HINTS/SOLUTION for RTM3131630

(PMΙ & Sequences and Series)

1. (c) when n = 1, 112 + 12 = 121 + 12 b2 c

= 133 −2
2 a
= a
2. (d) when n = 1, (n + 3)2 = 16 c2
2n + 3 = 24 = 16 a2
When n = 2, (n + 3)2 = 25
2n + 3 = 25 = 32 ab 2 − 2a 2 c
=
⇒ (n + 3)2 ≤ 2n + 3 ac 2
bc 2
3. (d) = − (from (1))
ac 2
4. (a) a + d + a + a – d = 12 b
⇒a=4 = − =α+β
a
⇒ 100(4 + d) + a + (4 – d)

[ ]
= 100(4 – d) + a + (4 + d) + 396
2 × 100 o + (n − 1)10 o = (2n − 4 ) × 90 o
n
⇒ 2 × 99d = 396 7. (c)
⇒d=2 2
⇒ [19 + n] = (n – 2)18
⇒ the number is 642 n
2
5. (d) The common difference d ≠ 0, ⇒ n2 – 17n + 72 = 0
∴ the A.P is non constant ⇒ n = 9, 8
1 d d d  If n = 9, longest interior angle
∴  + + ....... +  = 100 + 8 × 10 = 180
d  a1a 2 a 2 a 3 a14 a15 
⇒ corresponding exterior angle
1  a 2 − a1 a 3 − a 2 a − a13 = 0° which is not possible
=  + + ....... + 14 + ∴n=8
d  a1a 2 a 2a 3 a13 a14
a15 − a14 
a14 a15 
 8. (a)
5
[p + q] = p + 15 + q
2
⇒ [p + q] = 15
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
=  − + − + ...... + − + 2
d  a1 a 2 a 2 a 3 a13 a14
⇒ p + q = 10 ––––– (1)
1 1  5  1 1 1 5 1
−  + = + +
a14 a15  2  p q  p 3 q
1 1 1  1  a15 − a1  3 1 1 5
=  − =   ⇒ + =
d  a1 a15  d  a1 a15  2  p q  3
14 3 10 5
= ⇒ × = (from (1))
a1a15 2 pq 3
⇒ pq = 9 ––––– (2)
−b c (1) & (2) ⇒ p & q are roots of the
6. (a) α + β = and αβ = equation x2 – 10x + 9 = 0
a a
and 2ca2 = bc2 + ab2 –––––– (1)
α 2 + β2 an + 2 + bn + 2 a3 + b3
1
+
1
= 9. (a) When n = 1, =
α2 β2 α 2β 2 a n −1 + b n −1 2
= A. M between a3 and b3
(α + β)2 − 2αβ
=
α 2β 2
10. (b) S = a
(r − 1) –––––– (1)
9

r −1

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 P = a9 r1 + 2 + …… +8 = a9 r36 = (ar4)9 1 1 1
1+ + 2 + 3 + ......∞
  19  15. (d) a 5 5 5
 1−    1
1 r   1
R=   1−
a 1  a 5
1− =
 r  5
 

=
(
1 r9 −1 )=
1
×
S
= a4

a r 8 (r − 1) ar 8 a 1
16. (b) an =
=
S
=
S (3n − 1)(3n + 2)
2 8 2
a r 1 1 1 
9 = −
3  3n − 1 3n + 2 
P
2 9
S S 1  1 1
⇒ = P 9 ⇒   = P2 ⇒ a1 = −
R R 3  2 5 
1  1 1
11. (b) a(ar) ……(ar6) a2 = −
= a7 r21 = (ar3)7 3  5 7 
(ar ) = 128 = 27
3 7
1 1 1 
an = −
⇒ ar3 = 2 3  3n − 1 3n + 2 
12. (c) 2b = a + c ⇒ c = 2b –––– (1) 1 1 1 
c2 = bd = 12b
⇒ ∑ an = 3  2 − 3n + 2 
⇒ 4b2 = 12b ⇒ b = 3 –––– (2) 1  3n 
(1) & (2) ⇒ c = 6 ⇒ (b, c) = (3, 6) =
3  2(3n + 2) 
13. (c) Last three terms are 2– d, 2, 2 + d n
=
⇒ first term is 2 + d 6n + 4
2 + d, 2 – d, 2 are in G.P
⇒ (2 – d)2 = (2 + d) × 2
( )
2
 10 × 11 
⇒ 4 – 4d + d2 = 4 + 2d 17. (c)   − 13 + 2 3
⇒ d2 – 6d = 0  2 
d(d – 6) = 0 ⇒ d = 6 = 3025 – 9 = 3016

14. (b) a + b + c = 50 ______ (1) 18. (a) S10 = 1 + 5 + 14 + 30 + …. + T10

2a = b + 4 _________ (2) _____(1)
c2 = 36 b _________ (3) S10 =1 + 5 + 14 + …..+ T9 +
b+4 T10 ____ (2)
(1) & (2) ⇒ + b + c = 50 (1) – (2) ⇒ 0 = 1 + 4 + 9 + 16
2
+…… + (T10 – T9) – T10
⇒ 3b + 2c = 96 _____ (4)
⇒ T10 = 12 + 22 + 32 + ….. + 102
c2 10
(3) & (4) ⇒ + 2c = 96 = (11) (21)
12 6
⇒ c2 + 24c – 1152 = 0 = 385
−24 ± 72
⇒c=
2
19. (c) required sum = 9 +
9
[14 + 8 × 4]
= 24 (Q c cannot be negative since 2
it lies between 4 and 36) = 9 + 207 = 216
c 2 24 2
(3)⇒ b =
36
=
36
= 16
20. (a) a11 = 2 × ( 2 )10 = 2 × 25
(1) ⇒ a = 10 = 64
∴ (a, b, c) = (10, 16, 24)
21. (b) (a1 + a24) + (a5 + a20) +(a10 + a15) = 270
⇒ 3(a1 + a24) = 270

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 ⇒ a1 + a24 = 90
S7 =
7
[2a + 6d] = 7[a + 3d]
⇒ S24 =
24
[a1 + a 24 ] 2
= 77 (from 1)
2
24
= × 90 = 1080 28. (d) a = 15, d = 4 × 5 = 20
2
8th term = 15 + 7 × 20 = 155
a+b 3 + (n – 1)4 = 155 ⇒ n – 1
22. (c) = 36 and ab = 16 152
2 =
⇒ a + b = 72 and ab = 256 4
⇒ a and b are roots of = 38
x2 – 72x + 256 = 0 ⇒ n = 39

1 1 1 1
23. (d) a + 6d = _____ (1) 29. (c) d = − =−
10 3 2 6
1 1 1 1 3
a + 9d = _______ (2) a10 = + 9 × − = −
7 2 6 2 2
1 1 = –1
(1) & (2) ⇒ d = and a =
70 70
⇒a–d=0 30. (b) S9 =
9
[2a + 8d]
2
= 9[a + 4d]
24. (c)
47
[2a + 46d] = 4700 = 9 × 5 = 45
2
⇒ a + 23d = 100
31. (a)
40
[a + b] = 360
2
a6 11
25. (b) = a+b
a 21 41 ⇒ =9
2
a + 5d 11
⇒ =
a + 20 d 41 ⇒
30
[a + b] = 30 × 9
2
2a + 10 d 11 = 270
⇒ =
2a + 40d 41
1 + 2d 3
11
[2a + 10d] 11 11  11  2 32. (b) =
⇒ 2 = × =  1 + 5d 7
41
[2a + 40d] 41 41  41  ⇒ 7 + 14d = 3 + 15d
2 ⇒d=4
1 + (n + 1)4 = 33
26. (a) Sn = 1 + 3 + 7 + 13 ….. + Tn ––– (1) ⇒n+1=8⇒n=7
Sn = 1 + 3 + 7 + …..+ T n – 1 + Tn
____ (2) 33. (a) aRm – 1, aRn – 1, aRp – 1 are in G.P
(1) – (2) ⇒ 0 = 1 + 2 + 4 + 6 …. –Tn ⇒ a2 R(2n – 2) = a2 Rm + p – 2
n −1 ⇒ 2n – 2 = m + p – 2
⇒ Tn = 1 + [4 + (n − 2)2] ⇒ 2n = m + p
2
= 1 + (n – 1) [ n] ⇒ m, n, p are in A.P.
= n2 – n + 1
11 11 11 896
34. (c) ar7 = 896 ⇒ a = =7
⇒ ∑ Tn = ∑ n 2 − ∑ n + 11 27
1 1 1 a(ar) (ar2) = (ar)3
=
11
(12 ) (23 ) − 11× 12 + 11 = (14)3
6 2
= 451 xk
35. (d) r = = xk +3
27. (b) a + 3d = 11 _______ (1) x −3
x–3 × (xk +3)7 = x53

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 ⇒ x7k + 18 = x53
⇒ 7k = 53 – 18 = 35 41. (c) a
(r 10
−1
= 257
) r5 − 1 ( )
r −1 r −1
⇒k=5 5
⇒ r + 1 =257
⇒ r5 = 256
36. (d) If d is the common difference of the A.P,
then ab – c bc – a ca – b ⇒ 6th term = ar5 = 256
d
 b2  42. (d) ar = 6 ––––––– (1)
= a–d b2d c–d =  
 ac  a
  = 27 _________ (2)
d 1− r
= (1) = 1
2
⇒ r (1 – r) =
37. (c) q = 2p, r = 4p, s = 8p 9
⇒ 1 + (p – r)2 + (q – r)2 + (q – s)2 ⇒ 9r – 9r2 = 2
– (p – s)2 ⇒ 9r2 – 9r + 2 = 0
= 1 + 9p + 4p + 36p2 – 49p2
2 2
9 ± 81 − 72 9 ± 3
=1 ⇒r= =
18 18
38. (d) a rp + q –1 = 16 ––––– (1) 2 1
= ,
a rp – q – 1 = 9 ––––– (2) 3 3
(
⇒ a2 r (p −1)
p–1
)
2
= 16 × 9 1
Q |r| < , r =
2
1
3
⇒ar = 12
6
⇒a= = 18
39. (a) (c − b)2 = a(b − a) r
⇒ d2 = a(d) (if d the common difference
of the A.P, a, b, c) 192 192
43. (c) 6th term of 192, , , …….
⇒d=a 2 22
b = a + d = 2a 5
c = a + 2d = 3a  1
= 192   = 2 × 3 = 6
⇒ a : b : c = 1 : 2 : 3. 2

40. (b)
S3
=
27 44. (a) a2 = 16b and 2b = a + 6
S6 − S3 8 ⇒ a2 = 8a + 48 ⇒ a = 12, –4
S 3 27 ⇒ a = 12 (Q a & b are positive)
⇒ = ⇒ b = 9 ⇒ (a, b) = (12, 9)
S 6 35
( ) = 27
a r3 −1 45. (b) The given sequence is,
a(r − 1) 35
⇒ 1 1 1 1
6
11 , 2 2 , 3
3 , 4 4 , ……
1 27
⇒ = 1
r3 +1 35 th
⇒ 10 term is 10 10
35 8
⇒ r3 = −1=
27 27
2
⇒r=
3

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