EXERCISE # 1

A.Very Short Answer Type Questions Q.8 The 10th and 18th terms of an A.P. are 41 and
73 respectively. Find 26th term.
Q.1 Write the first four terms of each of the
Q.9 If 10 times the 10th term of an A.P. is equal to
following sequences whose nth terms are -
15 times the 15th term, show that 25th term of
n2
(i) an = 3n + 2 (ii) an = the A.P. is zero.
3
3n  2 Q.10 The 6th and 17th terms of an A.P. are 19 and
(iii) an = 3n (iv) an =
5 41 respectively, find the 40th term.
n (n  2)
(v) an = (–1)n . 2n (vi) an = Q.11 Find the sum of all odd numbers between 100
2
and 200.
(vii) an = n2 – n + 1 (viii) an = 2n2 – 3n + 1
2n  3 Q.12 Find the sum of all integers between 84 and
(ix) an =
6 719, which are multiples of 5.

Q.2 The general term of a sequence is given by Q.13 Find the sum of all integers between 50 and
an = – 4n + 15. Is the sequence an A.P. ? If 500 which are divisible by7.
so, find its 15th term and the common
C. Long answer type Questions
difference.
Q.14 In a certain A.P. the 24th term is twice the
Q.3 The first term of an A.P. is 5, the common
10th term. Prove that the 72nd term is twice
difference is 3 and the last term is 80; find the
the 34th term.
number of terms.
Q.15 If (m + 1)th term of an A.P. is twice the
B. Short answer type Questions (n + 1)th term, prove that (3m + 1)th term is
Q.4 Find : twice the (m + n + 1)th term.
(i) 10th term of the A.P. 1, 4, 7, 10, ....
Q.16 If the nth term of the A.P. 9, 7, 5, .... is same
(ii) 18th term of the A.P. 2 , 3 2 , 5 2 , .... as the nth term of the A.P. 15, 12, 9, .... find n.
(iii) nth term of the A.P. 13, 8, 3, –2, ....
Q.17 The sum of three terms of an A.P. is 21 and
Q.5 (i) Which term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, .... is 248 ? the product of the first and the third terms
(ii) Which term of the A.P. 84, 80, 76, .... is 0 ? exceeds the second term by 6, find three
(iii) Which term of the A.P. 4, 9, 14, .... is 254 ? terms.

Q.6 (i) Is 68 a term of the A.P. 7, 10, 13, .... ? Q.18 Three numbers are in A.P. If the sum of these
(ii) Is 302 a term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, .... ? numbers be 27 and the product 648, find the
numbers.
Q.7 (i) How many terms are there in the A.P.
7, 10, 13, .... 43 ? Q.19 The angles of a quadrilateral are in A.P.
(ii) How many terms are there in the A.P. whose common difference is 10º. Find the
5 2 1 10 angles.
–1, – , – , – , .... , ?
6 3 2 3
Q.20 Find the four numbers in A.P., whose sum is Q.25 The first term of an A.P. is 2 and the last term
50 and in which the greatest number is 4 is 50. The sum of all these terms is 442. Find
times the least. the common difference.

Q.21 Find the sum of the following arithmetic Q.26 If 12th term of an A.P. is –13 and the sum of
progressions : the first four terms is 24, what is the sum of
(i) a + b, a – b, a – 3b, .... to 22 terms first 10 terms ?
(ii) (x – y)2, (x2 + y2), (x + y)2, .... to n terms
Q.27 Show that the sum of all odd integers between
x  y 3x  2 y 5 x  3 y
(iii) , , , to n terms 1 and 1000 which are divisible by 3 is 83667.
xy xy xy
Q.28 In an A.P., if the 5th and 12th terms are 30 and
Q.22 Find the sum of n terms of an A.P. whose nth
65 respectively, what is the sum of first 20
terms is given by an = 5 – 6n.
terms.
Q.23 How many terms are there in the A.P. whose Q.29 The production of TV in a factory increases
first and fifth terms are – 14 and 2 uniformly by a fixed number every year if
respectively and the sum of the terms is 40 ? produced 8000 acts in 6th years & 11300 in 9th
Q.24 The third term of an A.P. is 7 and the seventh year find the production in (i) first year
term exceeds three times the third term by 2. (ii) 8th year (iii) 6th year.
Find the first term, the common difference Q.30 A sum of j 2800 is to be used to award four
and the sum of first 20 terms. prizes. If each prize after the first prize is
j 200 less than the preceding prize, find the
value of each of the prizes.

ANSWER KEY
A. VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE :
1 1 2 1 3 7 1 3
1. (i) 5, 8, 11, 14 (ii) – , 0, , (iii) 3, 9, 27, 81 (iv) , , ,2 (v) –2, 4, –8, 16 (vi) – , 0, , 4
3 3 3 5 5 5 2 2
1 1 1 5
(vii) 1, 3, 7, 13 (viii) 0, 3, 10, 21 (ix) – , , ,
6 6 2 6
2. –45, – 4 3. 26
B. SHORT ANSWER TYPE :
4. (i) 28 (ii) 35 2 (iii) – 5n + 18 5. (i) 50 (ii) 22 (iii) 51 6. (i) No (ii) No 7. (i) 13 (ii) 27
8. 105 10. 87 11. 7500 12. 50800 13. 17696
C. LONG ANSWER TYPE :
16. 7 17. 1, 7, 13 18. 6, 9, 12 19. 75º, 85º, 95º, 105º 20. 5, 10, 15, 20
n
21. (i) 22a – 440b (ii) n[(x – y)2 + (n – 1) xy] (iii) [n (2x – y) – y] 22. n (2 – 3n)
2( x  y)
23. 10 24. –1, 4, 740 25. 3 26. 0 28. 1150
29. (i) 2500 (ii) 10200 (iii) 31500 30. j 1000, j 800, j 600, j 400.
 EXERCISE # 2
Q.1 How many two digit number are there which Q.11 The sides of a right angle triangle are in A.P.
are divisible by 7 ? The ratio of side is –
(A) 13 (B) 14 (C) 15 (D) None (A) 1 : 2 : 3 (B) 2 : 3 : 4
(C) 3 : 4 : 5 (D) 5 : 8 : 3
Q.2 How many numbers are there between 103
and 750 which are divisible by 6 ? Q.12 The sum of 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, ....... upto 20 terms
(A) 125 (B) 108 (C) 107 (D) 113 is–
(A) 400 (B) 563 (C) 472 (D) 264
Q.3 The sum of first 60 natural numbers is –
(A) 1830 (B) 1640 Q.13 The sum of the series 5 + 13 + 21 + ... + 181
(C) 3660 (D) 1770 is –
(A) 2139 (B) 2476
Q.4 The sum of all 2 digit numbers is –
(C) 2219 (D) 2337
(A) 4750 (B) 4905 (C) 3776 (D) 4680
Q.14 The sum of all odd numbers between 100 and
Q.5 23rd term of the A.P. 7, 5, 3, 1, ....... is – 200 is –
(A) 51 (B) 37 (A) 6200 (B) 6500 (C) 7500 (D) 3750
(C) –37 (D) –51
Q.15 The sum of all positive integral multiples of 5
Q.6 If (k + 1), 3k and (4k + 2) be any three less than 100 is –
consecutive terms of an A.P., then the value (A) 950 (B) 1230
of k is –
(C) 760 (D) 875
(A) 3 (B) 0 (C) 1 (D) 2
Q.16 The sum of all even natural numbers less than
Q.7 Which term of the A.P. 5, 8, 11, 24 .... is 320 ? 100 is –
(A) 104th (B) 105th (C) 106th (D) 64th (A) 2450 (B) 2272
(C) 2352 (D) 2468
Q.8 The 5th and 13th terms of an A.P. are 5 and
– 3 respectively. The first term of the A.P. Q.17 Arithmetic mean between 14 and 18 is –
is –
(A) 16 (B) 15 (C) 17 (D) 32
(A) 1 (B) 9 (C) –15 (D) 2
Q.18 If 4, A1, A2, A3, 28 are in A.P., then the value
Q.9 Which term of the A.P. 64, 60, 56, 52, .....is
of A3 is –
zero?
(A) 16th (B) 17th (C) 14th (D) 15th (A) 23
(B) 22
Q.10 The nth term of an A.P. is (3n + 5). Its 7th (C) 19
term is –
(D) cannot be determined
(A) 26
(B) (3n–2) Q.19 How many terms of the A.P. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15,
..... must be taken to make the sum 108 ?
(C) 3n + 12
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 36
(D)cannot be determined
Q.20 The 6th and 8th terms of an A.P. are 12 and 22 Q.22 200 logs are stocked in such a way that there
respectively, Its 2nd term is – are 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next
(A) 8 (B) –8 (C) 6 (D) –3 row, 18 in the next row and so on. In how
many row 200 logs are placed and how many
Q.21 In an AP, then sum of first n terms is logs are there in the top row ?
 3n 2 5n  (A) 19, 5 (B) 16, 5
 
 2  2  . Find its 25 term.
th

  (C) 10, 20 (D) 20, 7

(A) 924 (B) 76 (C) 1924 (D) 1848

ANSWER KEY
Q.No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ans. A B A B C A C B B A C A A C A A A B
Q.No 19 20 21 22
Ans. C B B B