Chapter Practice Problem: Progression & Series

1. (i) If are in A.P, then prove that a2, b2, c2 are in A.P

(ii) The pth term of an A.P is a and qth term is b, prove that sum of its (p + q) terms is

(p + q)/2

2. The 3rd term of an A.P in 7 and its seventh term is 2 more than thrice of its third term. Find the 1 st term, common
difference and sum of its first 20 terms.

3. If log32, log3 (2x – 5) and log3 (2x – 7/2) are in A.P, find the value of x

4. Let am be the mth term of an A.P. Show that

a12 – a22 + a32 – a42 + … + a a =

5. The fourth power of the common difference of an A.P with integer entries is added to the product of any four
consecutive terms of it. Prove that the resulting sum is the square of an integer.

6. If a1, a2, … an are in A.P, where ai> 0 for all i, show that

7. The seventh term of a G.P is 8 times the fourth term. Find the G.P when its 5 th terms is 48.

8. If pth, qth and rth term of a G.P be a, b, c then prove that (q  r) log a + (r – p) log b + (p – q) log c = 0

9. If a, b, c, d are in G.P, show that

(i) (a + b)2, ( b + c)2, ( c + d)2 are in GP

(ii)

10. Find S = 8 + 88 + 888 + … upto n terms

11. Find least value of n for which 1 + 3 +32 + … + 3n-1 > 1000

12. Does there exists a G.P containing 27, 8 and 12 as three of its terms? If it exists, how many such progressions
are possible.

13. If pth, qth, and rth terms of a H.P be respectively a, b, c then prove that
(q  r) bc + ( r  p) ca + ( p  q) ab = 0

14. If x1, x2, x3, …, xn are in HP. Prove that. x1 x2 +x2 x3 + x3 x4 + … + xn-1 xn = (n 1) x1 xn.

15. Let a, b,  R+. If a, A1, A2, b are in AP; a, G1, G2, b are in GP & a, H1, H2, b are in HP show that

16. Inequalities (AM > GM > HM)

(i) (1+ a1 + a12) ( 1 + a2 + a22) ….( 1 + an + an2)  3n a1a2 .. an

(ii) If x + y + z = 3 prove that

(iii)

(iv)
(v) If a, b, c  R+, prove that (a + 1)7 (b + 1)7 (c + 1)7 > 77 a4b4c4
(vi) 3n > 1 + 2n
(vii) If a, b, c  R+ such that a + b+ c = 18, then prove that a 2 b3 c4  21933.
(viii) If the equation x4 – 4x3 + ax2 + bx + 1 = 0 has four positive real roots, then find a & b

17. AGP: S = 1.2 +2.22 + 3.23 + …+ 100.2100 = 99.2101 + 2

18. Difference method:

(i) S = 5 + 7 + 11 + 17 + 25 … up to n terms =

(ii) S= infinite = ½

19. Vn method: (i)

(ii)

20. If then find

21. If a, b, c  AP; a2, b2, c2  H.P then prove that either a = b = c or a, b, -c/2 form a G.P

22. Let a, b, c are any three terms of an AP such that a  b c. Show that is a rational number.

23. Let Ai, Gi¸ Hi ( i = 1, 2…, n) are respecitively. The n AMs, nGMs, nHMs inserted between two positive
numbers a & b, prove that
(A1 + A2 …+An) /n  [(G1, G2 …Gn)2/ (H1 H2 …Hn)]1/n

24. The sum of two numbers is and an even number of AMs are inserted between them such that their sum

exceeds their number by 1. Find the number of means inserted.

25. The series of natural numbers is divided into groups (1); (2, 3, 4); (5, 6, 7, 8, 9); and so on. Show that the sum of
the numbers in the nth group is (n-1)3 + n3.

26. Prove that a4 + b4 + c4 ≥ abc (a + b + c), a, b, c R+

27. If the terms of the A.P ,….are all integers where a, x > 0, then find the least
composite value of a.

28. (a) up to n terms =

(b) up to n terms =

29. Let be the first of the n arithmetic means between two numbers and q the first of n harmonic means between
the same numbers. Show that q does not lie between

30. If S1, S2, S3, …….,Sn are the sums of infinite geometric series, whose first terms are 1, 2, 3…., n and whose

common ratios are respectively, then find the values of

31. Let be positive real numbers in geometric progression. For each n, let An, Gn, Hn be respectively , the
arithmetic mean, geometric mean, and harmonic mean of a1, a2, ……,an. Find an expression for the geometric
mean of G1, G2,……,Gn in terms of A1, A2, ……, An, H1, H2……..Hn.
32. Let

Find a least odd natural number n0, so that

Let denote the sum of the first terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) whose first term is and the common
difference is (2  1). Let =   2 and =  for = 1, 2,……

33. The sum is:

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

34. is always :
(A) An odd number (B) An even number
(C) A prime number (D) A composite number

35. Which one of the following is correct statement?

(A) Q1, Q2, Q3, …… are in AP with common difference 5
(B) Q1, Q2, Q3, …… are in AP with common difference 6
(C) Q1, Q2, Q3, …… are in AP common difference 11
(D) Q1= Q2= Q3 = …

Let A1, G1, H1 denotes the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, respectively, of two distinct positive numbers. For
let and has arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means as An, Gn, Hn respectively.

36. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) G1 > G2 > G3 > ……. (B) G1 < G2 < G3 < …….
(C) G1 = G2 = G3 = ……. (D) G1 < G3 < G5 < and…. G2 > G4 > G6 >….

37. Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) A1 > A2 > ……
(B) A1 < A2 < A3 ……
(C) A1 > A3 > A5 >…… and A2 < A4 < A6 ……
(D) A1 < A3 < A5 <…… and A2 > A4 > A6 >……

38. Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) H1 > H2 > H3 >…..
(B) H1 < H2 < H3 <….
(C) H1 > H3 > H5 > …. and H2 < H4 < H6 <….
(D) H1 < H3 < H5 < …. and H2 > H5 > H6 >…

ANSWER

2. a = - 1, d = 4, S20 = 740 3. x=3 7. 3, 6, 12, 24, ….

10. 11. 7 12. Yes, infinite

16 (viii). a = 6 , b =  4 20.

24. n = 12 27. a = 20, n = 2 30.

31. 32. 7
33. B 34. D 35. B
36. C 37. A 38. B