Exercise
Arithmetic Progression:
1. Show that the sequence defined by Tn = 3n + 5 forms an AP. Hence, find it’s common
difference.
an
2. Show that the sequence defined by Tn = log n −1 forms an AP. Hence, find it’s
b
common difference.
3. For what value of k will the consecutive terms 2k +1 , 3k + 3 and 5k −1 form an AP.
4. Find the 10th term of the AP: 2, 7, 12 …
5. Which term of the progression 4, 9, 14, 19 … is 109?
6. Find the number of terms in the progression -11, -7, -3, 1, 5 …, 161.
7. Which term of the AP 21, 18, 15 … is -81?
8. Find the middle term of the AP 6, 13, 20 …, 216.
9. Is 319 a term of the AP 11, 17, 23, 29 …?
10. Find whether -150 is a term of the AP 17, 12, 7, 2 …
11. Check whether 305 is a term of AP 5, 11, 17, 23 …
12. How many 2-digit numbers are divisible by 3?
13. How many 3-digit numbers are divisible by 11?
14. Find the 11th term from the end of the AP 10, 7, 4 …, -62.
15. Find the 9th term from the end of the AP 5, 9, 13 …, 185.
16. Which term of the progression 201, 192, 183, 174 … is the first negative term?
1 1 3
17. Which term of the AP 30, 29 , 28 , 27 … is the first negative term? Hence, find
4 2 4
the term.
18. Find the 31st term of the AP whose 11th term is 38 and 16th term is 73.
19. The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.
20. The 7th term of an AP is 20 and its 13th term is 32. Find the AP.
21. The 4th term of an AP is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the AP is three times its 11th
term.
22. Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their 100 th
terms is 100, what is the difference between their 1000th terms?
23. Determine the AP whose third term is 16 and the 7th term exceeds the 5th term by
12.
24. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms
is 44. Find the AP.
25. How many natural numbers are there between 200 and 500 which are multiples of
7?
26. The digits of a positive number of three digits are in AP and their sum is 15. The
number obtained by reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number. Find
the number.
27. If the pth, qth and rth terms of an AP are x, y, and z respectively, then prove that
x(q − r ) + y (r − p ) + z ( p − q ) = 0 .
1 1
28. If the mth term of an AP is and the nth term of the AP is then show that its
n m
(mn)th term is 1.
29. The sum of three numbers in an AP is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 288. Find the
numbers.
30. Find the sum of the first 22 terms of the AP 8, 5, -2, -7 …
31. If the sum of the first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of its first 17 terms is 289, find
the sum of the first n terms of the AP.
32. How many terms of the AP 18, 16, 14 … must be taken so that their sum is zero?
33. Find the sum of the first 25 terms of an AP whose n th term is given by an = 2 − 3n .
34. The first and the last terms of an AP are 8 and 65 respectively. If the sum of all its
terms is 730, find its common difference.
35. If in an AP S5 + S7 = 167 and S10 = 235 , then find the AP.
36. Find the sum of all three digit number numbers which are multiple of 11.
37. How many terms of the AP 24, 21, 18, . . . must be taken so that their sum is 78?
38. The sum of first n terms of an AP is 3n 2 + 4n . Find the 25th term of the AP.
39. The sum of the first seven terms of an AP is 182. If its 4th and 17th terms are in the
ratio 1:5, then find the AP.
40. If the ratio of the sum of first n terms of two APs is (7 n + 1) : (4n + 27) , then find the
ratio of their mth terms.
41. If the ratio of sum of the first m and n terms of an AP is m 2 : n 2 . Show that the ratio
of its mth and nth terms is (2m − 1) : (2n − 1) .
42. If S n denotes the sum of first n terms of an AP then prove that:
(a) S12 = 3(S8 − S4 ) (b) S30 = 3( S20 − S10 )
43. If the AP 8, 10, 12 … has a total of 60 terms then find the sum of its last 10 terms.
44. The sum of the first 7 terms of an AP is 63 and the sum of its next 7 terms is 161.
Find the 28th term of this AP.
45. The 16th term of an AP is 1 more than twice its 8th term. If the 12th term of the AP is
47, find its nth term.
46. If the sum of first 4 terms of an AP is 40 and that of first 14 terms is 280, find the sum
of its first n terms.
47. In a school, students decided to plant trees in and around the school to reduce air
pollution. It was decided that the number of trees that each section of each class will
plant, will be double of the class in which they are studying. If there are 1 to 12
classes in the school and each class has two sections, find how many trees were
planted in total by the students.
48. A thief runs with a uniform speed of 100m/min. After one minute a policeman runs
after the thief to catch him. He goes with a speed of 100m/min in the first minute
and then increases his speed by 10m/min every succeeding minute. After how many
minutes will the policeman catch the thief?
49. A sum of Rs. 1600 is used to give ten cash prizes to the students of a school for their
overall academic performance. If each cash prize is Rs. 20 less than its preceding
prize then find the value of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd cash prizes.
1 2 3
50. Find the sum of the series 4 − + 4 − + 4 − + ... upto n terms.
n n n
51. The houses of a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there is a
value of x such that the sum of the numbers of the houses preceding the house
numbered x is equal to the sum of the numbers of the houses following it. Find this
value of x.
52. The sum of the 3rd and the 7th terms of an AP is 6 and their product is 8. Find the sum
of first sixteen terms of the AP.
53. If the mth term of an AP is a and its nth term is b show that the sum of its (m+n) terms
m+n a −b
is . a + b + .
2 m−n
54. If there are (2n + 1) terms in an AP, prove that the sum of odd terms and the sum of
even terms bear the ratio (n + 1) : n .
55. If the sum of first p terms of an AP is the same as the sum of its first q terms then
show that the sum of its first (p + q) terms is zero.
Geometric Progression:
1
1. Show that the progression −16 , 4 , −1 , … is a GP. Hence, find its common ratio.
4
2. Show that the sequence given by Tn = ( 2 3n ) for all n N is a GP. Hence, find the
common ratio.
1 1
3. Find the 10th term and the general term of the progression , − ,1, −2, 4 …
4 2
4. Which term of the GP is 2, 8, 32, 128 … is 131072?
1 1 1 1
5. Which term of the GP is 3, , , … is ?
3 3 3 9 3 729 3
6. If the 4th and 9th terms of a GP are 54 and 13122 respectively, then find the GP.
7. The 1st term of a GP is 1 and the sum of its 3rd and 5th terms is 90. Find the common
ratio.
8. Find the GP whose 5th and 8th terms are 80 and 640 respectively.
9. If the sum of the first two terms of a GP is -4 and the 5th term is 4 times the 3rd term,
then find the GP.
1
10. Find the 6th term from the end of the GP 8, 4, 2 …, .
1024
2 2 2
11. Find the 4th term from the end of the GP , , …, 162 .
27 9 3
12. If the product of three consecutive terms of a GP is 216 and the sum of their product
in pairs is 156, find the numbers.
13. Find the first three consecutive terms of a GP whose sum is 7 and the sum of their
7
reciprocals is .
4
14. The third term of a GP is 4. Find the product of its first five terms.
15. The product of first three terms of a GP is 512. If 2 is added to its 2 nd term, the three
terms form an AP. Find the terms of the GP.
16. In a finite GP prove that the product of the terms equidistant from the beginning and
end is equal to the product of first and last terms.
17. If a and b are the roots of the equation x 2 − 3x + p = 0 and c and d are the roots of
the equation x 2 − 12 x + q = 0 , where a, b, c, and d form a GP then prove that
(q + p) : (q − p) = 17 :15 .
18. If a, b, c are three consecutive terms of an AP and x, y, z are three consecutive terms
of a GP then prove that xb−c . y c −a .z a −b = 1 .
19. If a, b, c, d are in GP prove that (b − c)2 + (c − a)2 + (d − b)2 = (a − d )2 .
20. If the first and the nth terms of a GP are a and b respectively and P is the product of
its first n terms then prove that P 2 = (ab)n .
21. If x, 2 y,3z are in AP where the distinct numbers x, y, z are in GP then find the
common ratio of the GP.
22. If the pth, qth, rth and sth terms of an AP be in GP then prove that ( p − q), (q − r ), (r − s)
are in GP.
23. Find three numbers in GP whose sum is 13 and the sum of whose squares is 91.
24. The sum of three numbers in a GP is 56. If we subtract 1, 7, 21 from these numbers
in that order we get an AP. Find the numbers.
25. How many terms of the GP 1, 4, 16, 64 … will make the sum 5461?
26. Find the sum of the following series-
(a) 5 + 55 + 555 + … to n terms
(b) 0.4 + 0.44 + 0.444 + … to n terms
2 2 2
1 1 1
(c) x + + x 2 + 2 + x 3 + 3 + ... to n terms
x x x
27. The sum of n terms of a GP is 315. If its first term is 5 and common ratio is 2, then
find the last term.
28. The sum of first three terms of a GP is 16 and the sum of its next three terms is 128.
Find the sum of n terms of the GP.
29. In a GP, the ratio of the sum of first three terms to that of first six terms is 125:152.
Find the common ratio.
30. The common ratio of a finite GP is 3 and its last term is 486. If the sum of these
terms is 728, find the first term.
1 1
31. The 2nd and 5th terms of a GP are − and respectively. Find the sum of the GP
2 16
up to 8 terms.
32. A GP consists of an even number of terms. If the sum of all the terms is 5 times the
sum of the terms occupying the odd places, find the common ratio of the GP.
33. In an increasing GP, the sum of the first and last terms is 66, the product of the
second and the second last one is 128 and the sum of all the terms in the GP is 126.
How many terms are there in this GP?
34. If S1 , S 2 and S 3 be respectively the sum of n, 2n and 3n terms of a GP then prove
that S1 ( S3 − S2 ) = ( S2 − S1 ) 2 .
35. Show that the ratio of the sum of first n terms of a GP to the sum of the terms from
1
(n + 1)th to (2n)th term is n .
r
36. If ( a + b ) , ( ab + bc ) and ( b 2 + c 2 ) are in a GP then prove that a, b, c are also in GP.
2 2
37. Three numbers are in AP and their sum is 15. If 1, 3, 9 be added to them respectively,
the new numbers for a GP. Find the numbers.
38. The sum of three numbers in a GP is 56. If 1, 7, 21 be subtracted from them
respectively, the new numbers are in AP. Find the numbers.
39. The inventor of the chessboard suggested a reward of one grain of wheat for the
first square; 2 grains for the second; 4 grains for the third; and so on, doubling the
number of grains for subsequent squares. How many grains would have to be given
to the inventor?
40. The number of bacteria in a certain culture doubles every hour. If there were 50
bacteria present in the culture originally, how many bacteria would be present at the
end of nth hour?
Answers
Arithmetic Progression:
1. d = 3
a
2. d = log
b
3. k = 6
4. 47
5. 22nd term
6. 44 terms
7. 35th term
8. a16 = 111
9. No
10. No
11. Yes, 51st term
12. 30
13. 81
14. -32
15. 153
16. 24th term
3
17. 42nd term, −
4
18. 178
19. 1
20. 8, 10, 12, 14 …
22. 100
23. 4, 10, 16, 22 …
24. -13, -8, -3, 2 …
25. 43
26. 852
29. 2,4,6
30. -979
31. Sn = n 2
32. 19
33. -925
34. 3
35. 1, 6, 11, 16 …
36. 44550
37. 4 or 13
38. 151
39. 2, 10, 18, 26 …
40. (14m − 6) : (8m + 23)
43. 1170
44. 57
45. an = 4n − 1
46. Sn = n 2 + 6n
47. 312 trees
48. 5 minutes
49. Rs. 250, Rs. 230, Rs. 210
1
50. S n = ( 7 n − 1)
2
51. S x −1 = S49 − S x , x = 35
52. 76 or 20
Geometric Progression:
1
1. r = −
4
2. r = 3
3. -128, Tn = ( −1)
n −1
2 n −3
4. 9th term
5. 8th term
6. 2, 6, 18, 54 …
7. 3 or -3
8. 5, 10, 20, 40 …
4 8 16 32
9. 4, -8, 16, -32 … or − , − , − , − …
3 3 3 3
1
10.
32
11. 6
12. 2, 6, 18
13. 4, 2, 1 or 1, 2, 4
14. 1024
15. 4, 8, 16 or 16, 8, 4
1
21. r =
3
23. 1, 3, 9 or 9, 3, 1
24. 8, 16, 32 or 32, 16, 8
25. 7
(10n +1 − 9n − 10 )
5
26. (a)
81
4 1
(b) 9n − 1 + n
81 10
x2n − 1 2 1
(c) 2 x + 2 n + 2n
x −1 x
27. 160
28.
16
7
(2 n
)
−1
3
29. r =
5
30. 2
85
31.
128
32. r = 4
33. 6 terms
37. 3, 5, 7 or 15, 5, -5
38. 8, 16, 32
39. 264 − 1
40. 50 2n
