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Time - 30 min Sequence & Series Marks - 48

Part - I Single Correct Answer Type

1. Let an, n  N is an A.P. with common difference 'd' and all whose terms are non-zero. If n approaches
1 1 1
infinity, then the sum   ......  will approach
a 1a 2 a 2 a 3 a n a n 1

1 2 1
(A) a d (B) a d (C) 2a d (D) a1d
1 1 1
Ans. (A)
1  a 2  a1 a 3  a 2 a a 
Sol.    ........  n 1 n 
d  a1a 2 a 2a 3 a n . a n 1 

11 1 1 1 1 1  11 1 
=      ........    = 
d  a1 a 2 a 2 a 3 a n a n 1  d  a1 a n 1 

1  a n 1  a1  1  a1  nd  a  n 1
=   =   = a [a  nd ] =  a
d  (a1 )(a n 1 )  d  (a1 )(a n 1 )  1 1 
a1  1  d 
n 
1
 as n   then S =
a1d

2.  
If a  1 and ln a2 + (ln a2)2 + (ln a2)3 + ....... = 3 ln a  (ln a ) 2  (ln a ) 3  (ln a ) 4  ....... then 'a' is
equal to
(A) e1/5 (B) e (C) 3
e (D) 4
e
Ans. (D)
ln a 2 3 ln a 2 ln a 3 ln a
Sol. 2 = 1  ln a  1  2 ln a 1  ln a  2(ln a) – 2(ln a) = 3 ln a – 6(ln a)
= 2 2
1  ln a
1
 4(ln a)2 – ln a = 0  ln a = 0 or . Thus, a = 1, e1/4
4

3. A circle of radius r is inscribed in a square. The mid points of sides of the square have been
connected by line segment and a new square resulted. The sides of the resulting square were also
connected by segments so that a new square was obtained and so on, then the radius of the circle
inscribed in the nth square is
 1 n   33n   n    5 3 n 
(A) 2  r 2 2  r (C) 2  r (D) 2 r
2 2 2
(B)
       
Ans. (A)
Sol. Side of square S1 = 2r

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side of square S2= r 2 (a2 + a2 = 4r2  a = r 2 )
21 21
2r  1   1 
=   = 2r  
2  2  2
31 2
 1   1 
side of square S3 = 2r   = 2r  
 2  2
and so on ,
n 1
 1 
n 1  1   1 n 
 2  2 
side of square Sn = 2r  ;  radius = r 2  = r 2 
 2    
and so on,
 1 n 
 2 
side of square Sn = r 2  
1 / 2 n 1 = 2 
r
 
n
 k2
4. For which positive integers n is the ratio, k 1 an integer?
n
k
k 1

(A) odd n only (B) even n only

(C) n = 1 + 6k only, where k  0 and k  I (D) n = 1 + 3k, integer k  0
Ans. (D)
n (n  1)(2n  1) ·2
Sol. 6 ·n (n  1) must be an integer

2n  1
must be an integer  (2n + 1) is divisible by 3
3
 n  1, 4, 7, 10, ......., n is of the form of (3k + 1), k  0, k  I

log  p 1
5. l, m, n are the pth, qth and rth term of a G.P. all positive, then log m q 1 equals :
log n r 1

(A) – 1 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 0

Ans. (D)
log  p l log A  (p  1) log R p l
log m q l log A  (q  1) log R q l
Sol. =
log n r l log A  (r  1) log R r l
log A p l (p  1) log R p l
log A q l (q  1) log R q l
+ =0
log A r l (r  1) log R r l

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n

6. If  and  are the roots of the quadratic equation 4x2 + 2x – 1 = 0 then the value of  (
r 1
r
  r ) is:

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 0

Ans. (D)

Sol.  ( r  r )  (   2  3  .....)  (  2  3  .....)
r 1
 
=  = 0 as ........
1  1 

4x2 + 2x – 1 = 0


2

 x   x  1–
4   2   1  0  5x2 – 1 = 0 
1 x   1 x 
1–
7 13 19
7. Sum of first 10 terms of the series, S = 2 2 + 5 2 ·8 2 + 8 2 ·112 +.......is:
2 ·5

255 88 264 85
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1024 1024 1024 1024
Ans. (D)
2  5 5  8 8  11 1  52  2 2 82  52 112  8 2 
Sol. S= 2 2   + ...... =     ....... 
2 ·5 52 ·82 82 ·112 3  2 2 ·5 2 5 2 ·82 82 ·112 

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
=  2  2  2  2  2  2  .....  2  2 
32 5 5 8 8 11 29 32 
11 1  85
=   2
3  4 32  1024

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8. The minimum value of the expression 2x + 2x+1 + , x  R is:
2x
(A) 7 (B) (7·2)1/7 (C) 8 (D) (3·10)1/3
Ans. (C)

5 1 1 1 1 1
Sol. 2x + 22x+1 + x
 2x  22x  22x + x  x  x  x  x
2 2 2 2 2 2

1/ 8
2 x  2 2 x 1  (5 / 2 x )  x 1 
   2  (2 2 x ) 2  x 5  1
8  (2 ) 

5
 2x + 22x+1 + 8
2x

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Part - II Numerical Value Type

9. Let a, b, c, d are four distinct consecutive numbers in A.P. The complete set of values of x for
which 2(a – b) + x (b – c)2 + (c – a)3 = 2 (a – d) + (b – d)2 + (c – d)3 is true is (–, ] [, ), then
|| is equal to:
Ans. (8)
Sol. If a, b, c, d are in A.P. with common difference 'k', then
9k2 + (x – 4)k2 + 4k = 0
k{9k2 + (x – 4) k + 4} = 0
D  0 (x – 4)2 – 144  0
(x + 8) (x – 16)  0
 x (–, – 8] [16, )

10. The sum of the terms of an infinitely decreasing Geometric Progression (GP) is equal to the greatest
value of the function f(x) = x3 + 3x – 9 when x  [–4, 3] and the difference between the first and

p
second term is f  (0). The common ratio r = where p and q are relatively prime positive integers.
q

Find (p +q).
Ans. (5)
Sol. S = f(x)max x [–4, 3]
a – ar = f (0) = 3
f (x) = 3x2 + 3 > 0  f(x)max = f(3) = 27 + 9 – 9 = 27

a
S = 27 =
1 r

1 a
a(1 – r) = 3  
1 r 3

a
 27 = a  
3
a2 = 81 a = ± 9

3 1
If a=9 1–r= If a = – 9 1–r=–
9 3

2 4
r= r= > 1 (rejected)
3 3

p 2
   p+q=5
q 3

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4 n  4n 2 – 1
11. Let f(n) = , n N then the remainder when f(1) + f(2) + f (3)+........+ f(60) is
2n  1  2n – 1

divided by 9 is:
Ans. (8)

(2n  1)  (2n  1)  (2n  1)(2n  1)

Sol. f(n) =
2n  1  2n  1

Let 2n  1 = a and 2n  1 = b

(a 2  b 2  ab) (a  b) a 3  b3
f(n) = 
(a  b ) (a  b ) a 2  b 2

(2n  1)3 / 2  (2n  1)3 / 2

 f(n) =
2

60 60
(2n  1)3 / 2  (2n  1)3 / 2 (121)3 / 2  1
 f (n )  2
=
2
 665
n 1 n 1

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12. Let a and b be positive integers. The value of xyz is 55 and when a, x, y, z, b are in arithmatic
55
and harmonic progression respectively. Find the value of (ab).
Ans. (7)
Sol. If a, x, y, z, b A.P.

3a  b ab a  3b
x= ,y= and z =
4 2 4
If a, x, y, z, b H.P.

4ab 2ab 4ab

x= ,y= and z =
3b  a ab 3a  b

 3a  b  a  b  a  3b   4ab  2ab  4ab  343

If     = 55 and     = ab = 7
 4  2  4   3b  a  a  b  3a  b  55

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