Sequence and Series

1. The odd term in the sequence 0, 7, 26. 63, 124, 217 is 13. If p, q, r are in Geometric Progression, then which is true
(1) 217 (2) 7 among the following?
(3) 26 (4) 63
p+r
2. Insert the missing number 3, 18, 12, 72 , 66, 396 ? (1) q= (2) p 2 = qr
2
(1) 300 (2) 380
(3) 350 (4) 390 p q
(3) q= pr (4) =
3. The wrong number in the sequence 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 17, 19 r r
is
14. The middle term(s) of the following series 2 + 4 + 6 + ......
(1) 17 (2) 13 + 198 is
(3) 9 (4) 7
(1) 98 (2) 96
4. Find out the wrong number in the sequence 169, 144, 121,
(3) 94 (4) 100
100, 82, 64, 49
(1) 144 (2) 49 1 1 1
15. The sum of n terms the series 1 + + + + ....... is
(3) 64 (4) 82 2 22 23
5. Next term of the sequence 8, 12, 9, 13, 10, 14, ...... is
(1) 11 (2) 15 2n - 1 2n-1 - 1
(3) 16 (4) 17 (1) (2)
2n-1 2n - 2
6. The wrong number of the sequence 4, 9, 19, 39, 169, 319
is
2n - 1
(1) 169 (2) 79 (3) 2-2 n (4)
2n
(3) 39 (4) 9
7. The next number of the sequence 51, 52, 56, 65, ____ is : 16. Which term of the sequence 6, 13, 20, 27, ..... is 98 more
(1) 75 (2) 78 than its 24th term?
(1) 36th (2) 38th
(3) 79 (4) 81
(3) 35th (4) 48th
8. Next number of the sequence 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, _____ is :
17. The sum of the first 20 terms of the series
(1) 195 (2) 199
1 1 1
(3) 208 (4) 217 + + + ..... is
5´6 6´7 7´8
9. The missing number in the sequence 5, 6, 15, ? , 89, 170,
291 is (1) 0.16 (2) 1.6
(1) 50 (2) 40 (3) 16 (4) 0.016
(3) 42 (4) 32 18. Which team of the sequence 7, 10, 13, .... is 151?
10. The next number of the sequence 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21 ...... (1) 29th (2) 19th
is (3) 59th (4) 49th
(1) 31 (2) 34 19. Only two entries are known of the following Arithmetic
(3) 23 (4) 25 progression :
11. The fifth term of the sequence for which t1 = 1, t2 = 2 and —, 5, —, —, 14, —, —
tn + 2 = 1, tn + tn + 1 is What should be the number just after 14 ?
(1) 5 (2) 10 (1) 17 (2) 18
(3) 6 (4) 8 (3) 19 (4) 20
12. Terms a, 1, b are in Arithmetic Progression and terms 1,
a, b are in Geometric Progression. Find ‘a’ and ‘b’ 1 1 1 1 1
20. Which term of the sequence , , , ..... is – ?
given a ¹ b . 2 4 8 16 256
(1) 2, 4 (2) – 2, 1 (1) 9th (2) 8th
(3) 4, 1 (4) – 2, 4 (3) 7th (4) 5th

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21. Find the sum of the first five terms of the following series.
1
(1) 0 (2)
1 1 1 25
+ + + ..... + ......
1 ´ 4 4 ´ 7 7 ´ 10
1 1
(3) (4)
9 7 100 50
(1) (2)
32 16 24. The value of
5 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
(3) (4) 2 2
+ 2 2
+ 2 2
+ 2 2
+ 2 2
+ 2 2
+ 2 2
16 210 1 .2 2 +3 3 .4 4 .5 5 .6 6 .7 7 .8
22. When simplified the product 17 19
+ 2 2+ 2 2
æ 1 ö æ 1ö æ 1 ö æ 1ö 8 .9 9 .10
çè1 - ÷ø çè 1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø ...... çè1 - ÷ø gives : 1 99
2 3 4 n
(1) (2)
100 100
1 2
(1) (2) 101
n n
(3) (4) 1
100
2( n - 1) 2
(3) (4) 1 1 1
n n(n + 1) 25. The value of * in the sequence 27, 9, 3, *, , , is
3 9 27
æ 1ö æ 1 ö æ 1 ö æ 1 ö (1) 0 (2) 1
23. çè1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø çè1 - ÷ø ...... çè1 - ÷ is equal to
5 6 7 100 ø (3) – 1 (4) – 3

HINTS & SOLUTIONS

.ANSWER KEY.
1. (1) 2. (4) 3. (3) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (1)
7. (4) 8. (4) 9. (2) 10. (2) 11. (4) 12. (4)
13. (3) 14. (4) 15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (1) 18. ()
19. (1) 20. (2) 21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (2) 24. (2)
25. (2)

1. (1) The pattern is : Since, 9 is not a prime number, it should be replaced

13 – 1 = 1 – 1 = 0 by 11.
23 – 1 = 8 – 1 = 7 4. (4) The pattern of the sequence is :
33 – 1 = 27 – 1 = 26 169 = 132 144 = 122
43 – 1 = 64 – 1 = 63 121 = 112 100 = 102
53 – 1 = 125 – 1 = 124
81 = 92 ¹ 82
3
6 – 1 = 216 – 1 = 215 ¹ 217 5. (1) The pattern of the sequence is :
2. (4) The pattern is : 8 + 4 = 12
3 × 6 = 18 12 – 3 = 9
18 – 6 = 12 9 + 4 = 13
12 × 6 = 72 13 – 3 = 10
72 – 6 = 66 10 + 4 = 14
66 × 5 = 396 14 – 3 = 11
396 – 6 = 390 6. (1) The pattern of the sequence is :
3. (3) The number of the sequence are the consecutive 4×2+1=9
prime numbers starting from 3. 9 × 2 + 1 = 19

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19 × 2 + 1 = 39 13. (3) p, q, r are in geometric progression.
29 × 2 + 1 = 79
q r
\ = Þ q 2 = pr
79 × 2 + 1 = 159 ¹ 169 p q
7. (4) The pattern of the sequence is :
Þq= pr
51 + 12 = 52
52 + 22 = 56 14. (4) 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + ....... + 198
56 + 32 = 65 = 2 (1 + 2 + 3 + .......+ 99)
\ Number of terms = 99
65 + 42 = 65 + 16 = 8 1
99 + 1
8. (4) The pattern of the sequence is : Middle term = = 50 th term = 100
2
13 + 1 = 2
23 + 1 = 9 1 1 1
15. (1) 1 + + 2 + 3 + .... n to n terms is a Geometric
33 + 1 = 28 2 2 2
43 + 1 = 65 series whose first term (a) is 1 and the common ratio
53 + 1 = 126 1
(r ) is .
2
63 + 1 = 216 + 1 = 216 2 1 7
9. (2) The pattern of the given number series is : a (1 - r n )
Sn =
5 + 12 = 6 1- r
6 + 32 = 15
1 ö æ 2 - 1ö
n
15 + 52 = 40 æ
çè 1 - ÷ ç n ÷
40 + 72 = 89 1. 2n ø = è 2 ø
= 1 1
89 + 92 = 170 1-
10. (2) The pattern is : 2 2
2 + 30 = 5 ; 5 + 3 = 8
æ 2 n - 1ö 2 n - 1
8 + 5 = 13; 13 + 8 = 21 2. ç ÷ = n -1
è 2n ø 2
21 + 23 = 34
11. (4) tn + 2 = tn + tn + 1 16. (2) The 24th term of the sequence 6, 13, 20, 27........
t3 = t1 + t2 = 3 = 6 + (24 – 1)7
t4 = t3 + t2 = 3 + 2 = 5 = 6 + 23 × 7 = 6 + 161 = 167
t5 = t4 + t3 = 3 + 5 = 8 let the required nth term = 265
12. (4) a, 1, b are in A.P. \ 265 = 6 + (n – 1)7
Þ (n – 1) 7 = 265 – 6 = 259
a+b
\ 1= 259
2 Þ n–1 = = 37
7
Þ a+b= 2 ..... (i)
Þ n = 36
Again, a, 1, b are in G.P.
1 1 1
\ a2 = b ..... (ii) 17. (1) First term = = -
5´6 5 6
\ a + a2 = 2
1 1 1
Second term = = -
Þ a2 + a - 2 = 0 6´7 6 7

Þ a 2 + 2a - a - 2 = 0 1 1 1
20th term = = -
24 ´ 25 24 25
Þ a(a + 2) - 1(a + 2) = 0
1 1 1 1 1 1
Þ (a - 1)(a + 2) = 0 \ Required sum = - + - + ..... + +
5 6 6 7 24 25
Þ a = -2,1
1 1 5 -1 4
= - = = = 0.16
\ b=4 5 25 25 25

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18. (4) Let the n the term = 151 15 1 5
Here, first term = a = 7 = ´ =
16 3 16
common difference = d = 3
\ tn = a + (n – 1) d 1 2 3 n -1 1
22. (1) Expression = ´ ´ ´ .... =
Þ 151 = 7 + (n – 1) × 3 2 3 4 n n
Þ (n – 1) × 3 = 144 23. (2) Expression,

144 æ 1ö æ 1ö æ 1ö æ 1 ö
Þ n–1= = 48 = ç 1 - ÷ ç 1 - ÷ ç 1 - ÷ ..... ç 1 - ÷
3 è 5ø è 6ø è 7ø è 100 ø
Þ n = 49
æ 5 - 1ö æ 6 - 1ö æ 7 - 1ö æ 99 - 1ö æ 100 - 1ö
19. (1) For an arithmetic sequence, = ç .....
è 5 ÷ø çè 6 ÷ø çè 7 ÷ø çè 99 ÷ø çè 100 ÷ø
tn = a + (n - 1)d
4 5 6 98 99
\ 5 = a + (2 - 1)d = ´ ´ ´ ...... ´ ´
5 6 7 99 100
5= a+d ...... (i)
4 1
and 14 = a + 4d ...... (ii) = =
100 25
By subtracting equation (i) from (ii),
24. (2) Expression
14 = a + 4 d
5=a+d 3 5 7 17 19
= 2 2 + 2 2 + 2 2 + .... + 2 2 + 2 2
– – – 1 .2 2 .3 3 .4 8 .9 9 .10
9= 3d
æ1 1 ö æ 1 1ö æ1 1 ö
9 = çè 2 - 2 ÷ø + çè 2 - 2 ÷ø + çè 2 - 2 ÷ø
\ d = = 3 1 2 2 3 3 4
3
From equation (i), æ1 1 ö æ 1 1 ö
.... + ç 2 - 2 ÷ + ç 2 - 2 ÷
5 = a+ 3Þ a = 5 = 3 = 2 è8 9 ø è 9 10 ø
\ t0 = 2 + (6 - 1) ´ 3 = 2 + 15 = 17
1 1 1 1 1 1
20. (2) The sequence is : = 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 + 2 - 2 + ....
1 2 2 3 3 4
1 1 1 1 1
, - 2 , 3 , - 4 , ..... 8 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 -2 + 2
- 2
+ 2
-
8 9 9 102
-1
It is a G.P. with common ratio = 1
2 = 1-
102
\ an = arn–1
1 1 1 1 100 - 1
Þ - = . = 1- =
256 2 ( -2) n -1 100 100
99
1 1 =
Þ - = 100
-27 ( -2) n -1 25. (2) The given sequence is based on the following pattern:
Þ n–1=7Þn=8
1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1
21. (3) + + + + 27 9 3 3 9 27
1 ´ 4 4 ´ 7 7 ´ 10 10 ´ 13 13 ´ 16

æ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1ö 1 ÷3 ÷3 ÷3 ÷3 ÷3 ÷3
= ç1- + - + - + - + - ÷ ´
è 4 4 7 7 10 10 13 13 16 ø 3 \ The value of * is 1.

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