Class 11

CHAPTER 9
SEQUENCES AND SERIES
1 MARK QUESTIONS
Q1.

Find the nth term of the G.P.:-

i.

2, 1 , 1 ,
2 22

ii.

1 , ax, a5x5, ..
a3x3

Q2. A sequence is given by an = 2-3n. Prove that it is an A.P., find its 5th
term.
Q3.

How many two digit numbers are divisible by 3?

Q4.

Find the value of k so that

2k+1, 2k-1, 3k+4 are in A.P.

4 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q5.

Solve for x
1+6+11+ .+x=148

Q6.

The sum of a certain number of term in an A.P. is 5,500. If the first and
the last terms are 100 and 1000 respectively, find the number of
terms.

Q7.

If the (m+n)th term of a G.P. is p and (m-n)th term is q, show that mth
and nth terms are pq and p q m/2n respectively.
p

Q8.

The first term of a G.P. is 1 and the sum of third and fifth terms is 90.
Find the common ratio of the G.P.

Q9.

Find the sum of the following series:

i.
ii.
iii.

3.12 + 5.22 + 7.32 + ..

1.2.3 + 2.3.4 + 3.4.5 +
1 + 1 + 1 + ..
2.5 5.8 8.11

Q10. If S1, S2, S3 are the sum of first n natural numbers, their squares and
cubes respectively. Show that 9S22 = S3 (1+8S)
Q11. Find the sum of 30 terms of the sequence 7, 77, 777, ..
6 MARKS QUESTIONS
Q12. The ratio of the sum of m and n terms of an A.P. is m2:n2, show that the
ratio of mth and nth terms is (2m-1): (2n-1)
Q13. The sum of two numbers is 6 times their geometric mean. Show that
the numbers are in the ratio 3+22:3-22
Q14. The sum of three numbers is A.P. is 21. If second is reduced by one
and third is increased by one, the resulting numbers form a G.P. Find
the numbers.
Q15. If the A.M. and G.M. between two numbers a and b are in the ratio m:n,
then prove that the numbers are in the ratio
m+ m2-n2 : m-m2-n2