Arithmetic Progressions

1. Find the 11th term from the last term (towards the first term ) of the
A.P 10,7,4,.,-62.
2. If an = 3 + 4n, show that a1,a2,a3,a4 ..an, from an arithmetic
progression . Also find the sum of first 25 terms.
3. Spiral is made up of successive semicircles, with
centers alternately at A and B, starting with center at
A, of radii 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm, 1.5 cm, 2.0 cm, . . . as
shown in figure. What is the total length of such a
spiral made up of thirteen consecutive semicircles?

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4. The 16 term of an AP is 1 more than twice its 8 th term. If the 12th
term of the AP is 47, then find its nth term.
5. If sum of first n terms of an AP is 3n2-4n. Find AP and 12th term.
6. Which term of the AP 121, 117, 113 is its first negative term?
7. Sum of the first 20 terms of an AP is -240, and its first term is 7. Find
its 24th term.
8. The sum of first n terms of an AP is 3n 2+4n. Find the 25th term of this
AP.
9. Find the number of terms of the AP -12, -9, -6,... 12. If 1 is added to
each term of this AP, then find the sum of all terms of the AP thus
obtained.
10.
The sum of 4th and 8th terms of an A.P is 37 and the sum of 6 th
and 12th terms is 46. Find the first term of the A.P.
11.
Determine the sum of all multiples of 9 lying between 100 and
200.
12.
A man saves Rs 320 during the first month, Rs 360 in the
second month Rs 400 in the third month and so on. If he continues
his savings in this sequence, in how many months will he save a total
of Rs 20000 ?
13.

Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P whose n th term is 4n 1.

14.

First term of an AP is -5 and its last term is 45. If the sum of

these terms is 120, find the number of terms.

15.

Find the nth term of the AP whose 6th term is -7 and 10th term is

-19.
16.

How many terms of the AP 7, 12, 17,. Will sum up to 2542?

Also find the 31st term of this AP.

17.

Divide 32 into four parts which are the four terms of an AP, such

that the product of the first and the fourth terms is the product of the

second and third term as 7:15 ratio.

18.

How many terms of the AP 54, 51, 48,. Should be taken so

that their sum is 513? Explain the double answer.

19.

If Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of an AP. Prove that

S30=3(S20-S10).
20.

The sum of the first seven terms of an AP is 182. If its 4 th and

the 17th terms are in the ratio 1:5. Find the AP.