Most important 30 questions (Class 10th Maths)

Arithmetic Progression
1. If Sn, the sum of the first n terms of an AP is given by S n = 2n2 2+n, then find its
nth term.
Solution –
We have in an AP

2. If the 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10 th term by 7, find the common difference.
Solution –
According to question,

3. Which term of the arithmetic progression 3, 15, 27, 39 .... will be 120 more than its
21st term?
Solution –
We have, a = 3 and d = 12
∴ a21 = a + 20d = 3 + 20 x 12 = 243
Let nth term of the given AP be 120 more than its 21st term. Then,
an = 120 + a21

Hence, the 31st term of the given AP is 120 more than its 21st term.

4. If Sn the sum of first n terms of an AP is given by S n = 3n2 - 4n, find the nth term.
Solution –
Given: Sn - 3n2- 4n. Let tn 1be the nth term.
∴ tn = Sn - Sn-1
 Hence, tn = 6n - 7 .

5. In an A.P. if the sum of its first n terms is 3n 2 + 5n and its k th term is 164, find the
value of k.
Solution –

6. In an A.P. if the sum of its first n term is and nth term is then find the sum of
its first mn term.
Solution –
7. How many terms of the AP: 9, 17, 25,... must be taken to give a sum of 636?
Solution –
Let sum of n terms be 636.

Thus, the sum of 12 terms of the given AP is 636.

8. The first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. Find the number
of terms and the common difference.
Solution –
 ...(i)

Now, putting the value of n in equation (i), we have

Hence, the number of terms is 16 and the common difference is 8/3.

9. What is the common difference of an A.P. in which a 21 - a7 = 84?

Solution –
Let 'd’ be the common difference of the AP whose first term is 'a'

10.Find how many integers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 8.
Solution –
Numbers divisible by 8 between 200 and 500 are 208, 216, 224, 232, ..., 496
Since, 216-208 = 224-216
Therefore, the given integers are in A.P.
Let first term (a) = 208,
common difference (d) = 224 -216 = 8,
Number of terms(n) = ?
Last term (an) = 496
We know that, an = a + (n - 1)d
⇒ 496 = 208 + (n - 1)(8)
⇒ 496 - 208 = (n - 1)(8)
⇒ 288 = 8n - 8
 ⇒ 8n = 288 + 8 = 296

⇒
Therefore, 37 integers are there between 200 and 500 divisible by 8.

11.Which term of the progression ... is the first negative terms?

Solution –

In this progression, first term is 20

Also, second term - first term

third term - second term =

fourth term - third term =

∵ Difference between constructive term is constant,
therefore this progression is an AP.
Let nth term be the first negative term
∴

Now A.T.Q an < 0

⇒
⇒ 83 - 3n < 0
⇒ 3n > 83

⇒
⇒ n > 28
[ ∵ n is a natural number]
Thus, 28th term of the given progression is the first negative term.

12.The ratio of the sum of first n terms of two different AP’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), find
the ratio of their mth terms.
 Solution –

13.The 4th term of an AP is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the AP is three times its
11th term.
Solution –

14. If the ratio of the sum of the first m and n terms of an AP is m 2: n2, show that the
ratio of its mth and nth terms is (2m - 1) : (2n - 1).
Solution –

15.The first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum of all its term is 400.
Find the number of terms and the common difference of the A.P.
Solution –
Let 'a' be the first term and 'd' be the common difference of the given AP.
Let an be the last term and Sn be the sum of n terms
so
We need to find the values of 'n' and 'd'
We know that ...(i)
Substituting the values in (i)

⇒
⇒ n = 16
Also, an = a + (n - 1)d
⇒ 45 = 5 + (16 - 1 )d
⇒ 45 - 5 - 15d

⇒
⇒
Hence, there are 16 terms and the common difference is 8/3.

16.Find the sum of all two-digit natural numbers which are divisible by 4.
Solution –
Here a = 12, d = 4, an = 96
The formula is an = a + (n - 1 )d
Therefore 96 = 12 + (n - 1) x 4

Apply the formula for sum,

Hence, S22 = 11[24 + 21 x 4] = 11 [24 + 84]

= 11 x 108 = 1188.

17.he first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. Find the number
of terms and the common difference.
Solution—
 ...(i)

Now, putting the value of n in equation (i), we have

Hence, the number of terms is 16 and the common difference is 8/3.

18.The first term of an AP is 3, the last term is 83 and the sum of all its terms is 903.
Find the number of terms and the common difference of the AP.
Solution –
We have an AP, in which
a = 3, last term, an = l = 83

...(i)

No. of terms =21 and common deference = 4

19.Which term of the Arithmetic Progression - 7, - 12 , - 17 , - 22 , ... will be - 82. Is -
100 any term of the A.P.? Give reason for your answer
Solution –

20.The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the product of
the first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is 7: 15. Find the
numbers.
Solution –
 Let the four consecutive numbers of the AP are

Therefore, four consecutive terms of the AP’s are 2, 6, 10, 14 or 14, 10, 6, 2 respectively.

21.If the ratio of the 11th term of an AP to its 18th term is 2 : 3, find the ratio of the
sum of the first five terms to the sum of its first 10 terms. [CBSE Delhi 2017]
Solution—

...(i)
 Hence S5 : S10 = 6 : 17.

22.If the ratio of the sum of the first n terms of two A.P.s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), then
find the ratio of their 9th terms.
Solution –
Let a1, a2 be the first terms and d1, d2 be the common differences of the two given AP’s
Then the sums of their n terms is given by

and
A.T.Q.
23.Find the sum of the first 24 terms of an A.P. whose n th term is given by a n = 3 + 2n.
Solution –
nth term of the given AP is
an = 3 + 2n

24.In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of the first 10 terms is 210 and the sum of its last 15
terms is 2565. Find the AP
Solution –
Let 'a' be the first term and 'd' the common difference.

...(i)
th
15th term from the last = (50-15 + l) =36th term

Putting the value of d in (ii)

So, the AP formed is 3, 7, 11, 1 5 , ..... and 199.

25.Divide 56 into four parts which are in AP such that the ratio of product of extremes
to the product of means is 5 : 6.
Solution –

[∵ a = 14]

26.A thief runs with a uniform speed of 100 m/minute. After one minute a policeman
runs after the thief to catch him. He goes with a speed of 100 m/minute in the first
minute and increases his speed by 10 m/minute every succeeding minute. After
how many minutes the policeman will catch the thief?
Solution –
Let total time be n minutes
Total distance covered by thief = 100 n metres
Total distance covered by policeman = 100 + 110 + 120 + ... + (n - 1) terms

Policeman took (n - 1) = ( 6 - 1 ) = 5 minutes to catch the thief.

27.The houses in a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there
exists a value of X such that the sum of numbers of houses preceding the house
 numbered X is equal to the sum of the numbers of houses following X. Find the
value of X.
Solution –
The numbers of houses are 1, 2, 3, 4 ......... 49.
The numbers of the houses are in AP, where a = 1 and d = 1

Sum of n terms of an AP =
Let Xth number house be the required house.
Sum of number of houses preceding Xth house is equal to SX-1 i.e.

The sum of numbers of houses following Xth house is equal to S49 - SX

Now, we are given that sum of number of houses before X is equal to the sum of the
number of houses after X.
i.e., SX-1 = S49 - Sx

Since number of houses is positive integer, ∴ X = 35

28.In a school, students decided to plant trees in and around the school to reduce air
pollution. It was decided that the number of trees, that each section of each class will
plant, will be double of the class in which they are studying. If there are 1 to 12 classes
in the school and each class has two Sections, find how many trees were planted by
the students.
Solution –
29.Find the common difference of an A.P. whose first term is 5 and the sum of its first
four terms is half the sum of the next four terms.
Solution –

30.Sum of the first 20 terms of an AP is -240, and its first term is 7. Find its 24th term.
Solution –