Daily Practice Problems No-17

MATHEMATICS Topic: Sequences and Series Date:

Properties of Arithmetic Progression

1 1 1
1. If a, b, c are in A.P., then a  ,b  , c  are in
bc ca ab
(a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) none of these
2. If tn denotes the nth term of the series 2 + 3 + 6 + 11+ 18 + ........ , then t50 is
(a) 492 – 1 (b) 492 (c) 502 + 1 (d) 492 + 2
3. The 10th common term between the series 3 + 7 + 11 + ...... and 1+ 6 + 11 + ...... is
(a) 191 (b) 193 (c) 211 (d) none of these
4. In the sequence 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, ....., where n consecutive terms have the value n, the 150th term is
(a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) none of these

10 n

5. The value of   xdx is

n1 0

(a) an even integer (b) an odd integer (c) a rational number (d) an irrational number

Insertion of Arithmetic Means

a2n1  a1 a2 n  a2 a  an
6. If a1, a2, a3, ........., a2n + 1 are in A.P., then   ........  n1 is equal to
a2 n1  a1 a2n  a2 an1  an

n n  1 a2  a1 n n  1
(a) . (b) (c) (n + 1) (a2 – a1) (d) none of these
2 an1 2

S3r  Sr1
7. If Sr denotes the sum of the first r terms of an A.P., then is equal to
S2 r  S2 r1

(a) 2r – 1 (b) 2r + 1 (c) 4r + 1 (d) 2r + 3

8. Let Sn denote the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. If S2n = 3Sn, then S3n : Sn is equal to
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 10
9. If (2n + r)r, n  N, r  N is expressed as the sum of k consecutive odd natural numbers, then k is equal to
(a) r (b) n (c) r + 1 (d) n + 1
10. The sum of the products of the ten numbers ±1, ±2, ±3, ±4, ±5 taking two at a time is
(a) 165 (b) –55 (c) 55 (d) none of these

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 Daily Practice Problems No-17

MATHEMATICS Topic: Sequences and Series Date:

Answer Key : 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (b)

9. (a) 10. (b)

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