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R CLASSES
Class-X
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION
TEST -1
TIME: 1 Hrs. M.M.:25

1. Find the common difference of the A. P. whose general term an = 2n + 1 [1]

2. The first positive term of the A.P. –11, –8, –5,…. [1]
3. Find the 10th term from the last term of the AP : 4, 9 , 14, . . ., 254. [1]
4. Find the sum of all two digits natural numbers greater than 50 which, when divided by 7
leave remainder of 4. [2]
5. Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their 100th terms is
100, what is the difference between their 1000th terms? [2]
6. For what value of n, are the nth terms of two APs: 13, 19, 25, . . . and 69, 68, 67, . . .
equal? [3]
7. If the pth, qth and rth terms of an AP is a, b, c respectively, then show that
a(q – r) + b(r – p)+ c(p – q) = 0. [3]
8. If 10th times the 10th term of an AP is equal to 15 times the 15th term, show that its 25th
term is 0. [3]
9. A spiral is made up of successive semicircles, with centres alternately at A and B, starting
with centre at A, of radii 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm, 1.5 cm, 2.0 cm, . . .. What is the total length of
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such a spiral made up of thirteen consecutive semicircles? (Take 𝜋 = ) [3]
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10. 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 may rows are the 200 logs placed and how
many logs are in the top row? [3]
11. If the sum of first n, 2n and 3n terms of an AP be S1, S2 and S3 respectively, then prove
that S3 = 3(S2 – S1). [3]