ASSIGNMENT CHAPTER 5 Class X
IMPORTANT RESULTS
Middle term(S) of an AP
If an AP consists of n terms, then
n+1
(i) It has one middle term if n is odd and this term is 2 th
term.
n
ii) It has two middle terms if n is even and these terms are 2
th and ¿ + 1)th
NUMBERS IN AP
i) Three numbers in AP are taken as a-d, a, a+d
ii) Four numbers in AP are taken as a- 3d,a - d, a+d, a + 3d
iii) Five numbers in AP are taken as a- 2d,a - d, a, a+d, a +
2d
1.
2. The angles of a triangle are in A.P., the least being half the
greatest. Find the angles.
3. Find the number of natural numbers between 101 and 999
which are divisible by both 2 and 5
4. Find the middle term of the A.P. 6, 13, 20, …, 216.
5. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers, which are
multiples of 11
6. Determine the A.P. whose fourth term is 18 and the
difference of the ninth term from the fifteenth term is 30.
7. The nth term of an AP cannot be n2 + 1. Justify your
answer
[Link] the numbers n – 2, 4n – 1 and 5n + 2 are in AP, find the
value of n
9. Find the value of the middle most term (s) of the AP : –11,
–7, –3,..., 49.
10. The sum of the first three terms of an AP is 33. If the
product of the first and the third term exceeds the second
term by 29, find the AP.
11. Find a, b and c such that the following numbers are in
AP: a, 7, b, 23, c
12. . Determine k so that k2 + 4k + 8, 2k2 + 3k + 6, 3k2 + 4k
+ 4 are three consecutive terms of an AP.
13. Split 207 into three parts such that these are in AP and
the product of the two smaller parts is 4623.
14. Find the 12th term from the end of the AP: –2, –4, –6,...,
–100.
15. Which term of the AP: 53, 48, 43,... is the first negative
term?
16. How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which when
divided by 4 leave a remainder 3?
17.
18. How many terms of the AP: –15, –13, –11,--- are needed
to make the sum –55? Explain the reason for the double
answer.
19. Find the sum of the first seven numbers which are
multiples of 2 as well as of 9.
20. If the sum of the first 6 terms of an AP is 36 and that of
the first 16 terms is 256, find the sum of the first 10 terms.
21. Find the sum of all the 11 terms of an AP whose middle
most term is 30.
22. Find the sum of the last ten terms of the AP: 8, 10, 12,---,
126.
23. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and
the ratio of the product of the first and the last terms to the
product of the two middle terms is 7 : 15. Find the numbers.
24. Solve the equation : 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 +...+ x =287
25. Find the
(i) sum of those integers between 1 and 500 which are
multiples of 2 as well as of 5.
(ii) sum of those integers from 1 to 500 which are multiples
of 2 as well as of 5 .
(iii) sum of those integers from 1 to 500 which are multiples
of 2 or 5.
26. An AP consists of 37 terms. The sum of the three middle
most terms is 225 and the sum of the last three is 429. Find
the AP.
27. Find the sum of the integers between 100 and 200 that
are (i) divisible by 9 (ii) not divisible by 9
[Link] that the sum of an AP whose first term is a, the
second term b and the last term c, is equal to
29. Jaspal Singh repays his total loan of Rs 118000 by paying
every month starting with the first instalment of Rs 1000. If
he increases the instalment by Rs 100 every month, what
amount will be paid by him in the 30th instalment? What
amount of loan does he still have to pay after the 30th
instalment?
30. Kanika was given her pocket money on Jan 1st, 2008.
She puts Re 1 on Day 1, Rs 2 on Day 2, Rs 3 on Day 3, and
continues doing so till the end of the month, from this money
into her piggy bank. She also spent Rs 204 of her pocket
money, and found that at the end of the month she still had
Rs 100 with her. How much was her pocket money for the
month?
31. Determine the AP whose fifth term is 19 and the
difference of the eighth term from the thirteenth term is 20.
32. The 26th, 11th and the last term of an AP are 0, 3 and -
1/5, respectively. Find the common difference and the
number of terms.
[Link] sum of the 5th and the 7th terms of an AP is 52 and
the 10th term is 46. Find the AP.
34. Find the 20th term of the AP whose 7th term is 24 less
than the 11th term, first term being 12. 9. If the 9th term of
an AP is zero, prove that its 29th term is twice its 19th term.
35. Find whether 55 is a term of the AP: 7, 10, 13,--- or not.
If yes, find which term it is.
[Link] the nth terms of the two APs: 9, 7, 5, ... and 24, 21,
18,... are the same, find the value of n. Also find that term.
37. If the sum of the 3rd and the 8th terms of an AP is 7 and
the sum of the 7th and the 14th terms is –3, find the 10th
term.
38. Find the 12th term from the end of the AP: –2, –4, –6,...,
–100.
39. Which term of the AP: 53, 48, 43,... is the first negative
term?
40. How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which when
divided by 4 leave a remainder 3?
41 . Find the sum of the two middle most terms of the AP: -
1
4/3 , –1, -2/3 ,..., 4 3 .
42. The first term of an AP is –5 and the last term is 45. If
the sum of the terms of the AP is 120, then find the number
of terms and the common difference.
43 . Which term of the AP: –2, –7, –12,... will be –77? Find
the sum of this AP up to the term –77.
44. If an = 3 – 4n, show that 123 aa a , , ,... form an AP. Also
find S20.
45. In an AP, if Sn = n (4n + 1), find the AP.
46 . In an AP, if Sn = 3n2 + 5n and ak = 164, find the value of
k.
47. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an AP, prove
that S12 = 3(S8 –S4 )
48. Find the sum of the first 17 terms of an AP whose 4th
and 9th terms are –15 and –30 respectively.
49. If the sum of the first 6 terms of an AP is 36 and that of
the first 16 terms is 256, find the sum of the first 10 terms.
50. Find the sum of all the 11 terms of an AP whose middle
most term is 30.
51. Find the sum of the last ten terms of the AP: 8, 10, 12,---,
126.
[Link] sum of the first n terms of an AP whose first term is 8
and the common difference is 20 is equal to the sum of first
2n terms of another AP whose first term is – 30 and the
common difference is 8. Find n.