ONE MARK EACH

1. If the 𝑛th term of an A. P. is (2𝑛 + 1), then the sum of its first three terms is ______
2. Find the 17th term from the end of the AP: 1, 6, 11, 16 … … 211, 216.
3. If 𝑘, 2𝑘 − 1 and 2𝑘 + 1 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., the value of 𝑘 is
__________
4. The next term of the A. P. √18, √50, √98, … is _____________
5. If the sum of first 𝑚 terms of an A.P. is 2𝑚2 + 3𝑚, then what it its second term?
6. Which term of the sequence 114, 109, 104, .. is the first negative term?
7. In an AP, if 𝑑 = −2, 𝑛 = 5 and 𝑎𝑛 = 0, then the value of 𝑎 is ____________
8. If the sum of first 𝑝 terms of an A.P., is 𝑎𝑝2 + 𝑏𝑝, find its common difference.
9. The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is: ____________
10. The first term of an A.P. is 𝑝 and its common difference is 𝑞. Find its 10th term

TWO MARKS EACH

1. How many terms of the A.P. 18, 16, 14, … … be taken so that their sum is zero?
2. In an AP, if 𝑆5 + 𝑆7 = 167 and 𝑆10 = 235, then find the AP, where 𝑆𝑛 denotes the sum of
its first 𝑛 terms
3. In an AP, the first term is 12 and the common difference is 6. If the last term of the A.P.
is 252, find its middle term.
4. Find whether −150 is a term of the AP 17,12,7,2, … …?
5. The 17th term of an A.P. exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference

THREE MARKS EACH (ANSWER ANY TWO)

1. If 9th term of an A.P. is zero, prove that its 29th term is double of its 19th term
2. In an A.P., the first term is 8, 𝑛th term is 33 and sum to first 𝑛 terms is 123. Find 𝑛 and 𝑑,
the common difference.
3. If 𝑆𝑛, denotes the sum of first 𝑛 terms of an A.P., prove that 𝑆12 = 3(𝑆8 − 𝑆4).
FOUR MARKS EACH (ANSWER ANY ONE)

1. Reshma wanted to save at least ₹ 6,500 for sending her daughter to school next year
(after 12 months). She saved ₹ 450 in the first month and raised her saving by ₹ 20 every
next month. How much will she be able to save in next 12 months? Will she be able to
send her daughter to the school next year? What value is reflected in this question?
2. The first and the last terms of an A.P. are 8 and 350 respectively. If its common
difference is 9, how many terms are there and what is their sum?