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SEQUENCE and SERIES

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SEQUENCE and SERIES

This document contains 25 multiple choice questions related to sequences and series. The questions cover topics like arithmetic progressions, geometric progressions, harmonic progressions and their properties. The problems range from easy to challenging.

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JEE Main & Advanced

By Nihar Ranjan

BRA N i TEASERS
ON

Sequences and Series

The problems here are a happy blend of the straight and the twisted, the simple and the difficult
and the easy and the challenging.

Single Correct Answer Type

2+4+6+ …….upto 𝑛 terms 3


1. If 2+5+8+ …….upto 𝑛 terms
= 4 then the value of 𝑛 is

(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 8

2. The sum of 𝑛 A. M. ′s between 𝑎 and 𝑏 is


𝑛 𝑛+2
(a) 𝑛 𝑎 + 𝑏 (b) 𝑎+𝑏 (c) 𝑎+𝑏 (d) none of these
2 2

3. The ratio of sum of first three terms of a G.P. to the sum of first six terms is 64 ∶ 91 , the common ratio

of G.P. is
1 3 5 7
(a) 4
(b) 4
(c) 4
(d) 4

4. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 are different positive numbers in H.P. , then

(a) 𝑎 + 𝑏 > 𝑐 + 𝑑 (b) 𝑎 + 𝑐 > 𝑏 + 𝑑 (c) 𝑏 + 𝑐 > 𝑎 + 𝑑 (d) 𝑎 + 𝑑 > 𝑏 + 𝑐

5. If the product of 𝑛 positive numbers is 𝑛𝑛 , then their sum is


1
(a) a positive integer (b) equal to 𝑛2 + 𝑛 2 (c) never less than 𝑛2 (d) divisible by 𝑛2

1
6. If 𝑆𝑚 = 𝑚𝑟 + 2 𝑚 𝑚 − 1 𝑆, where 𝑆𝑚 denotes the sum of first 𝑚 terms of an A. P., then the

common difference is

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(a) 𝑆 (b) 3𝑆 + 2𝑟 (c) 3𝑆 (d) 𝑟 + 𝑆

7. Sum of the series 3 + 5 + 9 + 17 + 33 + ⋯ to 𝑛 terms is

(a) 2𝑛+1 − 𝑛 − 2 (b) 2𝑛 +1 + 𝑛 − 2 (c) 2𝑛 + 𝑛 − 2 (d) 2𝑛+1 − 𝑛 + 2


𝑏 +𝑐−2𝑎 𝑐+𝑎 −2𝑏 𝑎 +𝑏−2𝑐 1 1 1
8. If 𝑎
, 𝑏
, 𝑐
are in A. P., then 𝑎
, 𝑏 , 𝑐 are in

(a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) none of these

9. If 𝑥 = 0. 5 is a rational number, then 𝑥 equals


3 5 2 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
9 9 9 9

10. The A.M. and H.M. between two numbers are 8 and 32 then their G.M. is

(a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) none of these

11. If one A.M. 𝐴 and two G.M.’s 𝑝 and 𝑞 be inserted between two numbers 𝑎 and 𝑏, then which of

the following is hold good ?

(a) 𝑎3 + 𝑏3 = 2𝐴𝑝𝑞 (b) 𝑝3 + 𝑞3 = 2𝐴𝑝𝑞 (c) 𝑎3 + 𝑏3 = 2𝐴𝑎𝑏 (d) none of these


𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑑
12. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 𝜖 H. P. then , , , are in
𝑏+𝑐+𝑑 𝑐+𝑑+𝑎 𝑎 +𝑏+𝑑 𝑎 +𝑏+𝑐

(a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) none of these

13. If 𝑎2 + 4𝑏2 + 9𝑐 2 = 2𝑎𝑏 + 6𝑏𝑐 + 3𝑎𝑐, where 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are non zero numbers, then 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are in

(a) G.P. (b) H.P. (c) A.P. (d) none of these

14. If fourth term of a G.P. is 3, the product of the first seven terms is

(a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 74 (d) 47

15. The sum of the series 1 − 2 + 3 − 4 + 5 + ⋯ up to 1001 terms is

(a) 500 (b) −500 (c) 501 (d) −501

16. The sum of the series 12 + 22 + 32 + 42 + 52 … . . up to 20 terms is

(a) −2870 (b) 1435 (c) 2870 (d) −1435

17. The sum of the series 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + ⋯ up to 100 terms is

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(a) 502 (b) 1012 (c) 1002 (d) 512

18. The third term of a G.P. is 7, the product of its first five terms is

(a) 74 (b) 75 (c) 76 (d) 77

19. If log 𝑎 2 , log 𝑎 2𝑥 − 1 , log 𝑎 2𝑥 + 3 are in A.P., then the value of 𝑥 is


5
(a) 2
(b) log 3 5 (c) log 2 5 (d) log 5 3

20. If 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 are distinct real numbers greater than zero, and 𝑎2 + 𝑏2 + 𝑐 2 = 1, then the value of
𝑎𝑏 + 𝑏𝑐 + 𝑐𝑎 is

(a) less than 1 (b) equal to 1 (c) greater than 1 (d) any real number

21. The sum of 𝑛 terms of an A.P. is 5𝑛2 + 6𝑛 and 𝑟 th term is 401 then the value of 𝑟 is

(a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) none of these


1 1 1 1
22. The product of the numbers 2 4 ∙ 4 8 ∙ 8 16 ∙ 16 32 … …. is
3 5
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) 2
2 2

23. The 6th term of an A.P. is 18 and the 9th term is 12 then 𝑡15 of the series is

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0


3 15 63
24. Sum of 𝑛 terms of the series 4
+ 16 + 64 + … .. is

4 −𝑛 1 4 −𝑛 1 4 −𝑛 1
(a) 𝑛 + − (b) 𝑛 − + (c) 𝑛 − − (d) none of these
3 3 3 3 3 3

8
25. If 1, log 81 3𝑥 + 48 , log 9 3𝑥 − are in A.P., then the value of 𝑥 equals
3

(a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 4

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