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1. If a1, a 2......, an are in arithmetic progression, where ai  0,  i , then show that

1 1 1 n 1
  ....   (1982)
a1  a 2 a2  a3 a n 1  a n a1  a n

2. The fourth power of the common difference of an arithmetic progression with integer entries is added
to the product of any four consecutive terms of it. Prove that resulting sum is the square of an integer.
(2000)
3 2
3. The real numbers x1, x 2, x 3 satisfying the equation x  x  x    0 are in AP. Find the intervals

in which  and  lie. (1996)

4. The interior angles of a polygon are in arithmetic progression. The smallest angle is 120° and the
common difference is 5°. Find the number of sides of the polygon. (1980)

5. Find three numbers a, b, c between 2 and 18 such that their sum is 25, the numbers 2, a, b are
consecutive terms of an AP. and the numbers b, c, 18 are consecutive terms of a GP. (1983)

6. Does there exist a geometric progression containing 27, 8 and 12 as three of its terms? If it exists,
then how many such progressions are possible? (1982)

7. If the mth, nth and pth terms of an AP and GP are equal and are x, y, z, then prove that

x y z  y z  x  z x y  1 (1979)
2 3 n
3 3 3 3
8. Let An           .....  ( 1)n 1   , Bn  1  An . Find least odd natural number n 0 , so that
4 4 4 4
       
Bn  An ,  n  n 0 . (2006)

9. If S1, S2, S3, ....., Sn are the sums of infinite geometric series, whose first terms are 1, 2, 3,......, n and

1 1 1 1
whose common ratios are , , , ..... , respectively, then find the value of
2 3 4 n 1

S12  S22  S32  ......  S22n 1. (1991)

10. The sum of the squares of three distinct real numbers, which are in GP, is S 2 . If their sum is aS,

1 
then show that a 2   ,1  (1,3). (1986)
3 
 

11. If a , b, c are positive real numbers, then prove that {(1  a ) (1  b ) (1  c )}7  77 a 4b 4c 4 (2004)

c
12. If a , b, c are in AP, a 2, b 2, c 2 are in HP, then prove that either a  b  c or a , b,  form a GP.
2
(2003)

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