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ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION – I

1) Find the first term and the common difference of an A.P. If the 3rd term is 12 and 17th term is
68.
a
2) Let a sequence be defined by a1 = a2 =2, an = an – 1 – 3, n>2. Find n + 1 for n = 7.
an

3) The general term of a sequence is given by an = - 4n + 15. Is the sequence an A.P? If so, find
its 15th term and the common difference.

4) If pm, qm and rm terms of an A.P are a, b and c respectively. Then find the value of
a(q – r) + b(r – p) + c(p – q)

1 1 3
5) Which term of the sequence 20, 19 , 18 , 17 , … is the first negative term?
4 2 4

6) Divide 124 into four parts in such a way that they are in A.P and the product of the first and
the 4m part is 123 less than the product of the 2nd and the 3rd parts.

7) Three alternate terms of an arithmetic progression are x + y, x – y and 2x + 3y. Then find the
value of x.

8) In a right triangle, the lengths of the sides are in arithmetic progression. If the lengths of the
sides of the triangle are integers, find the length of the shortest side.

9) Which term of the arithmetic progression 5, 15, 25, … will be 130 more than its 31 st term.

an+1  bn+1
10) If is the arithmetic mean between a and b. Then find the value of n.
an  bn