Arithmetic Sequence - Entry Test Questions
Basic Conceptual Questions
1. Find the 10th term of the arithmetic sequence: 2, 5, 8, ...
2. What is the common difference of the sequence: -4, -1, 2, 5, ...
3. In an arithmetic sequence, the 1st term is 7 and the 5th term is 19. Find the common difference.
4. Which term of the sequence 4, 10, 16, 22, ... is equal to 94?
5. Find the number of terms in the sequence: 3, 7, 11, ..., 99
Application Questions
6. The sum of the first 20 terms of an arithmetic sequence is 420. The first term is 4. Find the common
difference.
7. If the 6th term of an arithmetic sequence is 23 and the 10th term is 35, find the first term and common
difference.
8. The 3rd term of an arithmetic sequence is 15, and the 8th term is 35. What is the 20th term?
9. If the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence is given by S = 3n + 2n, find the first term and
common difference.
10. In an arithmetic sequence, the sum of the first 10 terms is 100 and the last term is 25. Find the first term.
Challenging or Reverse Problems
11. Two terms of an arithmetic sequence are 5th term = 12, and 15th term = 42. Find the sum of the first 20
terms.
12. The sum of three consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence is 51 and their product is 765. Find the
terms.
13. If the 7th term of an AP is twice the 3rd term, and the 2nd term is 4, find the 1st term and common
difference.
14. The sum of the first n terms of an AP is 5n. What is the nth term?
15. In an arithmetic sequence, the 1st term is a, and the 2nd term is a + d. If the sum of the first 5 terms is 40
and the common difference is 3, find a.