Practice Worksheet Arithmetic Progression
S. 1 Mark Answer
No
1. If p – 1, p + 3, 3p – 1 are in AP, then p is equal to ____.
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
2. The next term of the AP √18, √50, √98, …….. is:
(a) √146 (b) √128 (c) √162 (d) √200
3. If the nth term of an AP is (2n +1), then the sum of its first three terms is:
(a) 6n + 3 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 21
4. What is the common difference of an A.P. in which a21 – a7 = 84?
a) 7 (b) 4 (c) 21 (d) 6
5. If p, q, r and s are in A.P. then r – q is:
(a) s – p (b) s – q (c) s – r (d) none of these
6. Two APs have the same common difference. . The first term of one of these is -1 and
that of the other is -8. Then the difference between their 4th terms is :
(a) -1 (b) -8 (c) 7 (d) -9
2 marks
7. In an A.P, an = 5 + 3n, find the common difference. 3
8. Find the value of x if 3𝑥 − 4, 4𝑥 − 7, 7𝑥 − 3 are in A.P x= -7/2
9. The first and the last terms of an AP are 17 and 350 respectively. If the common N= 38 ,
difference is 9, how many terms are there and what is their sum? sum=6973
10. Find the 4th term from the end of the AP −11, −8, − 5, … … 49 40
3 marks
11. Determine the AP whose 5th term is 15 and sum of its 3rd and 8th term is 34. 7,9,11,13,15,..
12 Find the sum of all two digit numbers which when divided by 3, yield 1 as remainder. 1605
13. The sum of n terms of an AP is 5n2 – 3n. Find the AP and also its 10th term A.P is 2,12,22...
a10 = 92
14. If the 8th
term of an AP is 37 and 15th
term is 15 more than12th
term, find the AP. Hence AP =2,7,12,17..
find the sum of the first 20 terms of the AP. S20 = 990
15 If Sn denote the sum of n terms of an AP, prove that S12 = 3 (S8 –S4)
5 marks
16 The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the product of the AP 2,6,10,14…
first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is 7 : 15. Find the numbers
17 If the sum of first m terms of an AP is the same as the sum of its first n terms, show that the sum
of its first (m+n) terms is zero
18 3,7,11,15,…..199
19 Find the ratio of sum of the first 43 terms of an A.P. to the common difference. If the sum of the S43: d = 43:2
first 15 terms and that of the first 27 terms of this A.P. is equal.
20 In an AP, the sum of first ten terms is –150 and the sum of its next ten terms is –550. Find the A.P. is 3,-1,-5,-
AP. 9,...
with a=3,d=-4
.
Answers
12 Two digits numbers which when divides by 3 yield 1 as remainder
are 10,13,16,................97
This is an A.P. with a=10,d=3
Let an=97
⇒a+(n−1)d=97
⇒10+(n−1)3=97
⇒10+3n−3=97
⇒3n+7=97
⇒3n=90
⇒n=30
Sn=2n[2a+(n−1)d]
=230[2×10+(30−1)3]
=15[20+29×3]
=15[20+87]
=15×107
=1605
16 Let the four consecutive numbers in AP be a−3d,a−d,a+d,a+3d.
So, Sum of 4 consecutive numbers =32
⇒(a−3d)+(a−d)+(a+d)+(a+3d)=32
⇒4a=32
⇒a=8……(i)
given that
1st term×4th term / 2nd term×3rd term=715
⇒(a−3d)(a+3d) / (a−d)(a+d)=715
⇒15(a2−9d2)=7(a2−d2)
⇒15a2−135d2=7a2−7d2
⇒8a2−128d2=0
⇒(8)2−16d2=0 [Using eq.(i)]
⇒d2=64/16=4
⇒d=±2
Therefore d=±2
So, when a=8 and d=2, the numbers are
a−3d=8−3×2=2
a−d=8−2=6
a+d=8+2=10
a+3d=8+3×2=14.
Similarly, When a=8,d=−2 the numbers are 14,10,6,2.
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19 Let AP is a, a+d. a+2d,……a+9n-1)d
Given S15 = S 27
15/2 {2a +14d} = 27/2{2a + 26d}
5a +35d = 9a+117d
4a+ 82d= 0
Or 2a+ 42d =0
S43 = 43/2 { 2a + 42d}
S 43 = 43/2 {2a+ 41d + d}
S43 = 43/2 (0+d)
S43 = 43/2 * d
S43: d = 43:2
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