P., then the value of         is
 b c a  c a b 
2 1 1 3 2 1  3 2 1 2 1 3 
(A)  (B)   (C)  (D)  
bc b2 4  c 2 ca a2  b 2 ab 2  ca b2 c 2 

40. The longest geometric progression that can be obtained from the set (100, 101, ….., 1000) has the number
of terms equal to
2 2 2
41. If a, b, c are in A.P., and a , b , c are in H.P., then
c2 a
(A) a = b = c (B) a 2  b2  (C) a, b, c are in G.P. (D) , b, c are in G.P.
2 2
42. Let a, b, c be in H.P.
a b c
, ,
(A) b  c  2a c  a  2b a  b  2c (P) A.P.

(B) bc ca a b

, , (Q) G.P.
a b c
(B) b b b
a  , ,c  (R) H.P.
2 2 2
b 1 b
(D) 1  , ,1  (S) A.G.P.
2a 2 2c
paragraph [43 to 45]
2 2
Suppose x1, x2 be the roots of ax + bx + c = 0 and x3, x4 be the roots of px + qx + r = 0
1 1 b2  4ac
43. If x1, x 2 , , are in A.P., then 2 equals
x3 x4 q  4pr
a2 b2 c2 a2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
r2 q2 p2 p2
44. If x1, x2, x3, x4 are in A.P., then common difference of this A.P. is
1b q 1b q 1c q
(A)    (B)    (C)    (D) none of these
2a p 4a p 4a p
45. If a, b, c are in G.P., as well as x1, x2, x3, x4 are in G.P., then p, q, r are in
(A) A.P. (B) G.P. (C) H.P. (D) A.G.P.
 2n  1
th
46. If the first and the term of an AP, GP and HP are equal and their nth terms are a, b and c
respectively then
(A) abc (B) abc (C) ac b (D) ac  b 2  0

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Passage (47-49)
Let Vr denotes the sum of the first r terms of A.P whose first term is r and the common difference is

 2r  1 . Tr  Vr 1  Vr  2
Let and Qr  Tr 1  Tr for r  1, 2.......
47. The sum V1  V2  ....  Vn is
1 1
(A) n  n  1  3n 2  n  1 (B) n  n  1  3n 2  n  2 
12 12
1 1
(C) n  2n  n  1 (D)  2n  2n  3
2 3

2 3
48. Which one of the following is a correct statement
(A) Q1 , Q2 , Q3 ....... are in AP with common difference 5
(B) Q1 , Q2 , Q3 ....... are in AP with common difference 6
(C) Q1 , Q2 , Q3 ....... are in AP with common difference 11
(D) Q1  Q2  Q3  .......
49. Tr is always
(A) an odd number (B) an even number (C) a prime number (D) a composite number
2 2
50. If the ratio of sum of m terms and n terms of an A.P. be m : n , then the ratio of its mth and nth terms will
be
(A) 2m – 1 : 2n – 1 (B) m: n (C) 2m + 1 : 2n + 1 (D) None

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KEY

1 B 2 B 3 C,D 4 A,B,C,D
5 A 6 A 7. 47 8 A
9 B 10 C 11 D 12 D
13 A,C 14. C 15 A or B 16. 7
17 B 18 B 19. A,B,C,D 20 C
21 A,D 22. 1 23. B 24. A
25. C,D 26 D 27 A,C,D 28 A,D
29. A 30. B 31. D 32. A,C,D
33 D 34 B 35 AR; BS;CQ;DP
36 C 37. A,B 38. A 39 A,B,C
40 6 41 A,C,D 42. A – R, B – P, C – Q, D – S
43 A 44 B 45 B 46. A,B,D
47 B 49 D 50. A
48 B

SOLUTIONS
1. 2|X – 1| = |X| + |X + 1|
WHEN, 0X<1
 2 – 2X = X + X + 1
1
1  4x  x 
4
1 3 5
, , ARE IN A.P.
4 4 4
10  1 1  100
S10   2  9    25
2  4 2 4
2. TP = Q
A + (P – 1)D = Q …..(I)
AND TQ = P
A + (Q – 1)D = P …..(II)
(I) – (II), (P – Q)D = Q – P  D = 1
TR = A + (R – 1)D
= A + (P – 1)D + (R – P)D
= Q + (R – P) (1)
=P+Q–R

H 4 2ab 4
3.   
G 5 (a  b) ab 5
2 ab 4
 
ab 5
a  b  2 ab 5  4
C&D 
a  b  2 ab 5  4
( a  b )2
9
( a  b )2
a b 2 a 3 1
3 
a b 2 b 3 1
a
2
b
 A : B = 4 : 1& 4 : 1.

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1
4. 7  3  11  7  15  11  .....  4n  3  4n  1 
4
1
  4n  3  3 
4
n

4n  3  3
7 Given: T4 = 7 and T12 = 27. To find T20 Let a be the first term and d the common difference of the A.P. Then,
T4 = a + (4 – 1) d = a + 3d and T12 = a + (12 – 1) d = a + 11d
 We have
a + 3d = 7 … (i)
and a + 11d = 27 … (ii)
Subtracting (i) from (2), we get
5
8d = 20  d 
2
5
Substituting d  in (i), we get
2
5
a  3   7
2
15 1
 a 7 
2 2
Thus, T20 = a + (20 – 1)d
1 5
   19  
2 2
1  95
  47
2
n
1
8. sn  
r  0 ncn  r
n
n n
nr r 
 nsn      
r  0 ncn  r r  0  ncn  r ncn r 
 tn / sn  n / 2

(9-11)
3 xn  1
9. xn 1 
xn  3
3 xn  2  1
Replacing n as n + 1  xn 1 
xn 1  3
xn  3

3 xn  1
Similarly n → n+1 replace (continued above)
xn  6  xn
 xn  is periodic with period 6
10. x1  x7 , x2  x8 , x3  x9
 x1  x2  x3  x7  x8  x9
Similarly x5  x7  x9  x11  x13  x15

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11. since xn  6  xn n  1
x9  x3 , x100  x94 , x10  x4 , x11  x5
log e  x9  x3   log e 0 does not exist
cot  x100  x94   cot 0 does not exist
 1  1
Tan    tan   = not exist
 x10  x4  0
x x 
sin 1  11 5   sin 1  0  = exists
 2 
Sn 7  n  1  8 Tn 4   n  1 7
12.  
S n 4  n  1  21
1
T n 21  n  1 4
1
 
2
14n  6

8n  13
Let the first term be a and  2n  1 term be b then
th
13.

 ba  a b
p  a   n  1 d  a   n  1  
 2n  2  2
n 1 1
n 1 b  2n  2  b 2
q  a.r  a    a    ab
a a
 1 1  1 1
1 1  ba  ab
   n  1  
s a  2n  2  2
 
p, q, r are the A.M, G.M, H.M of a, b.
 p  q  r and ps  q 2
14 We have tn = Sn – Sn-1  n  2

 tn 
1
6     2

2 n 3   n  1  9 n 2   n  1  13  n  n  1 
3


1
= 6n 2  6n  2  9  2n  1  13
6
1
  6n 2  12n  6    n  1
2

6
n n
1 1
  t r    r  1   n  1 n  2   1  n  n  3
r 1 r 1 2 2
15. We have
1
 2  a1   2a1
2
1
 2  a 2   2a 2
2
…………………..
1
 2  a n   2a n
2
Multiplying above inequalities, we get
1
 2  a1  2  a 2  .....  2  a n 
2n
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 2n / 2 a 1a 2 .....a n  2n / 2
 (2 + a1)(2 + a2) … (2 + an)  2
3n / 2

As all a i  2 , thus we have strict inequality in the above inequality

16 Let r is the common ratio
a  ar ar 2  ar 3
 6 and  54
2 2
 r 2  9, r  3  r  3  r  3
a  ar 3
When r = 3, a = 3, Am of a and d  42
2
6k 3k  2k
17. 
3 k
 2k  3 k 1
 2k 1  3 k
 2k  3 k 1
 2k  1 
k k 1
3 3

 k 1
3 2 k
3  2k 1k

k k 1

3 3 3 32

k 1 3  2
k k
 k 1
3 2 k 1
  Lt n
3  2 n 3  2n
 3 1 2
18. a, b, c are in AP  a  c  2b; 1
b, c, d are in GP  c 2  bd  2
2ce
c, d, e are in HP  d 3
ce
 a  c  ce
1  3    bd  c 2
ce
 a  c  e  c c  e
ae  c 2  a,c,e are in G.P
19 a1  a4  a7  ......  a16  147
 3  a1  a16   147  a1  a16  49 .
Again a1  a4  a7  a10  ...  a16
 a1  a1  3d  a1  6d  ...  a1  15d
 6a1  45d  147
 2a1  15d  49
a1  a 6  a11  a16  a1  a1  5d  a1  10d  a1  15d
 4a1  30d
 2  2a1  15d 
 2  49   98
Now using AM  GM
a1  a2  ...  a16 1
  a1a2 a3 ...a16 16
16
8  a1  a16  1
  a1a2 a3 ...a16 16
16
16
 49 
   a1a2 a3 ...a16
 2 
20. S3n  2  S 4n  S3n   3S3n  2S4n

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 1 1  1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
21. S  n   1            ...   n 1  n 1  ...  n 
 2 3  4 5 6 7  2 2 1 2 1 
1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
 1            ...   n 1  n 1  ...  n 1 
 2 2 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 
= 1 + 1 + 1 + …+ 1 (n terms) = n
1 1 1 1 1 1 1  1 1 1 
Also S n  1
           ...   n  2  n2  ...  n 1 
2 3 4 5 6 7 8  2 1 2  2 2 
1 1 1  n 1  n 1
 1    ...   1   
2 2 2  2  2
2n  1 1
 S  2n    n  n
2 2
1 1
22 tr = 1  2 
r (r  1) 2
r 2  (r  1)2  r 2 (r  1) 2
=
r 2 (r  1) 2
2r 2  2r  1  r 2 (r 2  2r  1)
=
r 2 (r  1) 2
r 4  2r 3  3r 2  2r  1
=
r 2 (r  1)2
r2  r  1 1
=  1
r(r  1) r(r  1)
1 1
1   ,
r r 1
1
S = 2000 – , | 2000(S  2000) | 1 .
2000
 loge 10   loge 10   n   2loge 10 
n n n
n
n!
23 an =
n!

k  0 k!  n  k  !
=
n! 2  = n!
Thus, a0 + a1 + a2 + . . . upto infinity is
 2loge 10 
n

= 
n 0 n!
= e 2loge 10  100

n
 2r  nC r n n n n
1
S   1   r   r   r 1  n
Cr C r 1
24
r 0  n  r  1 2 r 0 2 r 0 2 2
 1 32 243 1
25 Sn lim
n   6   6  ...... 
n n6 n n
 1 32 243 n  1 
5

Tn lim
n 
    ...... 
 n 6 n6 n6 n6 
 
1
n
r5 x6 1
Sn nlim n
r 1
6
  x 5 dx 
6
1
0 
6
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 
 1  1
 Sn    ;Tn   
6 6

0 1
But since x 5 is concave up ward the area included in Sn for any two
consecutive values of r is more than area excluded in Tn for
same values of r
1 1
 Sn    Tn
6 6
1
 Sn  Tn 
3
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
26.      
xk 1 xk  x k  1 xk xk  1 x k  1 x k x k 1
1 1 1 1 1
   ...   
x1  1 x 2  1 x100  1 x1 x101
1
As 0  1
x101
 1 1 1 
   ...   1
 x1  1 x 2  1 x100  1

27. Tr 
r  
r  1   r  1 r

r r  1  r  1 r

r  1 r

r r 1

1

1
r  r  1   r  1 r
2 2
r 2  r r  r  1 r  r  1 r r 1
99
1 1 1 1 1 9
  Tr    .....   1 
r 1 1 2 2 100 100 10
28. S1  S 2  .....  Sn1
S1 : 1
1
S 2  : 1 
2
1 1
S 3  : 1  
2 3
…………
…………..
1 1 1
Sn 1 : 1    ......
2 3 n 1
Adding vertically :
 n  2  n  3   n  n  1 
  n  1    ...... 
2 3   n  1 
 
 1 1 1 
 n 1    ....  1  1  1  .....1  nSn 1  n  1  nSn  n
 2 3 n  1

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( 29-31)

1 (2n  1) terms of A.P. are A , A  2 , …., A  4n .

st

1 1
Last (2n  1) terms of G.P. are ( A  4n) , ( A  4n) , ……., ( A  4n) 2 n
2 2
A  4n 4n  2n 2 n
= A  2n   A
2 n
2n  1
n 2n 1
Middle term of sequence = T2 n 1  A  4n  n
2 1
2n 2 n 1 2n
Middle term of G.P. = Tn 1   2  n
2 1 2
n
2 1

32 nC0 nCr  n1nr 1  nC2 nCr2  ....  nCnr Cn 

n  2n  !
 n  r ! n  r !
Put r = 1

Sn 
 2n  ! ; S n 1 
 2n  2  ! ; S n 1  2n  1 (2n  2)

 n  1! n  1! n ! n  2  ! Sn n  n  2
Put n = 2 & n = 4 satisfied the given condition
1
33. a, b, c are in A.P.  2b = a + c & a +b + c = 3/2  b &a+c=1
2
2 2 2 4 2 2 1
a , b , c are in G.P. b =a c  ac = ±
4
2 2
a(c – a) = (a + c) – 4ac = 1 + 1 = 3 as a < b < c
1 2
c  a  2, a
2
35 (A) Put x = 1,, We get A0 + A1 + ..... + An = (n + 1)!
(B) Multiply by x on both sides and differenciate w.r.t. x and then put x = 1, we get
(n  1)! (n  1)! 1 1
A0 + 2A1 + ... (n + 1) An = (n + 1)! +  ... = (n + 1)! (1 + + ...+ )
2 (n  1)! 2 n 1
1
(C) Replace x by , diff. and then put x =1 and we get nA0 + (n – 1)A1 + ... + An-1 = (n + 1)!
x
1 2 3 n 
 2  3  4  ... n  1 
(D) Taking log on both the sides and differentiate w.r.t. x and then put x = 1 we get A1 +2A2 + ..... nAn = (n +
1)! (1/2 + 1/3 +....+ 1/(n + 1))
 15 5 3 
36. x 2  ay 2  50z 2  xyz    
 x y z
2 2 2
 (x – 3y) + (x – 5z) + (3y – 5z) = 0
 x = 3y = 5z  x, y, z are in H.P.

37       
S  1  x  x 2 1  x 2  x 4 1  x 4  x8 .... ; 1  x  x 2 S  1  x  x 2 1  x  x 2 ........ nterms ;  
n n 1
S
1  x2  x2
1 x  x 2
; Lt S 
n 
1
1 x  x 2
= 1 x  x
2 1  x2  x4  1

1  x  x2

; take log and 
1 2x
differentiate
1  x  x2
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
Cot
 2n  4
38. put a0  Cot ; an  C ot ;  nLt
2 n
2 n 1

39. A, B, C  H.P.
1 1 1
, ,  A.P.
a b c
2  1  1  1  1 1 1 
  NOW USING THIS RELATION ELIMINATE A FROM        
b a c  b c a  c a b 
2 1
WE GET  SIMILARLY ELIMINATE B AND C FROM GIVEN RELATION (A, B, C)
bc b 2
(43-45)
1 1
43. x 2  x1  
x 4 x3
2
 x 2  x1  1
   
 x3  x 4  (x 3 x 4 ) 2
 b 2 4ac 
 2 2 
  a2 a   1 2
 q 4rp   r 
 p2  p2   
  p
b 2  4a 2 p 2 p 2
  
q 2  4pr a 2 r 2
b 2  4ac a 2
 
q 2  4pr r 2

44. LET X1, X2, X3, X4 ARE A  3D, A – D, A + D, A + 3D RESPECTIVELY.

b q
 x1  x 2  x 3  x 4  4a '   
a p
1b q b
 a'      x1  x 2  2a ' 2d  
4a p a
1b q b
 2        2d
4a p a
 b q  1b q
     2d  2d  common diff.    
 2a 2p  2 a p
45. x 22  x1 x 3 & x 32  x 2 x 4
2
 (X2 X3) = X1X2X3X4
 X2X3 = X1X4
2 2
x2 x4  x  x1   x 4  x 3 
   2   
x1 x 3  x 2  x1   x 4  x 3 
b 2  4ac q 2  4rp
 
b2 q2
a  2
2
p2  2
a p

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4ac 4rp
 r 2
 1 2
b q
ac rp
 
b2 q 2
 P, Q, R ARE IN G.P.

46 Since, first and (2n – 1)th terms are equal.

Let first term be x and (2n – 1)th term by y.
Whose middle term is tn .
x y
Thus in arithmetic progression ; tn  a
2
In geometric progression ; t n  xy  b
2 xy
In harmonic progression ; tn  c
x y
 b 2  ac and a  b  c (using AM > GM > HM)
Here, equality holds (ie, a = b = c) only if all terms are same.
Hence, option (a), (b) and (d) are correct

(47-49)
r 1
47. Here, Vr   2r   r  1 2r  1    2r 3  r 2  r 

2 2
1
 Vr   2 r 2   r 
2
1   n  n  1  n  n  1 2n  1 n  n  1 
2

 2     
2  2  6 2 

n  n  1
 3n  n  1   2n  1  3
12 
1
n  n  1  3n 2  n  2 
12
Since, Tr  3r  2r  1
2
48.

 Tr 1  3  r  1  2  r  1  1
2

 Qr  Tr 1  Tr  3 2r  1  2 1
 Qr  6r  5
1 1
Vr 1  Vr   r  1  r 3   r  1  r 2   1
3 2
49.
2   2
 3r  2r  1
2

 Tr  3r 2  2r  1   r  1 3r  1
Which is a composite number.

Tm Sm  Sm 1 k  m   m  1  2m  1
Sm m2 Sm Sn  2 2

50   2  2  k  say    
Sn n 2 m n Tn Sn  Sn 1 k  n 2   n  1  2n  1
2

 

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