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PREPARED BY : M1 SIR MPS-1 0 SNS

SEQUENCE & SERIES

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1. If the sum of first n positive integers is times the sum of their squares, then n is equal to
5
(a) 5 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 8

2. If 12  2 2  3 2  ....  n 2  1015, then the value of n is equal to

(a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 15 (d) none of these

3. Find the sum S  1.3  2.4  3.5  4.6  ...n terms

4. Find the sum S  3.6  5.10  7.14  9.18  ...10 terms

5. The sum of the series 1  1  2   1  2  3  ....... upto n terms, will be

n  n  1 2n  1
(a) n 2  2n  6 (b)
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n  n  1 n  2 
(c) n 2  2 n  6 (d)
6

1 2 1 2  3
6. If the sum of 1    ...... to n terms is S , then S is equal to
2 3
n  n  3 n  n  2 n  n  1 n  2 
(a) (b) (c) (d) n 2
4 4 6

7. The nth term of the series

13 13  23 13  23  33
   ...... will be-
1 1 3 1 3  5
2 n 2  2n  1 n 2  2n  1 n 2  2n  1
(a) n  2n  1 (b) (c) (d)
8 4 4

 1  1 1
8. Find the sum S  1  1     1     ...n terms
 3  3 32 

9. Find the general term of the following using method of difference:

a) 1,2,5,10,17,26….
b) 1,3,5,7…..
c) 3,5,9,17,33,65….

10. Find the sum of the series : S  2  5  14  4  122  ...n terms

11. Let x, y, z be positive reals. Then (multiple correct)

4 9 16 x y z
(A)    81 if x  y  z  1 (B)   3
x y z yz zx x y 2
1 1 1
(C) If xyz  1 , then 1  x 1  y 1  z   8 (D) If x  y  z  1, then    9
x y z

n
12. If å r(r  1)(2r  3)  an 4
 bn 3  cn 2  dn  e , then (multiple correct)
r1
 (a) a + c = b + d (b) e = 0

(c) a, b – 2/3, c – 1 are in A.P. (d) (b  d) / a is an integer

Answer Key

n  n  1 2 n  7 
1. c 2. b 3. 4. 240 5. d 6. A
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7. c

  1 
  1 n 
3 3  1 n 1
8.  n  
2

2 2
 9. (a) 1   n  1 (b) 2n-1 (c) 2n  1 10.
4
 3  2n  3 

 

11. (A,B,D) 12. ABC

11. solution
A.
4 9 16  4 9 16 
x  y  z  1        x  y  z
x y z x y z 
 4y 9x   16y 9z   4z 16x 
 29        
 x y   z y   x z 
Use AM  GM .
 y  z   z  x    x  y  3 y  z z  x x  y
B.    
3
2
  x  y  z   3  y  z  z  x  x  y  ----------- (1)
3
1 1 1
 
yz zx x y 1
Similarly   y  z  z  x  x  y   3 --------- (2)
3
On multiplication of (1) and (2) and expanding, we get the desired result.
1 1 1
D.  x  y  z       32
x y z