ARITHMATIC PROGRESSION

30M

1 Marks

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2 Marks

1. The angles of a triangle are in A.P., the least being half the greatest. Find the angles.
2. Find whether -150 is a term of the A.P. 17, 12, 7, 2, … ?
3. Which term of the progression 20, 192, 183, 17 … is the first negative term?
4. The 4th term of an A.P. is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the A.P. is three times its 11 thterm.
5. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers, which are multiples of 11.

3 Marks

1. The sum of the 5th and the 9th terms of an AP is 30. If its 25th term is three times its 8th term,
find the AP.
2. The 13th term of an AP is four times its 3rd term. If its fifth term is 16, then find the sum of
its first ten terms.
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3. If the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. is (3n2 + 7n), then find its nth term. Hence write its
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20th.
4. If pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P. are a, b, c respectively, then show that (a – b)r + (b – c)p+ (c
– a)q = 0.
5. A sum of ₹1,600 is to be used to give ten cash prizes to students of a school for their overall
academic performance. If each prize is ₹20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of
each of the prizes.