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EXAMINATION
ARITHEMATIC PROGRESSION - 5.1
10th Standard CBSE
Maths Reg.No. :
Exam Time : 01:30:00 Hrs

Total Marks : 50
10 x 1 = 10
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING:
1)
The nth term of the AP 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, ………….. is:
(a) 3n+2 (b) 4n+5 (c) 5n+3 (d) 4n-5

2)
Which term of the A.P 10,8,6,… will be the first negative term?
(a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4

3)
The 8th term of 117, 104, 91, 78, …….is.....
(a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 4 (d) 17

4)
The 9th term of an AP is 449 and 449th term is 9. The term which is equal to zero is:
(a) 502th (b) 459th (c) 501th (d) 458th

5)
Find the fifth term of an A.P whose first term is -1 and common difference is -3.
(a) -16 (b) -13 (c) 10 (d) 4

6)
30th term of the AP: 10, 7, 4, . . . , is
(a) 97 (b) 77 (c) - 77 (d) - 87

7)
11th term of the AP: – 3 ,− 1

2
,2 , ..., is
(a) 28 (b) 22 (c) - 38 (d) −48
1

8)
Find the 25th term of the AP. −5, −
5

2
, 0,
5

2
...............

9)
Find the common difference of the A.P 1/3q,1-6q/3q,1-12q/3q,...........
10) If 12, 52, 72 , 73,......... are in A.P., then (1) 24
value of d.
7 x 2 = 14
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING (ANY 5):
11)
Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term a and the common difference d are given as
follows: a = -1, d = 1

12)
Which of the following are APs? If they form an AP, find the common difference d and write three
more terms.
3, 3 + √2 , 3 + 2√2 , 3 + 3√2 ,.........
13)
Find the number of terms in each of the following APs.
18, 15 , 13, ... , -47
1

14)
The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.
15)
Which term of the AP: 3, 15, 27, 39, .... will be 132 more than its 54th term?
16)
Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP: 3, 8, 13, ......, 253
17)
If the seventh term of an AP is 1

9
and its ninth term is 1

7
, find its 63re term.

7 x 3 = 21
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING (ANY 5):
18)
In an AP, if the 12th term is -13 and the sum of its four terms is 24, find the sum of its first ten
terms.
19)
The 10th and 18th terms of an A.P. are 41 and 73 respectively. Find 26th term.
20)
How many multiples of 9 lie between 10 and 300?
21)
How many terms of the A.P. 9, 17, 25,...., must be taken to get a sum of 450?
22)
Find three numbers in A.P. whose sum is 15 and the product is 80.
23)
The 4th term of an A.P. is equal to 3 times the first term and the 7th term exceeds twice the 3rd
term by 1. Find the A.P.
24)
If the pth terms of an AP is 1

q
and the qth term is 1

p
, show that the sum of pq terms is 1

2
(pq + 1).

4 x 5 = 20
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING :
25)
The ratio of the 11th term to the 18th term of an AP is 2 : 3. Find the ratio of the 5th term to the
21st term, and also the ratio of the sum of the first five terms to the sum of the first five terms to
the sum of the first 21 terms.
26)
200 logs are stacked in the following manner: 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next row, 18
in the row next to it and so on. In how many rows are 200 logs placed and how many logs are in
the top row?

27)
Find the 31st term of an AP, whose 11th term is 38 and the 16th term is 73.
28)
A manufacturer of TV sets produced 600 sets in the third year and 700 sets in the seventh year.
Assuming that the production increases uniformly by a fixed number every year, find :
(i) the production in the 1st year
(ii) the production in the 10th year
(iii) the total production in first 7 years

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