Practice Sheet WARRIOR SERIES CLASS – 10th

ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS
1. If an = 3n – 2, then the value of a7 + a8 is : 10. If the sum of n terms of an AP is 5n2+7n then which
(A) 39 (B) 41 of its terms is 272?
(C) 47 (D) 53 (A) 27th (B) 29th
(C) 28th (D) 26th
2. In an AP, if d = – 5, n = 7, an = -10, then a is
(A) 6 (B) 7 11. Which term of the AP: 3, 14, 25, 36, ... will be 99
(C) 20 (D) 28 more than its 25th term?

3. The nth term of the AP: a, 4a, 7a, ... is:

12. Which term of the AP: 115, 110, 105, ..... is its first
(A) 3na (B) (2n – 1)a
negative term?
(C) (2n + 1)a (D) a(3n – 2)

13. For what value of n, the nth term of two APs: 63,
4. An athlete wants to improve his stamina, so he
decides to increase the distance he runs by half a 65, 67, ... and 3, 10, 17, ... are equal.
kilometer every day. If he starts with 5 km on first
day, find how much he runs on the 10th day 14. If 7th and 13th terms of an A.P. be 34 and 64,
(A) 6 Km (B) 7.5 Km respectively, then it's 18th term is:
(C) 9.5 Km (D) 10 Km
15. (p + q)th and (p – q)th terms of an A.P. are
5. If p, q, r are in AP, then p + r – 8q is equal to
3 3 3
respectively m and n. The pth term is:
(A) 4pqr (B) –6pqr
(C) 2pqr (D) 8pqr 16. The first, second and last terms of an A.P. are a, b
and 2a. The number of terms in the A.P. is:
6. The weights of 11 students selected for a team are
noted in ascending order and are in A. P. The 17. If the third and the ninth terms of an AP are 4 and
lowest value is 45 Kg, and the middle value is 55
–8 respectively, which term of this AP is zero?
Kg. What is the difference between the two values
placed consecutively?
18. A contract on construction job specifies a penalty
(A) 4 (B) 2
for delay of completion beyond a certain date as
(C) 6 (D) 3
follows: Rs. 150 for the first day, Rs 200 for the
7. What is the sum of the first 50 multiples of 3? second day, Rs 250 for the third day, etc., the
(A) 3255 (B) 3825 penalty for each succeeding day being Rs 50 more
(C) 4325 (D) 4455 than for the preceding day. How much money the
contractor has to pay as penalty, if he has delayed
8. If p, q, r and s are in A.P. then r – q is the work by 30 days?
(A) s – p (B) s – q
(C) s – r (D) none of these 19. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and
the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44. Find the first
9. If the sum of three consecutive terms of an three terms of the AP.
increasing A.P. is 48 and the product of the first and
third of these terms is 247, then the third term is 20. If m times the mth term of an A.P is equal to n times
(A) 13 (B) 9 its nth term, show that the (m + n)th term of the AP
(C) 19 (D) 17
is zero.
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 ANSWER KEY
1. (B) 11. (Check Solution)
2. (C) 12. (Check Solution)
3. (A) 13. (Check Solution)
4. (C) 14. (Check Solution)
5. (B) 15. (Check Solution)
6. (B) 16. (Check Solution)
7. (B) 17. (Check Solution)
8. (C) 18. (Check Solution)
9. (C) 19. (Check Solution)
10. (A) 20. (Check Solution)

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 HINTS AND SOLUTIONS
1. (B) 41 13. 13th term
Hint: Let nth terms are both AP are equal then find
2. (C) 20 the value of n

14. 89
3. (A) 3na
Let First term of AP is a and Common Difference
of AP is d
4. (C) 9.5 Km So, a + 6d = 34 ….(i)
a + 12d = 34 ….(ii)
5. (B) –6pqr Subtract eq(i) from eq(ii) we het
Hint: use identity this to solve this question d = 5 and a = 4
a18 = 4 + (18 – 1)5 = 89
If a + b + c = 0
Then a3 + b3 + c3 = 3abc
1
15. (m + n)
2
6. (B) 2 Let a be the first term of AP and d is the common
difference of AP
7. (B) 3825 So, m = a + (p + q – 1)d ……….(i)
n = a + (p – q – 1)d ……….(ii)
8. (C) s – r By adding eq.(i) & (ii)
m + n = 2a + 2(p – 1)d [ap = a + (p – 1)d]
m + n = 2[a + (p – 1)d] = 2ap
9. (C) 21
1
ap = (m + n)
2
10. (A) 27th
b
16.
11. 34th term (b − a)
Let the nth term of AP is 99 more than its 25th term Let total no. of terms in AP be n
So an = 99 + a25 First term is a & Last term is 2a [given]
a= 3; d=11; C.D., d= b-a
a + (n – 1)d = 99 + a + (25 –1)d; an = a + (n – 1)d
11(n – 1) = 99 + (24)11 2a = a + (n – 1)(b – a) [d = b – a]
n – 1 = 9 + 24 a
n–1=
n = 34 ( a)
b −
b
n=
12. 24th term (b − a)
Let a = 115
d = 110 – 115 = –5 17. 5th term
Assuming the nth term to be 0 Hint:
a3 = a + (3 – 1)d
We know:
4 = a + 2d ….(i)
Tn = a + (n − 1)d a9 = a + (9 – 1)d
.. 0 = 115 + (n − 1)(−5) –8 = a + 8d ….(ii)
–115 From eq(i) and (ii) we get
 (n − 1) =
–5 a = 8; d = –2
 n = 23 Let the nth term is 0
an = a + (n – 1)d
So the 23rd term will be 0
0 = 8 + (n – 1)(–2)
24th term will be the first negative term.
n=5
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18. 26250 19. –13, –8, –3
It can be observed that these penalties are in an A.P. Sol. a4 + a8 = 24
 a + 3d + a + 7d = 24
having first term as 150 and common difference as
 2a + 10d = 24
50.  a + 5d = 12 ...(i)
a = 150, d = 50 as + a10 = 44
n  a + 5d + a + 9d = 44
Sum upto n terms Sn = [2a + (n − 1)d]  2a + 14d = 44
2
 a + 7d = 22 ...(ii)
Penalty that has to be paid if he has delayed the On solving equations (i) and (ii)
work by 30 days d = 5, a = –13
30
= S30 = [2 × 150 + (30 – 1)50]. 20. mam = nan
2
m[a + (m – 1)d] = n[a + (n – 1)d]
= S30 = 15[2(150) + (30 − 1)50]  ma + m2d – md = na + n2d – nd
= 15[300 + 1450]  a(m – n) + (m2 – n2)d – md + nd = 0
= 26250  a(m – n) + (m – n)(m + n)d – (m – n)d = 0
 (m – n)[a + (m + n – 1)d] = 0
 a + (m + n – 1)d = 0

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