3(256) + 80 = 768 + 80 = B4B
Sj_ = (15)? + 515)
3(225) + 75 = 675 + 75 = 750
Ty * Sig ~ Sy, = 848 - 750 = 98
11. The first and the last term of an AP are
4 and 81 respectively. If the common
difference is 7, how many terms are
there in the AP and what is their sum?
Sol. a=
+ (n-1)d
81=4 +4 (n-1)7
81=-3+7n
84=7n => n=12
Sy Fl2a + (n-DdI
= Biaxa+a2-7)
= 6(8 + 77) = 6(85) = 510
12. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is
49 and that of first 17 terms is 289. Find
the sum of first n terms. [Delthi(Q)}
Sol. S, = 49
Sy, = 289
When 5, = 49
49 = Zea +6d)
14 = 2a + 6d
a+3d=7 wal)
When —_—S,, = 289
220 +164) = 289
2a + 16d = 34
a+8d=17 ead)
Solving (i) and (i) for a and d, we get
~5d=-10
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13. The sum of the 4th and 8th term of an
AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and
10th term is 44, Find the first three
terms of AP. [All India}
Let Ist term = a, Common difference = d
; a,=a+(n=1d
Sol.
ATQ, a, + 0, = 24
= a43d+a4+7d=24
= 2a + 10d = 24
a+Sd=12
and + ayy = 44
a+Sd+a49d=44
= a+7d=22 (
Solving (0 and (i, we get
d=5anda=~13
~, First three terms of the AP are -13, -8,
3. "
14. If the 8th term of an AP is 37 and the
15th term is 15 more than the 12th
term. Find the AP. Hence find the sum
of the first 15 terms of the AP.
(All india(Q)]
Sol. 3),
a+7d=37 (i)
15+T,,
IS+a4lld
15
5
a+7(5) =37 [from (0)
a=2
>
>
L ee x2+14(5)
4
. Sas 70) = Bas
=37 x15 = 555
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Sol.
16.
Sol.
17.
Sol.
The 5th and 15th terms of an AP are RB
and -17 respectively. Find the sum
first 21 terms of AP. [All Indiagcy
7-13
a+4d=13
()
and T5=-17 :
| a+ 1dd=-17 a
Solving () and (i) for ‘a’ and ‘¢, we get
a= 25,d==3
g 3 (20+ 204)
2 22a +10d)
= 21(25 ~ 30)
=21x-5=~105
For what value of n are the nth term of
two APs 63, 65, 67 ... and 3, 10, 17...
equal? [Foreign]
Ist AP is 63, 65, 67,
First term = 63,
Common difference = 65 ~ 63 = 2
nth term of this AP,
A, = 63 + (n-1)2 = 61 +2n
2nd AP is 3, 10, 17, .. /
First term = 3,
Common difference = 10-3 = 7
-. nth term of this AP,
g,=3+(n-1)7=-44+7n
If A,=4,
61+ 2n=-4+7n
Sn = 65
= n=13
In an AP, the first term is 8, nth term is
33 and sum of first n terms is 123. Find
nand d, the common difference.
[Foreign]
a=8,T, = 33
a+ (n-1)d = 33
8 + (n-1)d = 33
=> (n= 1d = 25
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n
13 = 52% 8+ (n-1yq
123 = n(16 + 25)
123
nay 3
(n-1)d =25
(3-1)d=25
2d=25
25
a2
AP, the first term is 25, nth term
and sum of first n terms is 60.
and d, the common difference.
(n-1)d =~ 42 [From (i)
= (S-1d=-42
~42
ary
n=15 and d =-3
19. Ifin an AP, the first term is 22, nth term
is -11, and sum of first n terms is 66.
Find n and d, the common difference.
[Foreign)
Sol. a = 22 and T, = -11
a+ (n-1)d=-11
22 + (n-1)d
(n-1)d
S,= $a + (n- nya)
{Foreign}
coos = 66 = S144 + (-33))
=a+(n-ljd=-17 A
25 + (n-Ujd=-17 > 66= 500)
(n= Dd = - 42 ao) 662
=n
a = . ll
S,= 3la+ (n~1)d] = 60 ] ne
~ n(S0- 42) = 60x 2 — [Using (i) as (n- 1d
120 n ud
naa 215
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