Exercise 6.

1 (Solutions)
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Question # 1 (i) an = 2n 3
Put n = 1
a1 = 2(1) 3 a1 = 2 3 = 1
Put n = 2
a2 = 2(2) 3 a2 = 4 3 = 1
Put n = 3
a3 = 2(3) 3 a3 = 6 3 = 3
Put n = 4
a4 = 2(4) 3 a4 = 8 3 = 5
Hence -1, 1, 3 , 5 are the first four term of the sequence.

(ii) an = (1)n n 2
Put n = 1
a1 = (1)1 (1)2 a1 = (1) (1) = 1

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Put n = 2
a2 = (1)2 (2)2 a2 = (1) (4) = 4

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Put n = 3
a3 = (1)3 (3) 2 a3 = (1) (9) = 9
Put n = 4
a4 = (1)4 (4)2
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a4 = (1) (16) = 16
Hence -1, 4, -9, 16 are the first four terms of the sequence.
(iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) Do yourself as above.
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(vii) an an 1 = n + 2 , a1 = 2
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Put n = 2
a2 a21 = 2 + 2 a2 a1 = 4 a2 = 4 + a1 = 4 + 2 = 6 Q a1 = 2
Put n = 3
a3 a31 = 3 + 2 a3 a2 = 5 a3 = 5 + a2 = 5 + 6 = 11 Q a2 = 6
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Put n = 4
a4 a41 = 4 + 2 a4 a3 = 6 a4 = 6 + a3 = 6 + 11 = 17 Q a3 =11
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Hence 2, 6, 11, 17 are the first four terms of the sequence.

(viii) an = nan1 , a1 =1
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Put n = 2
a2 = (2) a21 a2 = 2 a1 = 2(1) = 2 Q a1 =1
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Put n = 3
a3 = (3) a31 a3 = 3 a2 = 3(2) = 6 Q a2 = 2
Put n = 4
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a4 = (4)a41 a4 = 4 a3 = 4(6) = 24 Q a3 = 6
Hence 1, 2, 6, 24 are the first four terms of the sequence.
(ix) Same as above
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(x) an =
a + (n 1)d
Put n = 1
1 1 1 1
a1 = a1 = = =
a + (1 1)d a + (0)d a + 0 a
Put n = 2
1 1 1
a2 = a2 = =
a + (2 1)d a + (1)d a + d
Put n = 3
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1 1 1
a3 = a3 = =
a + (3 1)d a + (2)d a + 2d
Put n = 4
1 1 1
a4 = a4 = =
a + (4 1)d a + (3)d a + 3d
1 1 1 1
Hence , , , are the first four terms of the sequence.
a a + d a + 2 d a + 3d

Question # 2 (i) 2,6,11,17,..............a7

We see that the successive difference of the given terms are 4, 5, 6 and conclude that
sequence of the differences is 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,.
So a5 =17 + 7 = 24 , a6 = 24 + 8 = 32 and a7 = 32 + 9 = 41
Thus the required term is a7 = 41
(ii) 1,3,12,60,................a6
We see that the successive multiplying factor are 3, 4, 5 and conclude that the sequence of
multiplying factors is 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
So a5 = 60 6 = 360 , a6 = 360 7 = 2520

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Thus the required term is a6 = 2520

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(iii) 1, , , ,............. a7
2 4 8
numbers and next terms are 9, 11, 13.
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The successive terms in numerator are 1, 3, 5, 7, .. , which are the consecutive odd

And the successive terms in denominators are 1, 2, 4, 8, . with common ratio 2, so

the next terms are 16, 32, 64.
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Thus the required term is a7 =
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64
(iv) 1,1, 3,5, 7,9, .................a8 *Correction
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We see that the common difference of odd terms is -4, so a7 = 7 + ( 4) = 11

And the common difference of even terms is 4, so a8 = 9 + 4 =13
Thus the required term is a8 =13
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(v) 1, 3,5, 7,9, 11,...............a8

We see that the common difference of odd terms is 4, so a7 = 9 + 4 =13 .
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And the common difference of the even terms is -4, so a8 = 11 + ( 4) = 15

Thus the required term is a8 = 15
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Question # 3 (i) 7,9,12,16,.................

We see that the sequence of the successive difference is 2, 3, 4, ... so the next two
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differences are 5 and 6.

Thus the next two terms are 16 + 5 = 21 and 21 + 6 = 27.
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(ii) 1,3,7,15,31,................
We see that the sequence of the successive difference is 2, 4, 8, 16, so the next two
differences are 32 and 64.
Thus the next two terms of the sequence are 31 + 32 = 63 and 63 + 64 = 127.
(iii) 1,2,12,40,.............
The sequence of the above terms can be written as
1 1, 1 2, 3 4, 5 8,................
So the next two terms are 7 16 = 112 and 9 32 = 288 .
(iv) 1, 3,5, 7,9, 11,...............
We see that the common difference of odd terms is 4, so a7 = 9 + 4 =13 .
And the common difference of the even terms is -4, so a8 = 11 + ( 4) = 15
Thus the next two terms are 13 and -15.
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