SELF TEST

3.  Arithmetic Progression

Time : 1 Hour]  [ Marks : 20

Q. 1. (A) Choose the correct alternative from those given below each question :  4
(1) If for an A.P., d  10, then find t6   t2.
(A) 10 (B) 20
(C) 30 (D) 40
(2) In an A.P., the first term is 3 and the last term is 20.  The sum of all the terms
is 460.  What is the value of n?
(A)  36 (B)  38
(C) 40 (D) 42
(3) Which of the following sequences are in A.P.?
(i)  1, 3, 6, 10, … (ii) 3, 8, 13, 18, …
(iii) 7, 4, 1,  2, … (iv)  10, 13,  16, 19, …
(A)  (i)  and (ii) (B)  (ii) and (iii)
(C)  (iii) and (iv) (D)  (iv) and (i)
(4) For an A.P., if a  2 and d  2.5, then what is the eleventh term?
(A)  25 (B)  26
(C) 27 (D) 28

(B) Solve the following subquestions :  2

(1) For an A.P., t3  7 and t4  3.  Find the common difference.
(2) Find S3 for the A.P. 5, 8, 11, 14, ... .

Q. 2. (A) Complete any one of the following activities :  2

(1) The first term of an A.P. is 5 and the common difference is 4.

Complete the following activity to find the sum of the first 12 terms of

the A.P.

a  5, d  4, S12  ?

n
Sn    
2  
12
   S12
 
     10   
2 
  6        

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 (2) 
Complete the following activity to find the two-digit numbers which are
divisible by 4. 
The two-digit numbers divisible by 4 are 12, 16, 20, …, 96.
∴ a  12, d  4, tn  96
tn  a  ( n  1 )  d … (Formula)
   96      ( n  1)  4

       8  4n

  4n   

   n   

(B) Solve any one of the following subquestions :  2

(1) There are 25 rows of seats in an auditorium. There are 20 seats in the
first row, 22 seats in the second row, 24 seats in the third row and so
on. How many seats are there in the 21st row?
(2) Find the common difference (d)  of the A.P., if a  100 and t20  176.

Q. 3. Solve any two of the following subquestions :  6

(1) Check whether 306 is in the sequence 5, 11, 17, 23, … or not.
(i) Find d. (ii) Is the sequence an A.P.? (iii) Use the formula to find tn.
(2) The sum of the first 45 terms of an A.P. is 3195. Complete the following
activity to find the 23rd term.
Let the first term of the A.P. be a and the common difference d.
n
2 
Sn     2a   

  ...  (Formula)

45
   S45  3195  
2 2a      ... (Substituting the values)

  3195  45         a  22d        a  22d  71 ... (1)

Now, 23rd term is t23
tn   ... 
(Formula)
   t23  a  (23  1) d     t23  a  22d

  t23     ... 
[ 
From (1) 
]

(3) Choose any values of a and d and write an A.P.

Find the sum of the first 100 terms (S100). (OEQ) 

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Q. 4. Solve any one of the following subquestions :  4
(1) The 9th term of an A.P. is equal to seven times the 2nd term and the 12th
term exceeds five times the 3rd term by 2.  Find the first term (a)  and the
common difference (d).
(2) The sum of 3rd and 7th term of an A.P. is 6 and their product is 8.  Find the
sum of first sixteen terms of the A.P. (Consider the value of d to be positive.)

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Verify your answers with the model answers given on this link.
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