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A.P.
1. (a) How many terms are there in the A.P. 3, 7, 11, …., 407?
3 1 1
(b) Find the term of the series 25,22 ,20 ,18 ,.... which is numerically the smallest.
4 4 4
(c) Consider two A.P.’s: S1 : 2, 7, 12, 17, …. 500 terms
and S2: 1, 8, 15, 22, …..300 terms
Find the number of common terms. Also find the last common term.
(d) Divide 32 into four parts which are in A.P. such that the ratio of the product of extremes to the
product of means is 7:15.
a1  a 2  ....  ap p2 a
2. (a) Let a1, a2, a3, …. Be terms of an A.P. If  2 ,p  q then 6 equals
a1  a2  ...  aq q a21
(b) If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an A.P. whose first term is a and Snx / S x is
independent of x, then Sp =
(c) In an A.P. of which a is the first term, if the sum of the first p terms is zero, then the sum of
the next q terms is
S  Sn1
(d) If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an A.P. and 3n  31, then the value of n is
S2n  S2n1
2 f n 1
3. (a) Let f  n  1  , for n = 1, 2, 3, ……… and f 1  2, then f 101 equals
2
(b) If a1, a2, a3, …. an are in AP with common difference d, then prove that
tan an  tan a1
sec a1 sec a2  sec a2 sec a3  ....  sec an1 sec an  .
sin d
4. For an increasing A.P. a1 , a2 ,......an , if a1  a3  a5  12 and a1a3 a5  80 , then the value of
( a1  a2  a3 ) a5
5. (a) If eleven A.M.’s are inserted between 28 and 10, then find the number of integral A.M.’s
A3 2
(b) If p arithmetic means are inserted between 5 and 41 so that the ratio  then find the
A p1 5
value of p.
(c) If n arithmetic means are inserted between 2 and 38, then the sum of the resulting series is
obtained as 200. Then find the value of n
(d) n arithmetic means are inserted between x and 2y and then between 2x and y. If the rth
means in each case be equal, then find the ratio x/y.
6. The sum of 1st n terms of a A.P., where 1st term is an integer and common difference is 2, is equal
to 270. If n > 1, then number of possible values of n is
1 1 1
7. If a2, b2, c2 are in AP then prove that , , are in AP
bc c a ab
8. Let set S1  1 , set S 2  4, 7 , S3  10,13,16 and so on. Then 355 lies is S n , where n is equal to
nn  1
9. If Sn = nP + Q , where Sn denotes the sum of the first ‘n’ terms of an A.P. then show that
2
the common difference is Q.
Matrix – Match
10. Four different integers form an increasing A.P. One of its term is equal to sum of squares of rest
three. Then match the columns.
Column – I Column – II
(A) First term is (p) 2
(B) Common difference is (q) 1
(C) Sum of terms is (r) 0
(D) Product of term is (s) –1
ANSWERS
1. (a) 102 (b)1/4 (c) 22, 57, 92,… , Last common term 2087 (d) 2, 6, 10, 14
11 a(p  q)q
2. (a) (b) p2a (c)  (d) 15 3. (a) 52 4. 1
41 p 1
5. (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d) r 6. 15 8. 15 10.A – s;B – q;C – p; D–r
n r 1
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ANSWERS
1
1. (a) 102 (b) (c) 22, 57, 92,… , Last common term 2087 (d) 2, 6, 10, 14
4
11 a(p  q)q
2. (a) (b) p2a (c)  (d) 15
41 p 1
3. (a) 52
1
f  n  1  f  n    A.P.
2
4. 1
a  2d  4 and a  a  2a  a  4d   80   4  2d  4  2d   20
d  3
 A.P. is increasing so d = +3, a = –10 ,
Hence, a1  10, a2  7, a3  4, a5  2
r
5. (a) 5 (b) 11 (c) 8 (d)
n r 1
6. 15
n  a  n  1  270  2  33  5
Hence, n take 15 values.
8. 15
k  k  1
1st term of S k  1  3  6  ......  3  k  1  1 3
2

10. A – s; B – q; C – p; D – r
Let the numbers be a  d , a, a  d , a  2d
2 2 1
  a  2d    a  d   a 2   a  d   d  1  1  2 a  6a 2 
2  
So, 6a 2  2a  1  0  a  0 (only integral value possible)
Hence, d = 1
A.P.  1, 0,1, 2

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

2. The fourth, seventh, and the last term of a G.P. are 10, 80, and 2560, respectively. Find the first
term and the number of terms in the G.P.

3. Determine the number of terms in a G.P., if a1 = 3, an = 96, and Sn = 189.

4. (a) Prove that the sum to n terms of the series 11 + 103 + 1005 + …. Is (10/9)(10n1)+n2.
(b) Prove that the numbers 49, 4489, 444889, ….obtained by inserting 48 into the middle of
the preceding numbers are square of integers.

5. (a) The sum of infinite number of terms in G.P. is 20 and the sum of their squares is 100.
Then find the common ratio of G.P.
(b) An infinite G.P. has first term ‘x’ and sum ‘7’, then find set of all possible values of x.

6. Let x = 1 + 3a + 6a2 + 10a3 + …., |a| < 1,

y = 1 + 4b + 10b2 + 20b3 + …., |b| < 1
Find S = 1 +3(ab) + 5(ab)2 + …. In terms of x and y.
175
7. The product of three numbers in GP is 125 and sum of their products taken in pairs is . Find
2
them

8. Find a three-digit number such that its digits are in increasing G.P. (from left to right) and the
digits of the number obtained from it by subtracting 100 form an A.P.

9. Let S1, S2, S3, …. be squares such that for each n  1, the length of a side of Sn equals the length
of a diagonal of Sn+1. If the length of a side of S1 is 10cm then the minimum integral value of n is,
if the area of Sn less than 1 cm2?

10. Let an  16, 4,1,..... be a geometric sequence. Define bn as product of first n terms. Then value of
1  n
 bn is _____
8 n 1
201 201
1
11. Let a1 , a2 , a3 ....... be in G.P., with a101  25, and  ai  625 . Then value of
i 1
ai 1
 _______
i

12. Let a  11111......... (55 digits), b  1  10  102  103  104 , c  1  105  1010  .......  1050 , then find
the relation between a, b & c.

ANSWERS
1. 3 2. 12 3. n=6
1 1
    
3
1  1  x  1  y  4
3   
5.(a) (b) 0 < x < 14, x7. 6.   
2
5   1
 
1
 
1   1  x 3   1  y 4  
   
 
7. 10, 5, 5/2 or 5/2, 5, 10 8. 469 9. 8
10. 4 11. 1 12. a  bc

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H.P

1. If H is the harmonic mean between P and Q, then the value of H/P + H/Q

2 12
2. The first two terms of an H.P. are and . The value of the largest term of the H.P. is
5 23

3. If a, b, c and d are in H.P. then show that (b + c + d)/a, (c + d + a)/b, (d + a + b)/c, and
(a + b + c)/d, are in A.P.

1 1 1
4. If a > 1, b > 1, and c >1 are in G.P., then show that , and are in H.P
1  loge a 1  loge b 1  loge c

x y z
5. If y + z, z + x and x + y are in H.P, then show that , , are in A.P.
yz zx xy

6. If first three terms of the sequence 1/16, a, b, 1/6 are in geometric series and last three terms are
in harmonic series, then find the value of a and b

7. Between two unequal numbers, if a1, a2 are two AMs; g1, g2 are two GMs and h1, h2 are two HMs ,
then show that g1×g2 = a1h2 = a2h1

8. If G.M. and A.M. of two numbers are 18, 27 respectively then their H.M. is

9. If H.M. and G.M. of two positive numbers are in the ratio 12:13, then show that the numbers are in
the ratio 4:9

Ha Hb
10. If H is the harmonic mean between a and b, then show that  2
Ha Hb

ANSWERS
1. 2
2. 6
1
6. a ,b  1
4
8. 12

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Vn Method

n
1
1. Find the sum  (ar  b)(ar  a  b).
r 1

1 1 1 1
2. Find the sum of the series 2
 2  2  2  ...
3 1 4  2 5  3 6  4

5 7 9
3. The sum of first 10 terms of the series    .... is
1.2.3 2.3.9 3.4.27

1 1 2 3  1
4. If  4
 4  4  ............ is equal to , then k is equal to ______
3 1  4 2  4 3  4  k
3 4 5 6
5. Let S denote sum of series 3  4  6  7  ....... terms. Then S–1 is equal to ______
2 2 3 2 3 2 5
9999
1
6. Value of   ______
 14 1 
n 1
 
n  n  1  n   n  1 4 
 
1 1.3 1.3.5
7. Sum the following series to n terms and to infinity:    ......
4 4.6 4.6.8


k.6k  2k 1.3k 1
8. If the sum of the series 
k 1 3k 2k 1
.2 .(k  1).k

S
, then find S.


9. Let a1,a2,……,an be an A.P. with common difference and assume
6
sec a1 sec a2+sec a2 sec a3+…..…+sec an-1 sec an=k(tan an –tan a1) find value of k

n
n(2n2  9n  13) 20
1
10. If  tr 
r 1 6
, then the value of  (r  2)
r 1 tr
, is equal to

ANSWERS
n
1.
(a  b)(n  1)(a  b)
13
2.
36
1
3 1
11(3)10
4. 8
5. 2
6. 9
7. 1
8. 2
9. 2
5
10.
11
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Solutions
n
1.
(a  b)(n  1)(a  b)
13
2.
36
1
3 1
11(3)10
4. 8

k 1   1 1  3
 4
k 1 k  4
    
4 k 1  k  k  2   2  k  2  k  2  8
5. 2
 
r2 1 2 1  1
S     
r 1 2
r 1
 r  r  1 r 1 2  r r  1  2
r 1 

6. 9
9999 1
 1 
  n  1 4  n4
9
n 1  

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