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ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS MCQs

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Question 101.


 Find the sum to 100 terms of the series:
1 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 13 + 6 ...


  1.     7825
  2.     8825
  3.     9825
  4.     10825
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 8825
:
B

The series can be clubbed into two AP's, (1 + 7 + 13......) and (4 + 5 + 6.......). So, we can observe that the series can be taken as two AP's by simple rearrangement of numbers. Now, we can find the Sum of 50 terms for each AP formed.


Formula for sum of first n terms of AP is:  Sn=n2(2a+(n1)d)


So, for first AP
S1=502(2+49×6)=7400
and similarly,
S2=502(8+49)=1425
So, Sum of first 100 terms
=7400+1425=8825


Question 102.


Find the sum : 34 + 32 + 30 + .... + 10 


  1.     300
  2.     286
  3.     310
  4.     240
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 286
:
B

34+32+30+....+10
This sequence is an AP.
Here, a=34,d=3234=2.
Let the number of terms of the AP be n.
We know that
an=a+(n1)d.


10=34+(n1)(2)


(n1)(2)=24


n1=242=12
n=13 
Also, we know that the sum to n terms of an AP with first term a and last term l is given by
     Sn=n2(a+l).


S13=132(34+10)


    S13=286


Hence, the required sum is 286. 
 


Question 103.


The sum of first ten terms of an A.P. is four times the sum of its first five terms. What is the ratio of first term and common difference?


  1.     1
  2.     12
  3.     4
  4.     14
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 12
:
B

Let S10 be the sum of first 10 terms and S5 be the sum of first 5 terms.
The sum upto n terms of an AP of first term a and common difference d is given by
Sn=n2[2a+(n1)d].


Given, S10=4S5.


102[2a+(101)d]=4×52[2a+(51)d]


102[2a+9d]=4×52[2a+4d]
       2a+9d=4a+8d
                2a=d
                 ad=12


Question 104.


If the 11th and13th terms of an AP are 35 and 41 respectively, then its common difference is ___.


  1.     38
  2.     32
  3.     6
  4.     3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3
:
D
The nth term of an A.P, with first term a and common difference d is given by
Tn=a+(n1)d.
a11=a+10d=35...(1)
     a13=a+12d=41...(2)
Solving equations (1) and (2), we get
2d=6.

d=3
Question 105.


An AP consists of 50 terms of which the third term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the 29th term.


___
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3
:

It is also given that a3=12  and a50=106      
Using formula an=a+(n1)d to find nth term of AP, we get
a50=a+(501)d106=a+49d(1)  
a3=a+(31)d12=a+2d(2)
Subtracting (1) and (2), we get,
47d=94
d=2
Substituting d in (2), we get,
a+2(2)=12
a=124=8


The 29th term is,
a29=a+(291)d=8+28(2)=8+56=64


Question 106.


In the arithmetic progression given below, find the common difference.
1, a, b, c, 9


  1.     0
  2.     3
  3.     1
  4.     2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2
:
D

There are five terms in this AP
ana1 + (n - 1)d
 ana1=(n1)d
  ana1n1=d


Here, a1=1; n=5; an=9
Therefore the common difference,
d=9151=2


Question 107.


The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.


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 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2
:

It is given that 17th term exceeds its 10th term by 7
It means a17 = a10 + 7......(1)
Here, a17 is the 17th term and a10 is the 10th term of an AP.
Using formula an=a+(n1)d   to find nth term of arithmetic progression, we get


a17 =a+(16)d  .....(2)


a10 = a+(9)d .....(3)


Putting (2) and (3) in equation (1), we get


a+16d=a+9d+7


7d=7


d=77=1


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