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Q1. Find the coefficient of x99 in  x  1 x  2  x  3 .........................  x  100  .

1
Q2. In given sequence of numbers find the sum of numbers in the 10th row 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Q3. Find 20th term from the end of an AP 2, 7 , 12 ,............., 222 .

1 1
then find  m  n  term.
th
Q4. If in an AP a m  and a n 
n m
a4 2 a6
Q5. If in an AP  then find the value of .
a7 3 a8
a
Q6. If 5 1 x  5 1 x , , 25 x  25  x are in AP then find set of values of ‘ a ’.
2
Q7. Find the sum of all the natural numbers between 100 and 300 which are neither divisible by
4 nor by 6.

 3, 7,11,........., 407
Q8. Find number of terms common to two AP  .
 2, 9,16,........, 709

 1,11, 21,...........,100 terms

Q9. Find largest term common to two AP  .
 31, 36, 41,........,100 terms

Q10. In the sequence 1, 2, 2,3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4,............... find 150th term.

Q11. If six numbers are in AP has sum equal to 3 and first number is 4 times the third number
then find the fifth number.

Q12. If sum of n terms of AP is 153  n  1 and common difference is 2. If its first term is an
integer then find number of values of n possible.
S3n
Q13. Let Sn denotes first n terms of an AP and If S2 n  3Sn then find the value of .
Sn
Sn Sm
Q14. If in an AP   p . Find the value of S p .
n 2 m2
bca a cb a bc
Q15. If , , are in AP then show that a, b, c are in HP.
a b c

Q16. If a, b, c  R satisfying 225 a 2  25 b2  9 c 2  75 ab  15 bc  45 a c then PT a, b, c are in AP

Q17. If a, b, c are in AP then prove that the following sequences are also AP
1 1 1 1 1 1
(i) a    , b    , c    (ii) b  c , c  a , a  b
b c c a a b
1 1 1
(iii) a 2  b  c  , b 2  c  a  , c 2  a  b  (iv) , ,
bc ca ab

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Q18. If 1 , log y x , log z y ,  15log x z are in AP then prove that xy  1 & x  z 3 .

Q19. If 3 positive numbers a, b, c are in AP such that abc  8 then find the minimum value of b.

Q20. Prove that there exist no AP whose terms are 2, 3, 5 ( not necessarily consecutive )

1
Q21. If 1st , 2nd , 8th term of GP are 4
, n n , n52 then find the value of n.
n
Q22. If the first term of GP containing infinite terms is 1 and any term is equal to sum of all its
succeeding terms then find common ratio of the GP.

Q23. If a, b, c are in GP with common ratio r  0  r  1 and a , 2b , 3c forms an AP then find r .

9
Q24. If sum of an infinite GP is 3 and sum of square of its terms is then find sum of cube of its
2
terms.

Q25. If sum of three numbers in GP is 21 and sum of their square is 189 then find the numbers.

Q26. Find sum of series 7  77  777  7777  ...........  n terms

Q27. Prove that  666........... n times    888......... n times    444.........2n times 

2

1 1 1
Q28. If , , are in AP then prove that x , y , z are in GP.
x  y 2y y  z
125
Q29. If the ratio of sum of first 3 terms of GP and sum of first 6 terms is equal to then find
152
the common ratio of GP.

Q30. If in GP first term exceeds second term by 2 and sum of its infinite terms is 50 then find the
first term and common ratio of GP.

Q31. If sum of an infinite GP is 4 and sum of cube of its terms is 192 then find sum of square of
its terms.
n


Q32. If 1  x  1  x 2
1  x  ..........1  x    x
4 128 r
then find the value of n.
r 0

Q33. If f  x   2 x  1 and f  x  , f  2 x  , f  4 x  are in GP then find number of values of x.

Q34. If in an infinite GP first term is x and sum of infinite terms is 5 then the sum of all the integral
values of x possible.
1 1 1 1
Q35. Find the value of 2 4 .4 8 .816 .16 32 ........

Q36. If the sum of four numbers in GP is 60 and arithmetic mean of first and last number is 18
then find the numbers.

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Q37. If the sum of three numbers in AP is 21. If the second number is reduced by 1 while the
third is increased by 1 then the three numbers are in GP then find the original numbers.

Q38. If the 3rd ,5th ,11th term of non constant AP are in GP then find the common ratio of GP.

Q39. Let a, b  a  b  are two positive numbers and 4 times their geometric mean is equal to 5
a
times their harmonic mean then find the value of .
b
Q40. Let a, b, c  R  then prove that

(a)
a b c
  3 (b)
 a  b  b  c  c  a   8
b c a abc

(c)
    
a b2  c 2  b a 2  c 2  c a 2  b2  6 (d) 1  a 1  b 1  c   8 where abc  1
abc
a 2b 2  b 2 c 2  c 2 a 2 ab bc ca abc
(e) 1 (f)   
abc  a  b  c  a b bc ca 2

(g)
 a  b  c  ab  bc  ca   9 (h) a b c 3
  
abc bc ac ab 2
32
(i) a 2b3c 4  219.33 where a  b  c  18 (j) a 3b 4  where 2a  3b  7
3

(k)
   
a2 1  b2  b2 1  c2  c2 1  a2   6 (l)
ab bc ca 1 1 1
 2 2 2 2  
2 2
abc a b b c c a a b c
4 4
(m) a  b  c  1
4
(n)
 a  b 6   b  c 6   c  a 6  192
abc  a  b  c  a 2b 2 c 2

Q41. If a, b, c, d are four distinct positive terms of HP then prove that a  d  b  c and ad  bc

Q42. Prove that for a given semi perimeter (S) of triangle the area of triangle will be greatest
when it is equilateral also find the area.

Q43. Let 2, a , b , c ,18 are five positive numbers such that (i) their sum is 45 (ii) 2, a , b are in AP
(iii) b , c ,18 are in GP. Then find a , b , c .

Q44. Let a , b , c , d , x  R such that a 2

  
 b 2  c 2 x 2  b2  c 2  d 2  2  ab  bc  cd  x then prove
that a , b , c , d are in GP.

Q45. Let a , b , c  R  0 such that 4a 2  9b 2  16c 2  6ab  12bc  8ac then PT a , b , c are in HP.
  
 
Q46. If a   cos
r 0
2r
 ;b   sin
r 0
2r
 ;c   sin
r 0
2r
 .cos 2r where    0,  then PT abc  ab  c .
2  

Q47. If a, b, c  R  and a  b  c  6 then find the maximum value of ab 2 c3 .

 a   2b   3c 
Q48. Let a, b, c are sides of triangle and are in GP such that ln   , ln   , ln   are in AP
 2b   3c   a
then prove that triangle is obtuse angled triangle.

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Q49. If a, b  R  and a 2b3  then find the minimum value of a  b .
9
Q50. If 9 arithmetic mean and 9 harmonic mean are inserted between 2 & 3 then prove that
6
Ar   5 where Ar and H r is the r th arithmetic mean and harmonic mean.
Hr
Q51. let the sum of n terms of an AP is 715. Now if the first term is increased by 1, second term
is increased by 2, third term is increased by 3 and so on then the new sum is 781 then find
the sum of first ,middle, last term of original sequence.
1 1 1 1
Q52. Let S n  1     ........  n terms such that S  Sn  then find the least value of n.
3 9 27 300
2 12
Q53. Let first two terms of HP are , then find the largest term of HP.
5 23


Q54. Find harmonic mean of the roots of the equation 5  2 x 2  4  5 x  8  2 5  0 .     
2n

  1  a   
r 1 2 n
Q55. Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ,........, a 2 n are in AP then prove that r  a 12  a 2 n 2 .
r 1
2n  1

Q56. If sum of first n terms of an AP is S1 , sum of next n terms is S2 , sum of next n terms is S3 ,
then prove that S1  S3  2 S 2 .

Q57. If sum of first n terms of an AP is S1 , sum of first 2n terms is S2 , sum of first 3n terms is S3 ,
then prove that 3S1  S3  3S 2 .

Q58. If sum of first 3n terms of an AP is equal to the sum of next n terms then find the ratio of
sum of first 2n terms to the sum of next 2n terms of AP.

Q59. Let 10 arithmetic mean are inserted between a and 2b and then 10 arithmetic mean are
a
inserted between 2a and b. If 6th mean in each case be equal then find the value of .
b
Q60. Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ,...., a 11 be real number satisfying a 1  15 , 27  2a 2  0 & a k  2a k 1  a k 2  k  3
a 12  a 22  a 32  ..............  a 112 a 1  a 2  a 3  ..............  a 11
If  90 then find the value of .
11 11
p

a
S5n
Q61. Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ,....., a 100 be in AP with a 1  3 & S p  i 1  p  100  . If is independent
Sn
i 1
of n for all integer n where 1  n  20 , then find the value of a 2 .

Q62. If 2  a  b   k  b  c    c  a   2  a  d    b  d    c  d  where a , b , c , d four distinct real

2 3 2 3

numbers in AP then find smallest positive value of k.

Q63. If the coefficients of the quadratic equation a x 2   a  d  x   a  2d   0 are three positive

d
terms of an increasing AP then find the least integral value of so that the equation have
a
real solution.

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Q64. If S1 , S2 , S3 ,........, Sm are the sum of n terms of m APs whose first terms are 1, 2,3,........, m and
m

S
mn
common difference are 1,3,5,........  2m  1 respectively then show that r   mn  1
r 1
2

Q65. Let sum of n terms of an AP is cn 2 .If each term of this AP is squared then find the sum of
these new n terms.

Q66. If n arithmetic mean are inserted between 5 &  16 such that the ratio of 7th arithmetic
mean to the  n  7  arithmetic mean is 1: 4 . Then find the value of n.
th

Q67. If a, A1 , A2 ,..... An , b are in AP & a, H1 , H 2 ,......, H n , b are in HP then  r  1, 2,...., n prove that
ab ab
(i) Ar  (ii) Ar  a b.
H n1r Hr

k 1
Q68. Let Sk denotes the sum of the infinite geometric series whose first term is and the
k!
100
1002
 k 
1 2
common ratio is then the value of   3k  1 Sk
k 100! k 1

Q69. If sum of three numbers in HP is 11 and sum of their reciprocal is 1 then find the numbers.

a n 1  bn 1
Q70. Find the value of n if is : (i) AM of a and b ; (ii) GM of a and b; (iii) HM of a and b.
a n  bn

Q71. If the roots of equation 10 x3  cx 2  54 x  27  0 are in HP then find the value of c.

1 1 1
Q72. Let S n  1    ..........  n then prove that (i) S10  5 (ii) S10  10
2 3 2 1

Q73. If a, b, c  R  then prove that  b  c  a  a  c  b  a  b  c   abc .

xy  yz  zx
Q74. Find range of the expression when
x2  y2  z 2
(i) x, y, z  R (ii) x, y, z  R  (iii) x, y, z are the sides of triangle

Q75. If a, b, c are three distinct positive numbers in HP then prove that a 2021  c 2021  2 b 2021 .

Q76. Let x, y, z  R such that x 2  y 2  z 2  4 then find range of 2 x  2 y  z .

a b c
 bc  ca  a b 
Q77. Let a, b, c are sides of triangle then prove that 1   1   1    1.
 a   b   c 

1 2 3 n n 1  1 1 1
Q78. PT (i)  n  1n  2n  n! n N (ii)    ..........    1    ........  
n n 1 n  2 1 2  2 3 n

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 1   1  1 
Q79. If a, b, c  R  and a  b  c  1 then prove that   1   1   1  8 .
 a   b  c 

Q80. If  ,  ,  are in GP such that the equations  x 2  2  x    0 and x 2  x  1  0 have a

 1 1
common root then find the value of     .
  
b
Q81. Let a, b, c be positive integer such that is an integer. If a, b, c are in geometric
a
a 2  a  14
progression and the arithmetic mean of a, b, c is b  2 then the value of .
a 1

Q82. If H1 , H 2 , H 3 , H 4 ,........, H 20 are 20 harmonic mean between 2 and 3 then find the value of
H1  2 H 20  3
 .
H1  2 H 20  3

Q83. Let A be the set consisting of the first 2018 terms of the AP 1, 6,11,...... and B be the set
consisting of the first 2018 terms of the AP 9,16, 23,...... then find n  A  B  .

Q84. Let an , bn , cn , d n denotes nth term of four different AP with positive terms if
a4  b4  c4  d 4  8 and a10  b10  c10  d10  20 then find maximum value of a20 .b20 .c20 .d 20 .

Q85. Let ab 2c 3 , a 2b3c 4 , a 3b 4 c5 are in AP  a, b, c  0  then minimum value of 27 a  8b  125c .

4000

AA
1
Q86. If A1 , A2 ,........, A4001 are in AP such that  10 and A1  A4001  50 then A1  A4001 .
r 1 r r 1

Q87. Let a1 , a2 , a3 ,...., an are distinct terms of AP with a9  40 . If a3 , a5 , a8 , b1 , b2 , b3 ....... are in GP

9 

a b .
2 1
then find the value of (i) r (ii)
r 1 r 1 r

Q88. If 8 harmonic means are inserted between two numbers a & b  a  b  such that arithmetic
5 H a
mean of a & b is times equal to geometric mean of a & b then find value of 8 .
4 b  H8

Q89. The first term of an infinite geometric series is 21 if the second term and the sum of the
series are both positive integers then find all the possible values of the second term.

n 1
1 1 1
Q90. Let Sn  1     .......... 
 1 then prove that
2 3 4 n
1 1 1 1 1
(i) S 2 n     ..........  (ii)  S2n  1
n 1 n  2 n  3 2n 2

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
2
 36r  1
1 1 1 1 k
Q91. If     .................  and Sk  find the value of
12 22 32 42 6 r 1
2
k

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(i) 2
 2  2  2  ................. (ii)     .................
2 4 6 8 12 32 52 7 2

1 1 1 1
(iii)     ................. (iv) S1  S 2
12 22 32 42

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Q92. If     .................  ln 2 then find the value of     ................. .
1 2 3 4 1.3 2.5 3.7 4.9

Q93. Suppose that all the terms of an AP are natural numbers. If the ratio of the sum of the first
seven terms to the sum of the first eleven terms is 6 :11 and the seventh term lies in
between 130 and 140 then find the common difference of this AP.

Q94. Let the sides of a right angled triangle are in AP and the triangle has area 24 sq units then
find the length of its smallest side.

a 17
Q95. Let sum of first 13 terms of the AP a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ,...., a n be 52a 1 then the value of .
a5

Q96. Let H1 , H 2 , H 3 , H 4 ,......................, H100 are the distinct terms in HP and H 6 , H10 , H18 are in AP.
If H 3 , H12 , H n are in GP then find the value of n.

Q97. If a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ,............, an be an AP such that a 1  a 3  a 5  12 and a 1 a 2 a 3  8 then find the

value of a 2  a 4  a 6 .

Q98. If 2n arithmetic means are inserted between two numbers a & b such that sum of these
means exceeds their number by unity then find the value of a  b .

Q99. Let a, b, c, d  a  b  c  d  are the roots of P  x   5 x 4  px3  qx 2  rx  s and a, c, d are the

roots of Q  x   x3  9 x 2   x  24 , if a, c, d be in AP and a, b, c, d be in HP then the value of
P 1
.
Q 1

Q100. If a, b, c are distinct positive real numbers in GP and log c a , log b c , log a b are in AP then
find the common difference of this AP.

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ANSWER KEY
1. 5050 2. 1729 3. 127

1 1 4
4.  5. 6. 12,  
m n 5

7. 26634 8. 14 9. 521

10. 17 11.  4 12. 5

13. 6 14. p3 19. 2

1 1
21. 4 22. 23.
2 3

24.
108
13
25. 3, 6,12 or 12, 6,3 26.
7  10 n

9 9
  
10  1  n 


3 4
29. 30. 10 & 31. 48
5 5

32. 255 33. 1 34. 40

35. 2 36. 4,8,16,32 or 32,16,8, 4 37. 3, 7,11 or 12, 7, 2

S2
38. 3 39. 4 42.
3 3

5
43. a  5 , b  8 , c  12 47. 108 49.
3

51. 195 52. 6 53. 6

1 6
54. 4 58. 59.
5 5

60. 0 61. 3 or 9 62. 16

63. 7 65.
 
n 4n 2  1 c 2
66. 20
3

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1
68. 3 69. 2,3, 6 or 6, 3, 2 70. (i) 0 (ii)  (iii) 1
2

 1  1 
71. 9 74. (i)   ,1 (ii)  0,1 (iii)  ,1
 2  2 

76.  6,6 80. 1 81. 4

82. 40 83. 3748 84. 10 4

1
85. 90 86. 30 87. (i) 6144 (ii)
18

88. 2 89. 12,14,18, 20

2 2 2 2 1 e
91. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)  92. 2 ln  
24 8 12 18 2 2

93. 9 94. 6 95. 3

1
96. 30 97.  21 98. 2 
n

3
99. 7 100.
2

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