Selfstudys Com File
Selfstudys Com File
Arithmetic Progression
Q1. The value of 𝑥 for which 2𝑥, (𝑥 + 10) and (3𝑥 + 2) are the three
consecutive terms of an AP, is [2020] [1 Marks]
(a) 6 (b) −6 (c) 18 (d) −18
Q2. The first term of an AP is 𝑝 and the common difference is 𝑞, then its 10th
term is [2020] [1 Marks]
(a) 𝑞 + 9𝑝 (b) 𝑝 − 9𝑞 (c) 𝑝 + 9𝑞 (d) 2𝑝 + 9𝑞
Q3. The next term of the A.P.: √6, √24, √54 is: [2023] [1 Marks]
(a) √60 (b) √96 (c) √72 (d)√216
Q4. Assertion (A): a, b, c are in A.P. if and only if 2𝑏 = 𝑎 + 𝑐
Reason (R): The sum of first 𝑛 odd natural 𝑛². [2023] [1 Marks]
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true and (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Q5. In an AP, if the common difference(𝑑) = – 4, and the seventh term (𝑎7 ) is
4, then find the first term. [2018] [1 Marks]
Q6. Find the sum of first 8 multiples of 3. [2018] [1 Marks]
Q7. How many two digits numbers are divisible by 3? [2019] [1 Marks]
Q8. Which term of the AP 3, 15, 27, 39 ... will be 120 more than its 21st term?
[2019] [2 Marks]
Q9. If Sn, the sum of first 𝑛 terms of an AP is given by 𝑆𝑛 = 3𝑛2 − 4𝑛, find the
nth term. [2019] [2 Marks]
Q10. Find, how many two digits natural numbers are divisible by 7.
[2019] [2 Marks]
Q11. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is 𝑛², then find its 10th term. [2019]
[2 Marks]
Q12. Show that (𝑎 − 𝑏)2 , (𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 ) and (𝑎 + 𝑏)2 are in AP. [2020] [2 Marks]
Q13. Find the sum of first 20 terms of the following AP 1, 4, 7,10,... [2020]
[2 Marks]
Q14. In an A.P. if the sum of third and seventh term is zero, find its 5th term.
[2022] [2 Marks]
Q15. Determine the A.P. whose third term is 5 and seventh term is 9. [2022]
[2 Marks]
Q16. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. whose nth term is given as
𝑎𝑛 = 5 − 2𝑛. [2022] [2 Marks]
Q17. Find the sum of 𝑛 term of the series
1 2 3
(4 − ) + (4 − ) + (4 − ) + ⋯ [2017] [3 Marks]
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
Q18. How many terms are there in an A.P. whose first and fifth terms are -14
and 2, respectively and the last term is 62. [2023] [3 Marks]
Q19. Which term of the A.P.: 65, 61, 57, 53,…..is the first negative term? [2023]
[3 Marks]
Q20. 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. [2018, 2020] [4 Marks]
Q21. If the sum of first four terms of an AP is 40 and that of first 14 terms is 280.
Find the sum of its first 𝑛 terms. [2019] [4 Marks]
Q22. 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. [2019]
[4 Marks]
Q23. In an A.P., if a = 8 and a10 = -19, then value of d is: [2024] [1 Marks]
11 27
(a) 3 (b) − (c) − (d) −3
9 10
Q24. How many terms of the A.P. 27, 24, 21,….. must be taken so that their sum
is 105? Which term of the A.P. is zero? [2024] [5 Marks]