Arithmetic Progression

Q.1 The first term of an A.P. is 5 and the last term is Q.19 An AP consists of 37 terms. The sum of the 3
45. If sum of all the terms is 400, the number of middle most terms is 225 and the sum of the last 3
terms is is 429. Find the AP.
Q.2 The common difference of the A.P. Q.20 If the sum of the first 𝑝 terms of an AP is 𝑞 and
1 1−𝑝 1−2𝑝
, , 𝑝 ,… is sum of the first 𝑞 terms is 𝑝, then show that the
𝑝 𝑝
Q.3 The common difference of an A.P. is 6, then sum of the first (𝑝 + 𝑞) terms is −(𝑝 + 𝑞)
𝑎15 − 𝑎11 Q.21 If the ratio of the sum of the first 𝑛 terms of two
Q.4 If the mean of first n natural numbers is 15, find n. APs is (7𝑛 + 1): (4𝑛 + 27)
Q.5 The common difference between the terms of two Q.22 Find the sum of the following series:
𝑎−𝑏 3𝑎−2𝑏 5𝑎−3𝑏
AP’s is same. If the difference between their 50th (𝑎+𝑏) + ( ) + ( 𝑎+𝑏 ) + ⋯ to 11 terms
𝑎+𝑏
terms is 100, what is the difference between their Q.23 The eighth term of an AP is half its second term
100th terms? and the eleventh term exceed one-third of its
Q.6 Find the middle term of the AP 7, 13, 19, …, 247. fourth term by 1. Find the 15th term.
Q.7 How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which
Q.24 If the 𝑝𝑡ℎ , 𝑞 𝑡ℎ , 𝑟 𝑡ℎ terms of an AP are a, b and c
when divided by 4 leave a remainder of 3?
respectively, then show that
Q.8 Show that the sum of all terms of an AP whose first
i) 𝑎(𝑞 − 𝑟) + 𝑏(𝑟 − 𝑝) + 𝑐(𝑝 − 𝑞) = 0
term is 𝑎, the second term is 𝑏 and the last term is
(𝑎+𝑐)(𝑏+𝑐−2𝑎)
ii) (𝑎 − 𝑏)𝑟 + (𝑏 − 𝑐)𝑝 + (𝑐 − 𝑎)𝑞 = 0
𝑐 is equal to 2(𝑏−𝑎) Q.25 If (𝑚 + 1)th term of an AP is twice the (𝑛 + 1)th
Q.9 If the sum of the first 6 terms of an AP is 36 and term, prove that (3𝑚 + 1)th term is twice the
that of the first 16 terms is 256, find the sum of the (𝑚 + 𝑛 + 1)th term.
first 10 terms. Q.26 If an AP consists of 𝑛 terms with first term 𝑎 and
Q.10 The sum of the first 𝑛 terms of and AP whose first 𝑛th term 𝑙 show that the sum of the 𝑚th term from
term is 8 and the common difference is 20 is equal
the beginning and the 𝑚th term from the end is
to the sum of first 2𝑛 terms of another AP whose
(𝑎 + 𝑙).
first term is −30 and the common difference is 8.
Q.27 If the numbers 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 and 𝑒 form an AP, then
Find 𝑛.
find the value of 𝑎 − 4𝑏 + 6𝑐 − 4𝑑 + 𝑒
Q.11 Find the sum of 𝑛 terms of the series
Q.28 The sum of 𝑛, 2𝑛, 3𝑛 terms of an AP are S1, S2 and
1 2 3
(4 − ) + (4 − ) + (4 − ) + ⋯ S3 respectively. Prove that S3 = 3(S2 – S1)
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
Q.12 Divide 56 in four parts in AP such that the ratio of Q.29 If there are 2𝑛 + 1 terms in an AP, then find the
the product of the extremes to the product of the ratio of the sum of odd position terms to that of
means is 5 : 6. even position terms.
Q.13 If the sum of first 𝑚 terms of an AP is the same as
the sum of its first 𝑛 terms, show that the sum of
its first (𝑚 + 𝑛) terms is zero.
Q.14 Among the natural numbers 1 to 49, find a number
𝑥, such that the sum of numbers preceding it is
equal to the sum of numbers succeeding it.
Q.15 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.
Q.16 Find the sum of the following series:
5 + (−41) + 9 + (−39) + 13 + (−37) + 17 +
⋯ + (−5) + 81 + (−3)
Q.17 The sum of four consecutive numbers in AP is 32
and the ratio of the product of the first and last
terms to the product of two middle term is 7 :15.
Find the numbers.
Q.18 Solve 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + …+ x = 287