Class 10 Mathematics - Arithmetic Progression (AP) Questions
1. Is the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16 an AP? Why or why not?
2. Find the 10th term of the AP: 3, 6, 9, 12...
3. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the AP: 5, 8, 11...
4. If the nth term of an AP is 3n + 2, find its 5th term.
5. Find the common difference of the AP: 7, 10, 13, 16...
6. How many terms of the AP 7, 13, 19... are needed to reach the sum 247?
7. Find the 15th term of an AP whose first term is 2 and common difference is 3.
8. Is 45 a term of the AP: 4, 7, 10, 13...?
9. Find the AP whose 5th term is 20 and common difference is 4.
10. Find the number of terms in the AP: 3, 6, 9,..., 60.
11. Insert three numbers between 5 and 20 to form an AP.
12. Which term of the AP 5, 9, 13,... is 53?
13. Find the sum of first 15 terms of the AP: 2, 4, 6, 8...
14. Determine the nth term of the AP: 17, 13, 9, 5...
15. The 4th term of an AP is 10. Find the first term if common difference is 3.
16. Find the AP if a = 10, d = 2 and the number of terms = 10.
17. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is 3n^2 + 5n, find the first term.
18. Find the AP if its nth term is 5n - 2.
19. The sum of first 8 terms of an AP is 132. If the common difference is 4, find the first term.
20. Find the sum of all 2-digit numbers which are divisible by 5.
21. The 6th term of an AP is 10. If the first term is 1, find the common difference.
22. If 7th term of an AP is 34 and 12th term is 59, find the common difference.
23. Find the 12th term of an AP if the first term is 7 and common difference is -2.
24. In an AP, if a = 6 and d = 2, find S20.
25. Which term of the AP 20, 18, 16,... is zero?
26. Find the AP in which a = 3, d = 4 and n = 5.
27. Find the number of terms in the AP: 12, 17, 22,..., 82.
28. Find the AP whose nth term is given by 4n + 1.
29. Find the sum of first 30 terms of the AP: 10, 7, 4,...
30. Which term of the AP 4, 9, 14,... is 94?
31. If 3, x, y, 18 are in AP, find x and y.
32. Find the sum of first 50 even natural numbers.
33. A sum of Rs.1000 is to be distributed among 20 children such that each next child gets Rs.5
more than the previous one. Find the amount received by the first child.
34. A man saves Rs.200 in the first month and increases his savings by Rs.50 every month. Find his
savings after 1 year.
35. Find the number of multiples of 9 between 100 and 500.
36. If a = 15, d = -3, find the sum of first 10 terms.
37. Find the value of n if the nth term of an AP is 29 and the AP is 5, 8, 11,...
38. If a = 4, d = 3, and S = 120, find the number of terms.
39. Find the nth term and sum of first n terms of the AP: 1, 4, 7, 10,...
40. A child puts Rs.1 on Day 1 in a box, Rs.2 on Day 2, Rs.3 on Day 3 and so on. How much will he
collect in 30 days?
41. The sum of n terms of an AP is 5n^2 + 3n. Find the AP.
42. Which term of the AP 121, 117, 113,... is the first negative term?
43. In an AP, if a = 9, d = -2, find the sum of first 15 terms.
44. The sum of the first n terms of an AP is 2n + 3n^2. Find the 10th term.
45. The 2nd term of an AP is 7 and the 5th term is 19. Find the AP.
46. Find the common difference and nth term of the AP: -5, -1, 3, 7...
47. In an AP, a = 5, d = 3, find the 20th term and sum of first 20 terms.
48. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is Sn = n(n+1), find its nth term.
49. Find the sum of all odd numbers between 1 and 100.
50. A person repays a loan of Rs.1000 in 10 installments. Each installment is Rs.10 more than the
previous. Find the first installment.