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Question 1. For the AP, d =-4, n = 7, an =

4, thus a is

(A) 6
(B) 7
(C)20
(0) 28
Answer 1:(0) 28

Explanation:We find the nth ter m for the

AP is

an = a + (n - l)d
here,

a = first ter m
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a = first term

an is the nth term

d is the common difference

As per the question,

4=a+(7-1)(-4)

4 = a - 24

a= 24 + 4 = 28

Question 2. For the AP, a =3.5, d =0, n =

101, an will be

(A)O
(B) 3.5
(c) 103.5
(D) 104.5
Answer 2:(B) 3.5

Explanation:We find the nth term of the

AP. is

an= a + (n - l)d

here,

a = first term

an is the nth term

d is the common difference

rtn = ~ i:; + (1n1 - 1)n

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an is the nth term

d is the common difference

an = 3.5 + (101 - 1)0

1.5
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,, d = 0, it's a constant of the AP.)

estion 3. The list for the numbers - 10,

, - 2, 2,-· is

1 an A.P. having d = -16

an A.P. having d =4
1 an A.P. having d =- 4

1 not an A.P.

JJ swer 3: (B) an AP with d =4

»lanation: As per the question,
0
0
= -10

a2 = - 6

a3 = -2

a4 = 2

a2 - al= 4

a3 - a2 = 4

a4- a3 = 4
n ') - nl = rt ~ - n ') = nA- n~= A
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an is the nth term

d is the common difference

an = 3.5 + (101 - 1)0

= 3.5

(As, d = 0, it's a constant of the AP.)

Question 3. The list for the numbers - 10,

- 6, - 2, 2,-· is

(A) an A.P. having d = -16

(B) an A.P. having d = 4

(c) an A.P. having d = - 4

(D) not an A.P.

Answer 3: (B) an AP with d = 4

Explanation: As per the question,

al= - 10

a2 = - 6

a3 = -2

a4 = 2

a2 - al= 4

a3 - a2 = 4

a4- a3 = 4

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a4- a3 = 4

a2 - al = a3- a2 = a4- a3= 4

Hence, it's an A.P having d = 4

Question 4. The 11th term of the AP.: -5,

(-5/2), 0, 5/2, ... is
(A)-20
(8)20

(c)-30
(D) 30
Answer 4: ( B) 20

Explanation:First term is a = - 5

The Common difference is

d = 5 - (-5/2) = 5/2
n = 11

Given that the nth term for the AP is

an = a + (n - l)d

here,

a = first term

an is nth term

dis the common difference

all = - 5 + (11 - 1)(5/2)

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a = first term

an is nth term

d is the common difference

all = - 5 + (11 - 1)(5/2)

all = - 5 + 25 = 20
Question 5. The first four terms of the
AP., whose first term is -2 and their
common difference is -2, are

(A) - 2, 0, 2, 4
(B) - 2, 4, - 8, 16

( C) - 2, - 4, - 6, - 8

(D) - 2, - 4, - 8, -16

Answer 5: ( C) - 2, - 4, - 6, - 8

Explanation:For the First term, a = - 2

For the Second Term, d = - 2

al= a= - 2

Given that the nth term for the AP is

an = a + (n - l)d

here,

a = first term
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So, we get,

a2 =a+ d = - 2 + (- 2) = - 4

Same as

a3 = - 6

a4 = -8

Thus, the A.Pis

- 2, - 4, - 6, - 8

Question 6. The 21st term of the AP.,

whose first two terms are -3 and 4 is

(A)17

(8)13 7

(C)14 3

(D)-1 43

Answer 6:(B) 137

Explanation:First, two terms of the AP.

are al = - 3 and a2 = 4.

We know, nth term for the AP is

an = a + (n - l)d

here,

a = first term

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4=- 3+d
d=7
Com mon differ ence is d = 7

a2l =a+ 20d

= - 3 + (20)( 7)

=137
Question 7. If the 2nd term of the AP. is 13
and the 5th term is 25, then what is the
7th term?

(A)3 0

(B) 33
(c) 37
(D) 38
Answer 7:{B) 33

Explanation:Given that the nth term for

the AP is

an = a + (n - l)d

here,

a = first term

an is nth term

d is the comm on difference

a2 =a + d =13 ..... (1)

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d=4

a= 13 - 4 = 9

a7= a+ 6d

= 9 + 6(4)

= 9 + 24 = 33

Question 8. Which term of the AP .: 21,

42, 63, 84 ... is 210?

(A) 9th
(B)10th

(C) 11th
(D) 12th
Answer 8: (B) 10th

Explanation: Let nth term for the given

AP be 210.

As per the question,

first term is a = 21

common difference is d = 42 - 21 = 21
and an= 210

Given that the nth term for the AP is

an = a + (n - l)d

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210 = 21 + (n - 1)21
189 = (n - 1)21
n -1 = 9

n = 10

Hence, 10th term for the AP is 210.

Question 9. If the comm on differ ence of

the AP. is 5, what is a18 - a13?

(A) 5
(B) 20
(C)25
(D)30
Answ er 9: ( C) 25

Explanation: Given that,

The comm on differe nce for the AP i.e., d

=5

Then,

We are aware that the nth term for the

AP is

an = a + (n - l)d

here a = first term

an is nth term

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al 8 -a l 3 = a + 17d -
(a + 12d)
= 5d

= 5( 5)

= 25

Question 10: W h a
t is th e c o m m o
difference of th e AP. n
fo r w h ic h a l8 - a l4
=3 2?

(A )8

(B )- 8
(c )- 4
(D) 4
Answer 10: (A) 8

Exp lanation:The n th te
. rm o f th e AP .
give n b y a n = a + (n -l . IS
)d .
Then,

a l8 = a + (l 8 -l )d, a l8 =
a + l7 d
A ls o,

a l4 = a + (l 4 -l )d, a l4 =
a + 13d
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a la - a l4 = 32

(a + l7 d )- (a + l3 d )= 3 2
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d =8

com mo n diff ere nce for the AP is 8.

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So, the cor rec t ans wer is an opt ion (A) .

Question 11: Two AP's hav e the sam e

com mo n difference. The first term for
one of the se is -1, and tha t for the other
is -8. Then the difference for the 4th
term is

(A)-1
(B) -8
(C) 7
(D) -9
Answer 11: (c) 7

Explanation: Gen eral term s of the AP. are

a, a+d, a+2 d, a+3 d,......

1st A.P. with the first term -1 as well as the

com mo n diff ere nce d is -1, -l+d , -1+2d,....

2nd A.P. with the first term -8 a s well as

the com mo n diffe ren ce d is -8, -8+ d,
-8+ 2d,....

The nth term of the AP. is give n by an= a+

(n-l )d

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A4 =-8+3d ..... (2)

Subtracting the (2) from (1),

a4-A4 =(-1+3d)-(-8+3d)

=-1+3d+8-3d

=7

The difference between their 4th term is

7.
Thus, the correct answer is an option (c).

Question 12: If 7 times the 7th term of the

AP. is equal to 11 times the 11th term, the
18th term will be

(A)7

(B) 11
(c) 1s
(D)O
Answer 12: ( D) O

Explanation: The nth term for the AP is

given by

an=a+(n-l)d.

We have,

7a7=11all

7[ a+(7-l)d] =11 [ a+(ll-l)d]

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(C)6
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t e r m o t t h AP a
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f t h e AP .
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