‘in JEE Main, there are usually 4-2 questions per paper. ‘are visible from this chapter, In past 9 years, {64 conceptual and 46 numerical questions of moderate “difficulty level were asked from this chapter. For detailed analysis scan QR code SEQUENCE AND SERIES in arithmetic progression with mean zero, then the ‘Topic 4 Arithmetic Progression re oe oa ee value of, 4S, f(a;) | [is equal to ot Leesj.430435 0 So respectively be the sum to = Aes ’)) pon2, 2844 12 terms of 10 AP's whose first terms are 1, 2,3, ---» @o 3 @9 27 i IOand the common diflerences ae 1,3, 5-119 5 Suppost dis darn . be an arithmetic respectively. Then, 5; is equal to 12023, 6 Apri Shit] progression of natural numbers. If the ratio of the sum ma er fest five cerms co the sum of first nine terms of the (7380 (0) 7360. () 7220 (A) 7260 progression is 5 : 17 and aie 45 < 120, then the 02 Let ay, 22) a3, «9 a, be m positive consecutive terms a” ofthe firs xen terms of che Poe er of an arithmetic progression. If d >0 is its common. 290 380460) SIO difference, then lim, 06 Tay, dy,a5 and 6, 6,55 . arein AP and ele ay =2s dyq =3, ab, =1= Ay0byo» then agby is equal to oe ee i: (2022, 27 June Ship] Tavira) 2 yon tN, o% or 0% 0% (213,641 SWIM 77 fn arithmetic means are inserted between a and 100 wd @o or OG such that the ratio of the first mean to the last mean is la 1:7 and a+n=33, then the value of m is 2022, 28 June Shift] 03. Let ay, 43, 45» ~- bean AP. If ay =3, the product @2. (b) 22 (23 (@) 24 44a, is minimum and the sum ofits frst terms is zero, then 1!—4aqiy 2, i8 equal t0 reas stsensupsg 8 Let dy, gy -+-eees dy be an AP such that oe at es, 2s 124 if the sum of this AP is 189, then 4 4 wl Sntast 9 eee oe le ee ‘ EF gag is equal to 202, 1SepShipe-t (@) 57 (b) 72 (48 (36 ey.) Fadthevaueot2,2, = péel interns ot dea. (9 For minum value of a. pat i) rm pra =0 (ip nat x2 «34.0 1 . 1 04 Lata, Band y be three positive real numbers. Let key Ola sx(2 a) flx) sax? +Bx? 44x, x€ Rand g:R—-> Rbesuch where,d = common difference | that g(f (x) =x for all x € R If ay, 35 dy ry be (i) Sum of rst a terms of an AP = peat (1)09 Let ays tay ity soo be an AD, [PL 82 tt 0 ay tayt 100 => P #10, then “I is equal to 2021, 91 Aug SAY. ’ 0 19 100 2 i at (b) 100 a Jat 2 f a 2 19 g 100 10 Wean( 3) 7 tan( 22) are in atithmetic progression ‘and on(Z} . tan( are also in arithmetic progression, then |x ~2,]is equal to (P2021, 27 July Shift] @4 b)3 @o @t 11 LetS, be the sum of the first m terms of an arithmetic Progression, IfS,, =353,, then the value of Ste & mn ‘2021, 25 July Shift-t] 6 4 2 @s 12 Let S, denoce the sum of first terms of an arithmetic progression. IFS, =530, 5; =140, then Sq —Sg is equal ro £2021, 22 uty Smet} (a) 1862 (b) 1842 (0) 1852 (a) 1872 13 If sum of the first 21 terms of the series logge x +oggn ¥ + 10g gu X toe Where x>0 is 504, then x is equal to £2021, 20 uty Smitty O23 wD (o7 81 14 Let S, be the sum of first 2n terms of an arithmetic progression. Let S3 be the sum of first 4n terms of the same arithmetic progression. IF(S, —5,) is 1000, then the sum of the first 6x terms of the arithmetic progression is equal ro £2021, 18 March SHift-I1] (a) 1000 (b) 7000 () 5000 (d) 3000 15 If the sum of first 11 terms of an AP., a), 43, a5, 0 (a, #0), then the sum of the AP., a4, 5,5 is kay, where & is equal to 121 121 @-s or 2 © r is Ay £2020, 2Sep Ship} 2 @-2 os 16 Let 445 435 -.+14, bea given AP. Whose common difference is an integer and S, =a, +4 +...+4,.1F 4, = 1.4, =300 and 15 < $50, then the ordered pair (Sy 414n-4) is equal to 12020, 4 Sep Shift} (@) (2490, 249) () (2480, 249) (c) (2480, 248) (d) (2490, 248) 47 Five numbers are in AP., whose sum is 25 and product is 2520. Ifone of these five numbers jg then the greatest number amongst them is 2020, 7, 7 wwe ©27 ayy the wo AP’ 18 The number of terms common to 637, Ty sey 407 and 2, 9, 16, «nr 709 is £2020, 90m, @6 M4 ©O7 (@ 20 19 Let the sum of the first n =e of a non-constane 4 4s dy, dy oebe 500+ mee A, where Aisa constant, Ifdis the common difference of this AP, thy the ordered pair (d, aso) is equal to 12019, 9 Apri sin @) (4,50 + 464) (©) (60, 50+ 45.) (© (60, 50+ 464) (@ (4,50 + 454) eee Key Use the formula of sum of stn terms ofa idea ie 8, =5[a+(n-td] 20 If 2,543, 45s. arein AP and a, +44 +a; + st aye = 114, then ay +46 +44) +24; is equal to ‘ £2013, 10 Apri sun @4 76 © @ 38 21 Let aj, 43, 45,... bean AP with ag =2. Then, the common difference of this AP, which maximises the product a, 44,45, is (2019, 10 Aprit Ship. ea 2 a 6) 2 Os o> 3 6 os OF ge (0 First find the value ofa, ay, 2g in terms ote Using the value of ag, 9 fxs maximum, where (x) = Oand(e)<0 22 Let a,b andc be the 7th, 11th and 13th terms respectively of a non-constant AP, If these are also the three consecutive terms of a GP, then 4 is equal to c £2019, 9 Jon Suit 1 4 5 23 IF 19th term of a non-zero AP is zero, then its (49th term) : (29th term) is £2019, 11 Jan Sui @ 1:3 (b) 4:1 21 (3:1 (a2 z os 414 Forany three positive real numbers a, band c, if 9 (25a? +b?) +25 (c? ~3ac) =156 (3a +0), then BE Main20171 (b) 6¢andaare in AP (@) 4, bande are in GP 26 If 100 times the 100th term of an AP with non-zero ‘common difference equal to the 50 times its 50th (@ beandaarein GP (Q a bande are in AP term, then the 150th term of this AP is @-150 (©) 150 times its 50th term (150 (d) zero 26 Aman saves & 200 in each of the first three months of his service. In each of the subsequent months, his saving. increases by & 40 more than the saving of immediately previous month. His total saving from the start of fervice will be & 11040 after (AIEEE 2011] @) 19 months (6) 20 months (@)21 months & (d) 18 months 27 May.d..0014, are in HP, then the expression sy ty oot By iS equal tO AIEEE 2006) (@) (n-1N(q, 44) ©) naa, 0 @-Nayay (@) ma; “4,) 26 LetT, be the rth term of an AP whose first term is « and common difference is d.If for some positive (AIEEE 2012} integers m,n (m # n),T~ =2, and 7, =, then ad isthe equal to aieee 2009 @o ®t ot @tet mn mn 2 The sum ofthe frst m terms of the series 249.924 3247-4245242 62 +..ci ED 17+2+274+374+2-474+574+2-67 +... is ae when nis even. When nis odd, the sum is (AIEEE 2004) 3a +1) m(n+l) ee) we oo Matty muy @ @t @ [= 80. Ler f(x) be a polynomial function of second degree. If f() = f(-)) and a, 6,¢ are in AP, then f(a), f'(6) and f'(@) ate in AIEEE 2003] @) AP) GP (HP —_(@) Arithmetic Geometric progression 31 IF 1, log, JG'-* +2), logs (4-3 * — Dare in AP. Then, x is equal to {AIEEE 2002) (2) log, 4 (b) 1=logs 4 ( 1-log, 3 (4) logs 3 Numerical Value Type Questions 32 The sum of all those terms of the arithmetic progression 3, 8, 13, ... 373, which are not divisible by 3, is equal (0 sun (2023, 10 Apri SHI} 33. The sum of the common terms of the following three arithmetic progressions. 3, 7, 11, 15, 399, 25 55 8, 11, .....+, 359 and 2, 7, 12, 17, . , 197 is equal to 12023, 1 Feb Swit 34. The number of 3-digic numbers, that are divisible by = cither 2 of 3 but not divisible by 7, is .. . ee (ions, 1 Feb Swipe) 35 Let ay =8, 43) 435... 4, bean AP, If the sum of its first four terms is 50 and the sum of its last four terms + is 170, then the product of its middle two terms is im 2023, 1 Feb Shit 36 Let a1, 47). 4, bein AP. Ifa =2a, and a, =18, 1 1 ty ean een Tava | 1 Yay +Vaw is equal 0 (2023, 1 Jan Spt] 37 Let Ay, Az » Ay be the three AP with the same ‘common difference d and having their first terms as A, A+, A+2, respectively. Let a, by be the 7th, 9th, 17th terms of A,, Ap, Ap, respectively such that 271 2b 17 1|+70=0. chica fof Ifa =29, then the sum of first 20 terms of an AP whose first term ise ~ a ~6 and common difference is 4 is equal t0 ...... £2023, 25 Jan Shi 1] 38. Let 4,6 be two non-zero real numbers. If p and r are the roots of equation x* 8x +2a =O and q, sare the roots of equation x* + 12bx -6b =0 such that 1d rein AP. then a7! —b* is equal to. 12022, 28 July SHY 39 Different AP's are constructed with the first term 100, the last term 199, and integral common differences. ‘The sum of the common differences of all such AP's having at least 3 terms and at most 33 terms is ...... . 12022, 26 July Shift)40 For pand ge R, consider the Feal valued function L(8)=(e~ p)? ~g, xe Rand g>0, let ayy 43,43 and 44 be in an arithmetic progression with mean pand Positive common difference, If | f(a;)|=500/=1,2,3 and 4, then the absolute difference between the roots of f(x) =0 is 5 (2022, 28 Jy Shifel} AY Let A =f ayy 3, nr tg, 77} be a set of integers with Ve ay < ay <...yg 77, Let the set A+A=(x+ yx, y€ A) contain exactly 39 elements. Then, the value of a, +4) +.ctayg is equal to 202, 264 42 The number of 4-digit numbers which are neither multiple of 7 nor muliple of 3 is. 12021, 31 Aug Shed] 43 If logs 2, logs (2* -5), tos(2" ~B ae inan arithmetic progression, then the value of is equal to : (202, 27 SAY Geometric Progression and Its Mean, Relation between AM and GM Topic 2 AA Let a1, 23, 45,...be a GP of increasing positive numbers. Let the sum of ts 6th and 8th terms be 2 and the product of its 3rd and Sth terms be 3 Then, (ay +44) (ag +g) is equal to (2023, 13 Aprit Sait @2vz 3 0343 d)2 5 Let the first term a and the common ratio r of a geometric progression be positive integers. If the sum of squares of its first three terms is 33033, then the sum of these three terms is equal to (2023, 13 April Shif-l] (a) 210 (b) 220 (9 231 (d) 241 46 The parabolas : ax? +2bx +cy =0 and dx? +2ex + fy =0 intersect on the line y=1. If a, b,¢, de, f are positive real numbers and a, 6, ¢ are in GP, then (12023, 30 Jan Shift-I] (@) die f arein AP 0458 7B 47 Let a,byc>1, 4°, 6 ande? bein AP and log, 6, log, a and log, c be in GP. If the sum of first arabe () de. f are in GP (04,5 £ ain AP abe 20 terms of an AP, whose first term is ind the common difference is ets 444, then abe (2023, 30.Jan Ship] 125 @) =a is equal to (a) 216 (b) 343 o 2 48 49 51 52 53 54 2 For three positive integers 9 g.rox"¥ = w= pg + Lsuch hat 3,3 log, 2,3 log, y, Sa Pa im AP with common differents iy Then, r=p-y is equal to 1 ey, @n 2 6 (d~ Ler the sum of an infinite GP, whose first term ite dai the common ratio isr be’. Let the sum of five terms be 28. Then, the sum of the first 21 sey 25 ofan AP, whose frst term i 10zr, mh term is, the common difference is 10ar? is equal to 22022, 27 ys (214, (D224 (OS yy 14 a, Consider two GP's 2,27,2°, eves. and 447,49 of 60 and merms, respectively. Ifthe geometic ey ofall che 60 + mers is(2) ® then 3° k(n ~2)i & ‘equal to 12022, 26 Jly su, (@) 560 (&) 1540 (9 1330 (4) 2600 Let Ay, Ap, Ay,» be an increasing geometric progression of positive real numbers. If AyAgAs Ay “cK and A, +A, = 4, then the vl of Ag + Ag + Ayg is equal 10 2022, 28 June Sa (33 ()37 043 a7 Let f :N > Rbea function such that Fle +) =2f 8) f(y) for navural numbers x and y £() =2, then the value of for which Ye +h=52 0% — holds mi 2072, 25 Jae Sib @2 3 4 (6 9 46-12',.20 30 js eae e7 ogi os ‘Then, 45 is equal to (2022, 27 June Sub 2 a(Z 7 7y 7 (2) oS o(2} oF Three numbers are in an increasing geometric progression with common ratio r. If the middle ‘number is doubled, then the new numbers ate in 32 arithmetic progression with common difference 4! the fourth term of GP is3r?, then r? —d is equal ron, 3140 384 7-73 )7 +35 (7-3. ()7+3N332S 307 ety then 2a? 4249 4.7 4 foe Rede sTy 0 (2021, 27 Aug Safely ins on log, (1 =») (EE) os.0— lex lex oe thet) OTE ttogt-s) q is equal Key Use the formula of sum of intinte GP = Jide \ogaritmic sere and solve further. 44+64...42, 4 2th 464 tA) 4 then the ordered pair 54649443 lOBox (9) is equal to R021, 27 Aug Swit} @ 00,6) (b) 00*,6) (© ao*,3) (@ a0%,9) ea 2es 3) << land ysox? +ix) 42x44... then 57 If0<, gage’ tg? toa tons thea the value ofe!*7 atx = (2021, 27 Aug Shpetl] la 1 2 ase (b) 26 ose (@) 26 58 Ifthe sum of an infinite GP a, ar, ar?, ar?,...is 15 and the sum of the squares ofits each term is 150, then the sum of ar?, ar*, ary... 18 j2o71, 26Aug Smitld @s2 12 (252 9B 59 Inan increasing geometric series, the sum of the second and the sixth term is 25 /2 and the product of the chird and fifth term is 25. Then, the sum of 4th, 6th and 8th terms is equal to (021, 26 Feb Shift] (a) 30 (b) 26 (35 (d) 32 60 The minimum value of f(x)=a*" +a!" , where 4, xe Rand a> 0, is equal to (021, 25 Feb SHIP) @att Watt We 28 61 The sum of the first three terms of a GP is S and their product is 27. Then all such 2020, 2Sep Ship] (9-91 @)I-3,) (6 =,-91U13,0) © (A)(-2,-3] 419.0) 62 If|x cL] y |< Land x # y, then the sum to infinity of the following series (x + y) +08? +37 +y) HP txty tag? +) + evel 2020, 2SepSrifetT (trey. Gaur v=y) ty Gay 63 The greatest positive integer &, for which 49* + 1is a factor of the sum 49! +49" +...4497 +49 + his 2020, 7 an Shit @2 06 O65 Wo nee cue 64 The product 24-46-84 -167% .....0 00 is equal to 2020, 9 en Shift} 1 1 @2 2 o2 @t 65 Thesum $4 isequil to 201%, Apa shn.t m2 4 n 3 2 @)2-—- )I-— 2-5 W2- )2-Ty Winte Asay 2 oe 66 Let a,band¢ be in GP with common ratio r, where a eOand0 land G,,G, and G; are three geometric means berween / and n, then G! +2G} +G¥ equals EE Main 2015) (42mm e) Alin) Admmn® (A) AL ren?71 Three positive numbers form an increasing GP, Ifthe middle term in this GP is doubled, then new numbers are in AP, Then, the common tatio of the GP is , (EE Mala 2014) @VI4V5 W342 (2-5 d) 2405 72 Ifx, yand 2 are in AP and tan”! x, tan”! yand tan“! z are also in AP, then 0) xe yme (0) Gedy mde DER Main 2013) (b) 2x =3y 262 (d) Gx wAy m3 73 A person is to count 4500 currency notes. Let a, denotes the number of notes he counts in the mh min. Way = =e ayy = 150 and d jy, d jue are in AP with common difference ~ 2, then the time taken by him to count all noves is IAIERE 2010) (a) 24min (b) 34 min () 125 min (d) 135 min 74 Let f:R—> Rhea cominuous function defined by 1 (=. A "426 Statement I f(c) =}or somece Re Statement Il 0< f(x) ¢ vee R, (a) Statement I is false, Statement I is true (b) Statement Lis true, Statement IT ‘true; Statement II isa correct explanation of Statement (c) Statement | is true, Statement II is true; Statement Il is not a correct explanation for Statement (4) Statement 1s tr, Statement Il is fae (AIEEE 20101 75. The first two terms of a geometric progression add upto 12. The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48. If the terms of the geometric progression are alternately positive and negative, then the first term is AIEEE 2005) (a 4 (b) -4 (© -12 (d) 12 76 Ina geometric progression consisting of positive terms, each term equals the sum of the next two terms. Then, the common ratio of this progeession is equal to (AIEEE 2007) 50-8) WIE ©] w i05-1 77 If pandq are positive real numbers such that p? +4 =1, then the maximum value of (p +4) is A168 207) 1 1 ; =z wa (a) 2 (b) e 1] 1 78 Sth cerm of a GP is 2, then the product of its 9 terms is AIEEE 202] (a) 256 (b) 512 (c) 1024 (d) None of these Numerical Value Type Questions 79 Legere yox be theee seal numbers such thay a1 82 11 4 stein an arithmetic progression and ye : : ay. ate in a geomentic progression. If yt yes ee a then 308 +942) eau, seen 2001 1 Apr, 16(20)!? +212 20)" +3(20)? (20)"” +... +2991 (20), then bis equal t0 vee-++ + (2023, 6 Aorg Let fay} and {6,], 4 WV be oo GPs with commen ion rand r, respectively such that 4, =b, m4 4 ery bet, aay +b hE NMC, = and CG 2 then Sey ~(124, +8, a is equal to 12023, 2 Jon, Leta, dy) dy, on bea GP of increasing positive numbers. If the product of fourth and sixth terms ys snd the tum of fh and seventh terms i 24 hen Ayitg +43 44g +s + dy is equal to 29 Lan Su a, band ap 18 . r 1 ina geometric progression, while +, 10 and | aie a numbers a, For the rwo pos an arithmetic progression, then 1Ga + 12b is equal» fae 12023, 25 san Sup The 4th term of GP is 500 and its common ratio is Ame N.LetS, denote the sum of the fist mes ™ of this GP. IfS_>Ss + and 5, 0. Then, 72(a + 4) is equal to = (2021, 16 March Shift-II] 91 If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of the pth and qth terms of the sequence -16, 8, -4, 2, ... satisfy the equation 4x? —9x +5 =0, then p +q is equal to sbenesaoes (2021, 26 Feb Shift-I1] 92 Let Ay, Ay, Ag, ..--~+- be squares, such that for each n> 1, the length of the side of A, equals the length of diagonal of A, ,;. If the length of A, is 12 cm, then the smallest value of n for which area of A, is less than one, is .. [2021, 25 Feb Shift-I] 93 The sum of first four terms of a geometric progression (GP) is s and the sum of their respective reciprocals is S. If the product of first three terms of the GP is 1 and the third term is a, then 20 is . : , 24 Feb Shift] 14.02 » is equal to 12020, 3 Sep Shift-I] 94 The value of (0.16) "