07 - SEQUENCES AND SERIES

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(1)

If x =

an ,

y =

n=0

(2)

cn ,

z =

n=0

where a, b, c are in A.P. and

n=0

l a l < 1,

l b l < 1,

l c l < 1, then x, y, z are in

( a ) G.P.

( b ) A.P.

( c ) Arithmetic-Geometric Progression

The sum of the series 1 +

(a)

e - 1
e

If S n =

r =0

(a)

1
n
2

e - 1

(c)

e
and

Cr

r =0

1
n - 1
2

(b)

tn =

(d)

2 e
n

( d ) H.P.

[ AIEEE 2005 ]

1
1
1
+
+
+ ad inf. is
4 2!
16 4 !
64 6 !

e + 1

(b)
n

(3)

bn ,

Cr

(c) n - 1

e + 1

[ AIEEE 2005 ]

2 e

then

tn
Sn

(d)

2n - 1
2

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

(4)

Let T r be the rth term of an A.P. whose first term is a and common difference is
1
1
and T n =
, then
d. If for some positive integers m, n, m n, T m =
n
m
1
1
1
(d)
+
[ AIEEE 2004 ]
(a) 0
(b) 1
(c)
mn
m
n

(5)

The sum of the first n terms of he series

1

+ 2

22

+ 3

42

62

+ .. is

n ( n + 1 )2
2

when n is

even. When n is odd, the sum is

(6)

(a)

3 n ( n + 1)
2

(b)

n2 ( n + 1 )
2

(c)

n ( n + 1 )2
4

(d)

n ( n + 1)

The sum of the series

(a)

e2 - 1
2

(b)

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

1
1
1
+
+
+ ..... is
2!
4!
6!

( e - 1 )2
2e

(c)

e2 - 1
2e

(d)

e2 - 2
e

[ AIEEE 2004 ]

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(7)

( a ) log e 2

(8)

2 3

- ......

3 4

( c ) log e 2 - 1

( b ) 2log e 2

is

( d ) log e

4
e

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

If the sum of the roots of the quadratic equation ax + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum
a b c
are in
,
,
of the squares of their reciprocals, then
c a b
( a ) A. P.

(9)

1
1 2

The sum of the series

( b ) G. P.

( c ) H. P.

( d ) A. G. P.

[ AIEEE 2003 ]

The value of 1. 2. 3 + 2. 3. 4 + 3. 4. 5 + + n terms is

(a)
(c)

n ( n + 1) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 )
12
n ( n + 1) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 )
4

(b)
(d)

n ( n + 1) ( n + 2 ) ( n + 3 )
3
(n + 2)(n + 3)(n + 4 )
6

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

( 10 ) If the third term of an A. P. is 7 and its 7th term is 2 more than three times of its
third term, then the sum of its first 20 terms is
( a ) 228

( b ) 74

( c ) 740

( 4 ) 1090

[ AIEEE 2002 ]

( 11 ) An infinite G. P. has first term x and sum 5, then

( a ) x 10

( c ) x < - 10

( b ) 0 < x < 10

( 12 ) If a1, a2, .. an

( 13 )

1/n

(b) (n + 1)c

1/n

- 1

+ 2a n is

( c ) 2n c

1/n

Suppose

( d ) ( n + 1 ) ( 2c )

a, b, c are in A. P. and a , b , c , are in G. P.

3
, then the value of a is
a + b + c =
2
(a)

1
2 2

{ IIT 2004 }

are positive real numbers whose product is a fixed number c, then

the minimum value of a1 + a2 + + a n

( a ) n ( 2c )

( d ) - 10 < x < 0

(b)

1
2 3

(c)

1
2

1
3

(d)

1
2

1
2

If

1/n

[ IIT 2002 ]

a < b < c

and

[ IIT 2002 ]

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( 14 )

If the sum of the first 2n terms of the A. P. 2, 5, 8, .. , is equal to the sum of the
first n terms of the A. P. 57, 59, 61, .. , then n equals
( a ) 10

( b ) 12

( c ) 11

( d ) 13

[ IIT 2001 ]

( 15 ) If the positive numbers a, b, c, d are in A. P., then abc, abd, acd, bcd are
( a ) not in A. P. / G. P. / H. P.

( b ) in A. P.

( c ) in G. P.

( d ) in H. P.

( 16 ) If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers such that

M = ( a + b ) ( c + d ) satisfies the relation
(a) 0 M 1

( 17 )

(c) 2 M 3

a + b + c + d = 2, then

(d) 3 M 4

[ IIT 2000 ]

Consider an infinite geometric series with first term a and common ratio r. If its sum
3
, then a and r are
is 4 and the second term is
4
(a)

( 18 )

(b) 1 M 2

[ IIT 2001 ]

4
,
7

3
7

( b ) 2,

3
8

Let a1, a2, , a10 be in A. P. and

a10 = h10 = 3, then a 4 h 7 is
(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 5

3
,
2

(c)

( d ) 3,

1
4

[ IIT 2000 ]

h1, h2, , h10 be in H. P. If a1 = h1 = 2 and

(d) 6

( 19 ) If for a positive integer n, a ( n ) = 1 +

( a ) a ( 100 ) 100
( c ) a ( 200 ) 100

1
2

[ IIT 1999 ]

1
1
1
1
, then
+
+
+ ..... +
n
2
3
4
2 - 1

( b ) a ( 100 ) > 100

( d ) a ( 200 ) > 100

[ IIT 1999 ]

( 20 ) Let Tr be the rth term of an A. P., for r = 1, 2, 3, If for some positive integers
1
1
and Tn =
, then Tm n equals
m, n, we have Tm =
n
m
(a)

1
mn

(b)

1
1
+
m
n

(c) 1

(d) 0

[ IIT 1998 ]

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( 21 ) If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G. P., then

( a ) A. P.

( b ) H. P.

( c ) G. P.

1
,
1 + ln x

1
,
1 + ln y

1
1 + ln z

( d ) None of these

[ IIT 1998 ]

( 22 ) If n > 1 is a positive integer, then the largest integer m such that ( n

2
127
( 1 + n + n + .. + n
) is
( a ) 127

( b ) 63

( c ) 64

are in

+ 1 ) divides

( d ) 32

[ IIT 1995 ]

( 23 ) The product of n positive numbers is unity. Then their sum is

( a ) a positive integer
1
( c ) equal to n +
n

( b ) divisible by n
( d ) never less than n

( 24 ) The sum of n terms of the series

(a) 2

- n - 1

(b) 1 - 2-

[ IIT 1991 ]

1
3
7
15
+
+
+
+ .....
2
4
8
16
(c) n + 2-

+ 1

(d) 2

is equal to

- 1

[ IIT 1988 ]

( 25 ) If the first and the ( 2n - 1 )th terms of an A. P., G. P. and H. P. are equal and their
nth terms are a, b, c respectively, then
(a) a = b = c

(b) a b c

(c) a + c = b

( d ) ac - b = 0

[ IIT 1988 ]

( 26 ) If a, b, c, d and p are distinct real numbers such that

2
2
2
2
2
2
2
( a + b + c ) p - 2 ( ab + bc + cd ) p + ( b + c + d ) 0, then a, b, c and d
( a ) are in A. P.

( b ) are in G. P.

( c ) are in H. P.

( 27 ) If a, b, c are in G. P., then the equations ax

d e
f
,
,
have a common root if
are in
a b c
( a ) AP

( b ) GP

( c ) HP

( d ) satisfy ab = cd

+ 2bx + c = 0 and dx

( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1987 ]

+ 2ex + f = 0

[ IIT 1985 ]

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( 28 ) The third term of a geometric progression is 4. The product of the first five terms is
(a) 4

(b) 4

(c) 4

( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1982 ]

( 29 ) If x1, x2, .. , xn are any real numbers and n is any positive integer, then
n

(a) n

xi2

i=1
n

(c)

2
n

<
xi

i=1

(b)

i=1

2
n

n
xi

i=1

x i2

i=1

x i2

2
n

xi

i=1

( d ) none of these

[ IIT 1982 ]

( 30 ) If x, y and z are the p th, q th and r th terms respectively of an A. P. and also of a

xy - z yz - x zx - y

G. P., then
( a ) xyz

( 31 )

1
1+

(b) 0

1
1- x

( a ) H. P.

( 32 )

( d ) none of these

and

1-

[ IIT 1979 ]

are consecutive terms of a series in

( c ) A. P.

( d ) A. P., G. P.

1
n ( n - 1 ) Q, where Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of an
2
A. P., then the common difference is

If Sn = n P +

( b ) 2P + 3Q

( c ) 2Q

(d) Q

If Sn = n + n + n + 1, where Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of a series

and t m = 291, then m =
( a ) 10

( 34 )

(c) 1

( b ) G. P.

(a) P + Q

( 33 )

is equal to

( b ) 11

( c ) 12

( d ) 13

If the first term minus third term of a G. P. = 768 and the third term minus seventh
term of the same G. P. = 240, then the product of first 21 terms =
(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

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( 35 ) If the sequence a1, a2, a3, an form an A. P.,

then

a1

- a22 + a32 - + a2n 12 - a2n2 =

(a)

n
( a 12 - a 2n 2 )
2n - 1

(b)

2n
( a 2n 2 - a 12 )
n - 1

(c)

n
( a 12 + a 2n 2 )
n + 1

( d ) None of these

( 36 ) If Tr denotes rth term of an H. P. and

(a) 5

(b) 6

(c) 7

T1 - T4
= 7, then
T6 - T9

T2 - T5
T11 - T8

(d) 8

( 37 ) The sum of any ten positive real numbers multiplied by the sum of their reciprocals is
( a ) 10

( 38 )

( b ) 50

( c ) 100

( d ) 200

If S n denotes the sum of first n terms of an A. P. and S

S 3n
is equal to
Sn
(a) 4

(b) 6

(c) 8

2n

= 3 S n , then the ratio

( d ) 10

( 39 ) If a, b, c are three unequal positive quantities in H. P., then

10

10

( a ) a + c < 2b
3
3
3
( c ) a + c < 2b

10

20

20

( b ) a + c < 2b
( d ) none of these

20

Answers
1
d

2
d

3
a

4
a

5
b

6
b

7
d

8
c

9
c

10
c

11
b

12
a

13
d

14
c

15
d

16
a

17
d

18
d

19
a,d

20
c

21
b

22
c

23
d

24
c

25
b,d

26
b

27
a

28
b

29
d

30
c

31
c

32
d

33
a

34
a

35
a

36
b

37
c

38
b

39
d

40