Sequence & Progression
Sequence & Progression
S4n _____.
of is :
S2n
12. If for x, y Î R, x > 0,
(1) 6 (2) 4 (3) 2 (4) 8 y = log10x + log10x1/3 + log10x1/9 + ..... upto ¥
2 + 4 + 6 + .... + 2y 4
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14. Three numbers are in an increasing geometric 21. Let a, b, c be in arithmetic progression. Let the
progression with common ratio r. If the middle centroid of the triangle with vertices (a, c), (2, b)
number is doubled, then the new numbers are in æ 10 7 ö
and (a, b) be ç , ÷ . If a, b are the roots of
an arithmetic progression with common è 3 3ø
difference d. If the fourth term of GP is 3 r2, the equation ax2 + bx + 1 = 0, then the value of
then r2 – d is equal to : a2 + b2 – ab is :
(1) 7 – 7 3 (2) 7 + 3 71 69
(1) (2)
256 256
(3) 7 – 3 (4) 7 + 3 3
69 71
15. The mean of 10 numbers 7 × 8, 10 × 10, 13 × (3) - (4) -
256 256
12, 16 × 14, …. is _________.
22. The sum of first four terms of a geometric
16. Let a1, a2, a3, … be an A.P. If
65
a1 + a 2 + ... + a10 100 a progression (G.P.) is and the sum of their
= 2 , p ¹ 10, then 11 is 12
a1 + a 2 + ... + a p p a10
65
respective reciprocals is . If the product of
equal to : 18
19 100 21 121 first three terms of the G.P. is 1, and the third
(1) (2) (3) (4)
21 121 19 100 term is a, then 2a is _______.
17. The number of 4-digit numbers which are p ¥ ¥
neither multiple of 7 nor multiple of 3 is ____. 23. If 0 < q, f < , x = å cos2n q, y = å sin 2 n f
2 n =0 n =0
7 9 13 19
18. If S = + + + + .... , then 160 S is equal ¥
5 52 53 54 and z = å cos2n q× sin 2n f then :
n=0
to ______.
(1) xy – z = (x + y) z (2) xy + yz + zx = z
19. Let Sn = 1 · (n –1) + 2· (n – 2) + 3 · (n–3) +… + (3) xyz = 4 (4) xy + z = (x + y)z
³
20
1 4
åa a
n= 1
=
9
. If the sum of this AP is 189, then
n n +1
a6a16 is equal to :
(1) 57 (2) 72 (3) 48 (4) 36
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¥
n 2 + 6n + 10 31. Consider an arithmetic series and a geometric
25. The sum of the series å
n =1 (2n + 1)!
is equal to :
series having four initial terms from the set {11,
8, 21, 16, 26, 32, 4}. If the last terms of these
41 19 -1
(1) e + e - 10 series are the maximum possible four digit
8 8
numbers, then the number of common terms in
41 19 -1 these two series is equal to ______ .
(2) e - e - 10
8 8 æ 18 ö
32. If 1, log10(4x – 2) and log10 ç 4 x + ÷ are in
41 19 -1 è 5 ø
(3) e + e + 10
8 8 arithmetic progression for a real number x,
then the value of the determinant
41 19 1
(4) - e + e- - 10 æ 1ö
8 8 2ç x - ÷ x - 1 x2
è 2ø
26. If the arithmetic mean and geometric mean of 1 0 x is equal to :
the pth and qth terms of the sequence x 1 0
–16, 8, –4, 2, ... satisfy the equation
4x2 – 9x + 5 = 0, then p + q is equal to ______. 33. If a, b are natural numbers such that
27. In a increasing geometric series, the sum of the 100a – 199b = (100)(100) + (99)(101) +
25 (98)(102) +.....+ (1)(199), then the slope of the
second and the sixth term is and the
2 line passing through (a,b) and origin is :
product of the third and fifth term is 25. Then, (1) 540 (2) 550 (3) 530 (4) 510
the sum of 4th, 6th and 8th terms is equal to 1 1 1 1
34. + + + ... + is equal to
32 - 1 52 - 1 72 - 1 ( 201) - 1
2
(1) 30 (2) 26 (3) 35 (4) 32
28. The sum of the infinite series 101 25 101 99
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2 7 12 17 22 404 101 408 400
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1 + + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + ... is equal to
3 3 3 3 3 35. Let S1 be the sum of first 2n terms of an arithmetic
13 9 15 11 progression. Let S2 be the sum of first 4n terms of
(1) (2) (3) (4)
4 4 4 4 the same arithmetic progression. If (S2 – S1) is
1 1 1 1000, then the sum of the first 6n terms of the
29. Let , a and b be in G.P. and , ,6 be in arithmetic progression is equal to:
16 a b
(1) 1000 (2) 7000 (3) 5000 (4) 3000
A.P., where a, b > 0. Then 72(a + b) is equal to
36. The term independent of x in the expansion of
________.
10
30. Let é x +1 x -1 ù
êë x2/3 - x1/3 + 1 - x - x1/2 úû , x ¹ 1, is equal
Sn (x) = loga1/2 x + loga1/3 x + loga1/6 x
to _______.
+ loga1/11 x + loga1/18 x + loga1/27 x + .....
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SOLUTION 4. 2040 = 23 × 3 × 5 × 17
1. s = 2log 9 x + 3 log 9 x+ ...... + 22 log 9 x n should not be multiple of 2, 3, 5 and 17.
s = log9 x (2 + 3 + ..... + 22) Sum of all n = (1 + 3 + 5 … + 99) – (3 + 9 + 15 + 21
ì 21 ü + … + 99) – (5 + 25 + 35 + 55 + 65 + 85 + 95) – (17)
s = log9x í (2 + 22) ý
î 2 þ 17 (
= 2500 - 3 + 99 ) - 365 - 17
Given 252 log9 x = 504 2
= 2500 – 867 – 365 – 17
Þ log9x = 2 Þ x = 81
= 1251
¥
a
2. a n +2 = 2a n +1 + a n , let å nn = P 5. Let a be first term and d be common diff. of this
n =1 8
A.P.
Divide by 8n we get
Given S3n = 3S2n
a n + 2 2a n +1 a n
= n + n 3n 2n
8n 8 8 Þ éë2a + ( 3n - 1) d ùû = 3 éë2a + ( 2n - 1) d ùû
2 2
a n +2 16a n +1 an Þ 2a + (3n – 1)d = 4a + (4n – 2)d
Þ 64 n +2
= n +1
+
8 8 8n
Þ 2a + (n – 1)d = 0
¥ ¥ ¥
a a a
64å nn ++22 = 16å nn ++11 + å nn é ù
n =1 8 n =1 8 n =1 8 4n 2 ê 2a + ( n - 1) d + 3nd ú
éë 2a + ( 4n - 1) d ùû ê 14 4244 3 ú
Now S4n 2 ë =0 û
æ a a ö æ a ö = =
64 ç P - 1 - 22 ÷ = 16 ç P - 1 ÷ + P S2n 2n é ù
é 2a + ( 2n - 1) d ùû
è 8 8 ø è 8ø 2 ë ê 2a + ( n - 1) d + nd ú
ê 14 4244 3 ú
ë =0 û
æ 1 1 ö æ 1ö
Þ 64 ç P - - ÷ = 16 ç P - ÷ + P 6nd
è 8 64 ø è 8ø = =6
nd
64P – 8 – 1 = 16 P – 2 + P
47P = 7
Þ 5d = 50 Þ d = 10 Þ a = 8
20
Now, S20 - S6 = {2a + 19d} - 6 {2a + 5d}
2 2
= 14a + 175d
= (14 × 8) + (175 × 10)
= 1862
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æ1 1 ö
log0.25 ç + 2 +... ÷ 8. B – C º {7,13,19,...97, ....}
æ ö è3 3 ø
ç 2 6 10 ÷ Now, n2 – n £ 100 × 100
6. l = ç 1 + + 2 + 3 + ... ÷
ç 14 34244
3 3 3 ÷
è S ø Þ n(n – 1) £ 100 × 100
Þ A = {1,2,...., 100}.
2 6 10
S = 1 + + 2 + 3 + ....
3 3 3 So, A Ç (B - C) = {7,13,19,...,97}
S 1 2 6 16
= + + + .... Hence, sum = ( 7 + 97 ) = 832
3 3 32 33 2
– – – –
1 2 22 2100
9. S= + 2 + 4 + .... 100
________________________ x +1 x +1 x +1 x2 + 1
2S 1 4 4
= 1 + + 2 + 3 + .... 1 1 1
3 3 3 3 S+ = + + ....
1- x 1- x x +1
2S 4 4 4
= + + + .... 2 2
3 3 32 33 = 2
+ + ...
1- x 1 + x2
3æ 4 /3 ö
S= ç =3
2 è 1 - 1 / 3 ÷ø S+
1
=
2101
1 - x 1 - x 2101
æ 1/3 ö
Now l = ( 3)
log0.25 ç ÷
è 1-1/3 ø
Put x = 2
æ1ö
l=3
log( (1/4 )) ç ÷
è2ø
= 31/2 = 3 2101
S = 1- 101
22 -1
Þl =3 2
a
x = 15 ....... (i)
Let 2 = t 1- r
æ 7ö Series formed by square of terms:
log3 ( t - 5) = log3 2 ç t - ÷
2
( t - 4 )( t - 8 ) = 0 a a a
Þ . = 150 Þ 15. = 150
1- r 1+ r 1+ r
Þ 2x = 4 or 2 x = 8
a
X = 2 (Rejected) Þ = 10 ...... (ii)
1+ r
Or x = 3
1
by (i) and (ii) a = 12 ; r =
5
Now series : ar2, ar4, ar6
Sum =
ar 2
=
12. 1 ( )
25 = 1
1- r 2
1- 1 2
25
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11. c2 = a2 + b2 = a1 – 3 + 2b1 = 12 a
14. Let numbers be , a, ar ® G.P
a1 + 2b1 = 15 ____(1) r
c3 = a3 + b3 = a1 – 6 + 4b1 = 13 a a 1
, 2a, ar ® A.P Þ 4a = + ar Þ r + = 4
a1 + 4b1 = 19 ____(2) r r r
( 1
)(
y = ( log10 x ) + log10 x 3 + log10 x 9 + ..¥
1
) 10 10
S10 = å Tn = 6 å n 2 + 26å n + 24å1
n =1 n =1
10
n =1
10
n =1
æ 1 1 ö 6 (10 ´ 11 ´ 21) 10 ´ 11
= ç 1 + + + ...¥ ÷ log10 x = + 26 ´ + 24 ´ 10
è 3 9 ø 6 2
æ 1 ö = 10 × 11 (21 + 13) + 240
=ç log x = 9
1 ÷ 10 = 3980
ç1- ÷
è 3ø
S10 3980
6 Mean = = = 398
So, (x,y) = (10 ,9) 10 10
120 a1
= 9p = (20 – 2p) + 10(p – 1)
121 d
a1 (10 - p) 1
= =
d 2(10 - p) 2
1
+ 10
a11 a1 + 10d 2 21
\ = = =
a10 a1 + 9d 1
+ 9 19
2
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17. A = 4 – digit numbers divisible by 3 19. Let Tr = r (n – r)
A = 1002, 1005, …, 9999. Tr = nr – r2
9999 = 1002 + (n – 1)3 n n
Þ (n – 1)3 = 8997 Þ n = 3000 Þ Sn = å T = å ( nr - r
r =1
r
r =1
2
)
B = 4 – digit numbers divisible by 7
B = 1001, 1008, …, 9996 n. ( n )( n + 1) n ( n + 1)( 2n + 1)
Sn = -
Þ 9996 = 1001 + (n – 1)7 2 6
Þ n = 1286
n ( n - 1)( n + 1)
A Ç B = 1008, 1029, …, 9996 Sn =
6
9996 = 1008 + (n – 1)21
Þ n = 429
¥
æ 2Sn 1 ö
So, no divisible by either 3 or 7
Now å çè
r =4
- ÷
n! ( n - 2 )! ø
= 3000 + 1286 – 429 = 3857 ¥
æ n ( n - 1)( n + 1) 1 ö
total 4-digits numbers = 9000 = å ç 2. - ÷
required numbers = 9000 – 3857 = 5143 r =4 è 6.n ( n - 1)( n - 2 )! ( n - 2 )! ø
7 9 13 19 ¥
æ1æ n -2+3ö 1 ö
18. S= + + + + ... = åç ç ÷ -
5 52 53 54 ( )
r =4 è 3 è n - 2 ! ø
( n - 2 )! ÷ø
1 7 9 13
S= + + + ... ¥
1 1 1
5 52 53 54 =å · = ( e - 1)
r =4 3
( n - 3) ! 3
On subtracting
Option (1)
4 7 2 4 6
S = + 2 + 3 + 4 + ...
5 5 5 5 5
7 1 æ 2 3 ö
S= + ç1 + + 2 + ... ÷
4 10 è 5 5 ø
-2
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7 1 æ 1ö
S = + ç1 - ÷
4 10 è 5 ø
7 1 25 61
= + ´ =
4 10 16 32
Þ 160S = 5 × 61 = 305
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20
1 20
1 a + 2 + a 10
20. å
n =1 a n a n +1
= å
n =1 a n ( a n + d )
21.
3
=
3
a=4
1 20 æ 1 1 ö
= å -
d n=1 è a n a n + d ÷ø
ç and
c+b+b 7
=
3 3
1æ 1 1 ö 4 c + 2b = 7
Þ ç - = (Given)
d è a1 a 21 ÷ø 9 also 2b = a + c
2b – a + 2b = 7
1æa -a ö 4 11
Þ ç 21 1 ÷ = b=
d è a1a 21 ø 9 4
1 æ a + 20d - a1 ö 4 11 a
Þ ç 1 ÷ = 9 Þ a1a2 = 45 .... (1) now 4x 2 + x +1 = 0 b
dè a1a 2 ø 4
21 a2 + b2 – ab = (a + b)2 – 3ab
Now sum of first 21 terms = (2a1 + 20d) = 189
2 æ -11 ö
2
æ1ö
=ç ÷ - 3ç ÷
Þ a1 + 10d = 9 ... (2) è 16 ø è4ø
For equation (1) & (2) we get 121 3 -71
= - =
3 256 4 256
a1 = 3 & d =
5 22. Let number are a, ar, ar2, ar3
OR
(r 4 - 1) 65
a = ...(1)
3 r - 1 12
a1 = 15 & d = -
5
æ1 ö
So, a6.a16 = (a1 + 5d) (a1 + 15d) ç 4
- 1÷
1èr ø = 65
Þ a6a16 = 72 a 1 -1 18
r
Option (2)
1 æ 1 - r 3 ö 65
(1) 3
Þ a2r3 =
(2) 2
and a3.r3 = 1
ar = 1
3
(ar)2.r =
2
3 2
r= ,a=
2 3
2 9
So, third term = ar2 = ´
3 4
3
a=
2
2a = 3
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1 1 é 1 ù
23. x= Þ sin 2 q = êe + e - 2 ú
1 - cos q
2
x é1 1 1 ù
S2 = 11 ê + + + ...ú = 11 ê ú
ë 2! 4! 6! û ë 2 û
1 1
& 1 - sin q cos q =
2 2
Also, cos2q =
y z é 1 ù
é1 1 1 ù êe - e - 2ú
1 1 1 S3 = 29 ê + + + ...ú = 29 ê ú
So, 1 - ´ = Þ z(xy - 1) = xy ....(1) ë 3! 5! 7! û ë 2 û
x y z
1
1 1 Now, S =
4
[S1 + S2 + S3 ]
Also, + = 1 Þ x + y = xy .....(2)
x y
1 é e 1 11e 11 29e 29 ù
From (i) and (ii) = ê - + + + - - 4ú
4 ë 2 2e 2 2e 2 2e û
xy + z = xyz = (x + y) z
41e 19
24. Let an be the side length of An. = - - 10
8 8e
So, a n = 2a n +1 , a1 = 12 5
26. 4x2 – 9x + 5 = 0 Þ x = 1,
4
n -1
æ 1 ö
Þ a n = 12 ´ ç ÷ 5 t p + tq
è 2ø Now given = ,t = t pt q where
4 2
144
Now, Þ ( a n ) < 1
2 r -1
Þ <1 æ 1ö
2(n -1) t r = -16 ç - ÷
è 2ø
Þ 2(n -1) > 144
5 éæ 1 ö p -1 æ 1 öq -1 ù
so = -8 êç - ÷ + ç - ÷ ú
Þn–1³8 4 ëêè 2 ø è 2 ø ûú
Þn³9 p + q -2
æ 1ö
Þ 2 p+q-2 = ( -1)
p+ q - 2
1 = 256 ç - ÷ 28
n + 6n + 10 4n + 24n + 40
2 2
è 2ø
25. Tn = =
(2n + 1)! 4.(2n + 1)!
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hence p + q = 10
(2n + 1) + 20n + 39
2
=
4.(2n + 1)!
1 é 2n + 1 10 29 ù
= ê + +
4 ë (2n)! (2n)! (2n + 1)! úû
1é 1 11 29 ù
= ê + +
4 ë (2n - 1)! (2n)! (2n + 1)! úû
1
e-
1 1 1 e
S1 = + + + ... =
1! 3! 5! 2
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27. a, ar, ar2, ... 1
a= , a>0
25 25 12
T2 + T6 =
2
Þ ar 1 + r 4 = (
2
)
1
b = 16a2 =
625 9
a2r2 (1 + r4)2 = .... (1)
4 Þ 72 (a + b) = 6 + 8 = 14
T3 . T5 = 25 Þ (ar2) (ar4) = 25 30. Sn(x) = (2+3+6+11+18+27+.......+n-terms)logax
a2r6 = 25 .... (2) Let S1 = 2 + 3 + 6 + 11 + 18 + 27 + .... + Tn
On dividing (1) by (2) S1 = 2 + 3 + 6 + .............................. + Tn
(1 + r )
2
4
25 –––––––––––––––––––––
=
r4 4 Tn = 2 + 1 + 3 + 5 + ...... + n terms
4r8 – 17r4 + 4 = 0 Tn = 2 + (n – 1)2
(4r4 – 1) (r4 – 4) = 0 (n - 1) n(2n -1)
S1 = STn = 2n +
1 6
r4 = , 4 Þ r4 = 4
4 æ n(n - 1)(2n - 1) ö
Þ Sn (x) = ç 2n + ÷ loga x
(an increasing geometric series) è 6 ø
a2r6 = 25 Þ (ar3)2 = 25 S24(x) = 1093 (Given)
T4 + T6 + T8 = ar3 + ar5 + ar7 æ 23.24.47 ö
logax ç 48 + ÷ = 1093
= ar3 (1 + r2 + r4) è 6 ø
= 5(1 + 2 + 4) = 35 1
logax = .... (1)
2 7 12 17 4
28. S = 1 + + 2 + 3 + 4 + ...
3 3 3 3 S12 (2x) = 265
S 1 2 7 12 S12 (2x) = 265
= + + + + ...
3 3 32 33 34
æ 11.12.23 ö
2S 1 5 5 5 loga(2x) ç 24 + ÷ = 265
è 6 ø
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æ 18 ö 1 1 1
32. 2 log10 (4 x - 2) = 1 + log10 ç 4 x + ÷ 34. Tn = =
( 2n + 1) - 1 ( 2n + 2 ) 2n 4 ( n )( n + 1)
2
è 5ø
æ 18 ö
(4x - 2)2 = 10 ç 4x + ÷ =
( n + 1) - n = 1 æ 1 - 1 ö
è 5ø 4n ( n + 1) 4 çè n n + 1 ÷ø
1650 10 - r r
slope = = 550 - = 0 Þ 20 – 2r – 3r = 0
3 3 2
Þr=4
10 ´ 9 ´ 8 ´ 7
T5 = 10 C4 = = 210
4 ´ 3 ´ 2 ´1