WORKSHEET (ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION)
1.The value of p for which (2p + 1) , 10 and (5p + 5) are three consecutive terms of an AP is
(a) −1 (b)−2 (c) 1 (d) 2
2.Determine the A.P whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9.
3.If 17th term of an A.P. exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.
4.Which term of the A.P 3,15,27,39,... will be 120 more than its 21st term ?
5.Find how many integers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 8.
6.An A.P consists of 37 terms. The sum of the three middle most terms is 225 and the sum of the
last three is 429. Find the AP.
7.Split 207 into three parts such that these are in A.P. and the product of the two smaller parts is
4623.
8.How many terms of the A.P. 45,39,33,…,must be taken so that their sum is 180?Explain the
double answer.
9.If the sum of p terms of an A.P. is q and the sum of q terms is p, then show that the sum of p+q
terms will be {−(𝐩 + 𝐪)}.
10.The ratio of the sums of first m and first n terms of an A.P is 𝐦𝟐 : 𝐧𝟐 . show that the ratio of
the 𝐦𝐭𝐡 and 𝐧𝐭𝐡 terms is (2m−1):(2n−1).
11.Solve the equation: −4 + (−1) + 2 +.......+ x = 437.
12.The sum of the first n terms of an A.P. is given by 𝐒𝐧 = 3𝐧𝟐 −4n. Find the nth term of this A.P.
𝟏 𝟏
13If the 𝐦𝐭𝐡 term of an ap is and 𝐧𝐭𝐡 term is ,then find the sum of its first ‘mn’ terms.
𝐧 𝐦
14.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.
15.If the sum of first m terms of an A.P. is the same as the sum of its first n terms, show that the
sum of its (m + n) terms is zero.
𝟏 𝟏+𝐦 𝟏+𝟐𝐦
16.Write the nth term of the A.P. , , ………
𝐦 𝐦 𝒎
17.Find, 100 is a term of the A.P.25,28,31,......... or not.
18.If the sum of the series 2 + 5 + 8 + 11 + ... is 60100, then find the number of terms.
19.Find the middle term of the A.P. 213, 205, 197.........37.
20.If 7 times the 7th term of an A.P. is equal to 11 times its 11th term, then what will be its 𝟏𝟖𝐭𝐡
term.
21.What is the common difference of an AP in which the ratio of the product of the first and
fourth term to the product of the second and third term is 2:3? It is given that the sum of the
four terms is 20.
22.If the second term of an A.P is 8 and the 5th term is 17 find its 19th term.
23.For what value of n, are the nth terms of two APs: 63, 65, 67, . . . and 3, 10, 17, . . . equal?
24.Find the value of the middle term of the A.P. 7,13,19,..., 247.
25.How many mulitiples of 4 lie betwenn 11 and 266 ?
26.The ratio of the 11th term to the 18th term of an AP is 2 : 3. Find the ratio of the 5th term to
the 21st term, and also the ratio of the sum of the first five terms to the sum of the first 21 terms.
27.If sum of first 6 terms of an AP is 36 and that of the first 16 terms is 256, then find the sum of
first 10 terms.
28. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟𝐀𝐏. √𝟐, √𝟏𝟖, √𝟓𝟎,√𝟗𝟖…….
29.Find the middle term of the AP. −11,−7,−3………..49.
𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
30.If , and are in AP. Find the value of x
𝐱+𝟐 𝐱+𝟑 𝐱+𝟓
31.The sum of the first 7 terms of an A.P is 63 and the sum of its next 7 terms is 161. Find the
28th term of this A.P.
32.The sum of the first five terms of an AP is 25 and the sum of its next five terms is -75. find the
10th term of the AP.
33.The sum of the first n terms of an AP is given by 𝐒𝐧=3𝐧𝟐 −4n. Determine the AP and the 12th
term.
34.In an A.P, the sum of the first ten terms is −80 and the sum of the next ten terms is −280. Find
the AP.
35.In an A.P, the sum of first 10 terms is -150 and the sum of its next 10 terms is -550. Find the
A.P.
36.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 number of the houses preceding the house number x is equal to the sum of
the number of the houses following it. Find the value of x.
37.The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 288. Find the largest of
those three numbers?
𝟏 𝟏 𝟑
38.Which term of the progression 20,19 𝟒,18 𝟐,17 𝟒………. Is the first negative term?
39.If the numbers (2n−1),(3n+2) and (6n−1)are in AP, find n and hence find the number.
40. Find the middle term of the AP. 𝟗,𝟏𝟓,𝟐𝟏, 𝟐𝟕……..183.
𝟏 𝟐
41.How many terms of the AP 20,𝟏𝟗 𝟑, 18 𝟑……. must be taken so that their sum is 300 ?
Explain the double answer.
𝐧(𝐧−𝟏)
42.If 𝐒𝐧 = nP+ Q, where 𝒔𝒏 denotes the sum of the first n terms of an AP, then the
𝟐
common difference is
(a) Q (b) 2P+3Q (c) Q+2P (d) 2Q+P
43 Solve: 1+4+7+10+……….+𝐱 = 287.
44. Find 𝒂𝟑𝟎 − 𝒂𝟐𝟎, for the A.P −9,−14,−19,−24,.......
