PEA's Quad MATHEMATICS Sequence & Series

Sequence & Series

1. If Sn = n3 – 100 then t10 = ?
a) 900 b) 800 c) 371 d) 271
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2. If three non-zero numbers a, b, c are in A.P. then , , are in
bc ca ab
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) None
3. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 15 and sum of their squares is 83 then the numbers are
a) 1, 5, 9 b) 2, 5, 8 c) 3, 5, 7 d) 4, 5, 6
1 1 1
4. Sum to 9 terms: + + + ….
2 3 6
3 3 2
a) b) – c) – d) –1
2 2 3
5. The sum of multiples of 5 from 5 to 100 inclusive is
a) 2050 b) 525 c) 1050 d) 5050
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6. If p times the p term of AP is equal to q times the q term of AP then (p + q) term is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) –1
7. Sum to infinity: 0.45 + 0.0045 + 0.000045 + …. to ∞
4 5 6 7
a) b) c) d)
11 11 11 11
1 1 1

8. The value of 2 .2 .28 …. to ∞ is

2 4

a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
1 1 1

9. The value of 24.48.816 ….. to ∞ is

a) 1 b) 2 c) 4 d) 8

10. Sum to infinity of the series 1 + 4x + 12x2 + 32x3 + …. to ∞ (|x| < 12)
2x 4x 2x 1
a) b) c) d)
(1 – 2x)2 (1 – 2x)2 (1 + 2x)2 (1 – 2x)2
1 1 1
11. Sum to infinity + + + …..
3 × 7 7 × 11 11 × 15
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
3 4 12 20
b+a b+c
12. If a, b, c are in HP then + =
b–a b–c
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 0
13. If a2, b2, c2 are in AP then b + c, c + a, a + b are in
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) None
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14. If pH, p and r term of AP are a, b, c respectively, then a(q – r) + b(r – p) + c(p – q) =
a) 0 b) 1 c) abc d) pqr
q–r r–p p–q
15. If a, b, c are in G.P. and p, q, r are in AP then a .b . c =
a) 1 b) 0 c) abc d) pqr
x–y x
16. If = then x, y, z are in
y–z z
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) None
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17. If G is the geometric mean between a and b, then + =
G–a G–b
1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
G G G2 Gab

18. If a, b, c be in AP b, c, d be in GP and c, d, e be in HP then a, c, e are in

a) AP b) GP c) HP d) None

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19. If ax = by = cz and a, b, c are in G.P. then , , are in
x y z
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) None
20. Sum to infinity 1 + (–1) + 1 + (–1) + …..
1
a) 0 b) 1 c) d) Doesn't exist
2
21. Sum to infinity:
3 4 3 4 3 4
+ + + + + + ……
5 52 53 54 55 56
32 4 20 19
a) b) c) d)
3 5 9 24
22. 0.24 =
6 8 1 61
a) b) c) d)
25 33 3 99
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23. A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 16 cm. At each rebound it rises to a height which is (34) of the height of the previous fall. The total
distance through which the ball will have moved before it finally comes to rest is
a) 56 cm b) 48 cm c) 112 cm d) 144 cm
24. The sum of infinity of a geometric series is 15 and the first term is 3. The common ratio is
2 4 3 5
a) b) c) d)
5 5 5 7
25. If Σn = 55 then Σn3 =
a) 385 b) 3025 c) 2025 d) 166375
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26. If n term of the series is n – 3 n then sum to n terms is
1 1 1 1
a) n(n – 1) (n + 4) b) n(n + 1) (n – 4) c) n(n + 1) (n + 4) d) n(n – 1) (n – 4)
3 3 3 3
27. The nth term of the series
1 + 3 + 6 + 10 + …. is
n(n + 1) 2
a)
2
b) [n(n2+ 1)] c) n d)
n(n + 1) (n + 2)
6
28. Sum to n terms the series
1 + (3 + 5) + (7 + 9 + 11) + …. to n terms
n(n + 1) 2
a)
2
b) [n(n2+ 1)] c) n2 d)
n(n + 1) (n + 2)
6
29. The natural numbers are grouped as follows: (1), (2, 3), (4, 5, 6), (7, 8, 9, 10), ….. . The first term of nth group is
1 2 1 2 1 2 1
a) (n + n – 2) b) (n – n – 2) c) (n – n + 2) d) (n2 + n + 2)
2 2 2 2
30. Sum to n terms the series
2 + 5 + 14 + 41 + …….
1 n 1 1 n
a) (3 + 1) b) (2n – 3 + 3n+1) c) (3 + 8n – 1) d) 3n–1 + 4
2 4 2
31. If Σn = 55 then Σn2 =
a) 3025 b) 2025 c) 385 d) 110
t7 5 t4
32. If in an AP, = then =
t10 7 t7
5 5 3 3
a) b) c) d)
3 4 5 2
33. Given A.P. is 3, 7, 11, ….. 407. The 11th term from the end is
a) 102 b) 92 c) 389 d) 367
34. If 1 + 6 + 11 + 16 + ….. + x = 148 then x =
a) 8 b) 37 c) 36 d) 45
35. Sum to n terms
7 + 77 + 777 + …..
7
a)
9 [109 (10 – 1) – n]
n
b)
7
9 [109 (10 – 1)]
n
c)
7
9 [109 (10 – 1) + n]
n
d)
7
9 [109 (10 – 1) – n]
n

36. The least value of n for which

1 + 3 + 32 + …. + 3n–1 > 1000 is
a) 7 b) 9 c) 11 d) 15

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37. If 5 , 8 and 11 terms of a GP are a, b, c respectively then a, b, c are in
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) None
38. If n A.M's are inserted between 3 and 17 so that first mean: last mean = 1:3 then n =
a) 4 b) 5 c) 6 d) 8
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39. If x > 1, y > 1, z > 1 are in G.P. then , , are in
1 + lnx 1 + lny 1 + lnz
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) AGP
an+1 + bn+1
40. The value of n so that n may be the geometric mean between a and b is
a + bn
1
a) 0 b) – c) –1 d) –2
2
41. If x, 2y, 3z are in AP where the distinct numbers x, y, z are in G.P. then the common ratio of G.P. is
1 1
a) 3 b) c) 2 d)
3 2
42. The fourth term of a GP is 3. Then the product of first seventh term is
a) 35 b) 36 c) 37 d) 32
1
43. The sum of the first n natural numbers is times the sum of their squares. Then n =
5
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8
44. If three non-zero numbers a, b, c are in AP, GP as well as in H.P. then
a) a = b = c b) a ≠ b ≠ c c) a = b ≠ c d) a ≠ b = c
45. If S is the sum, P is the product and R is the sum of reciprocals of the n terms of a GP then P2 =
2 1/2 n 1/n
a) (RS) b) (RS) c) (RS) d) (RS)
13 + 23 + 33 + ..... + 123
46. =
12 + 22 + 32 + ..... + 122
263 234 235 263
a) b) c) d)
27 25 35 25
47. An infinite G.P. has the 1st term x and sum 5 then x satisfies
a) 0 < x < 10 b) –5 < x < 5 c) –10 < x < 10 d) x > 10
48. Let a, b, c be in AP and |a| < 1, |b| < 1, |c| < 1. If
x = 1 + a + a2 + ….
y = 1 + b + b2 + ….
z = 1 + c + c2 + ….
then x, y, z are in
a) AP b) GP c) HP d) None
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49. If 4 term of HP is 5 and 5 term is 4 then first term is
1 1
a) b) 20 c) 9 d)
20 9
1 1 1 π2 1 1 1
50. If 4 + 4 + 4 + ….. 0 to ∞ = then 4 + 4 + 4 + ….. to ∞ is equal to
1 2 3 90 1 3 5
π2 π2 π4 π4
a) b) c) d)
45 96 45 96

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