ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL – BANGALORE
REVISION WORKSHEET – ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
1) If 𝑝 − 1, 𝑝 + 1 and 2𝑝 + 3 are in A.P, then the value of p is
a) −2 b) 4 c) 0 d) 2
2) If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 form an A.P, with common difference d, then the value of 𝑎 − 2𝑏 − 𝑐 is equal to
a) 2𝑎 + 4𝑑 b) 0 c) −2𝑎 − 4𝑑 d) −2𝑎 − 3𝑑
3) If the sum of n terms of an A.P is 3𝑛2 + 𝑛 and its common difference is 6, then its first term is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 1 d) 4
4) The number of terms of the A.P 3,7,11,15, … to be taken so that the sum is 406 is
a) 5 b) 10 c) 12 d) 14
5) If 18, 𝑎, 𝑏, −3 are in A.P, then 𝑎 + 𝑏 =
a) 19 b) 7 c) 11 d) 15
1 1−6𝑏 1−12𝑏
6) The common difference of the A.P 2𝑏 , , , …. is
2𝑏 2𝑏
a) 2b b) −2𝑏 c) 3 d) −3
7) Next term of the A.P √7, √28, √63, … …
a) √70 b) √84 c) √97 d) √112
8) If 18th and 11th terms of an A.P are in the ratio 3: 2, then its 21st and 5th terms are in the ratio
a) 3: 2 b) 3: 1 c) 1: 3 d) 2: 3
9) The 4th term from the end of the A.P −11, −8, −5, … .49 is
a) 37 b) 40 c) 43 d) 58
10) If the first term of an A.P is a and nth term is b, then its common difference is
𝑏−𝑎 𝑏−𝑎 𝑏−𝑎 𝑏+𝑎
a) b) c) d)
𝑛+1 𝑛−1 𝑛 𝑛−1
11) Find the sum of n terms of an A.P, whose nth term is 5𝑛 − 1. Hence find the sum of first 20
terms
12) Find the common difference of an A.P whose first term is 4, the last term is 49 and the sum
of all its terms is 265.
13) The 4th term of an A.P is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the A.P is thrice its 11th term.
14) Find the middle term of the A.P 213, 205, 197, ......37
15) In an A.P, if the 12th term is -13 and sum of its first four terms is 24, find the sum of its first
ten terms.
1
16) The sum of first n terms of an A.P is (3𝑛2 + 7𝑛), then find its 20th term.
2
17) The 9th term of an A.P is equal to 6 times its 2nd term. If its 5th term is 22, find the A.P
18) In an A.P the first term is 5 and the common difference is 2. If the last term of the A.P is 53,
find its middle term.
19) If the sum of first 7 terms of an A.P is 119 and that of the first 17 terms is 714, find the sum
of its first n terms.
20) Solve the equation 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + ⋯ . +𝑥 = 287
21) If the mth term of an A.P is 1/n and the nth term is 1/m, show that the sum of mn terms is
1
(𝑚𝑛 + 1)
2
22) The sum of first six terms of an arithmetic progression is 42. The ratio of its 10th term to its
30th term is 1:3. Calculate the first and the thirteen term of the A.P.
23) The sum of first sixteen terms of an A.P is 112 and the sum of its next fourteen terms is 518.
Find the A.P
24) The ratio of the 11th term to 17th term of an A.P is 3:4. Find the ratio of 5th term to 21st term
of the same A.P. Also, find the ratio of the sum of first 5 terms to that of first 21 terms.
25) 250 logs of wood are stacked in the following manner:
22 logs in the bottom row, 21 logs in the next row, 20 in the row next to it and so on. In how
many rows, are 250 logs placed and how many logs are there in the top row.