J.K.SHAH CLASSES C.P.T.

- MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS

CHAPTER-6
SEQUENCES AND SERIES (PROGRESSIONS)
HOME WORK
1. 3 + 5 + 7....up to n terms = ........
(a) n2 (b) (n + 1) 2 (c) n 2 + 2 n (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

2. (-49) +(-47)+(-45) + ............up to 49 terms.

(a) 0 (b) - 49 (c) 49 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

3. 50+48+46+............up to 51 terms = …….

(a) 0 (b) - 50 (c) 50 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

4. The sum of first 10 terms of an A.P. is 100 and the sum of first 20 terms is 400
then the sum of first 30 terms is ...........
(a) 500 (b) 900 (c) 700 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

5. If the nth terms of an A.P. is m then the sum of first 2n -1 terms is ..........
(a) m ( 2n − 1) (b) m ( 2n + 1)
m
(c) ( 2n − 1) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)
2

6 If the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is equal to the sum of first m terms ,
then the sum of first m + n terms of the A.P. is ...........
m+n
(a) m + n (b) 0 (c) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)
2
1 1
7. If the mthterm of an A.P. is and the nth term is then its (mn)th term
n m
is......
(a) 1 (b) 0 (c) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

m2
8. If the ratio of the sum of m terms and sum of n terms of an A.P. is , then
n2
the ratio of their mth and nthterms is ...........
2m − 1 2m + 1 m
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)
2n − 1 2n + 1 n

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2n + 1
9. If for two A.P.s the ratio of their sum of n terms is then the ratio
3n − 1
of their fifth terms is ...........
17 19 21
(a) (b) (c) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)
25 26 29

10. If for an A.P. the sum of its first m terms is n and the sum of its first n terms is
mthen the sum of first m + n terms is ...........
(a) m + n (b) 0 (c) – ( m + n ) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

1 1
11. If the mthterm of an A.P. is and the nth term is then the sum of its
n m
firstmn terms is ........
1 1 1
(a) (b) ( mn − 1) (c) ( mn + 1) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)
mn 2 2
1 1
12. The sum of any finite number of terms of G.P. 1 + + + ............ is..............
2 4
(a)<2 (b) >2 (c) 2 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

1 1
13. The sum of any finite number of terms of G.P. 1 + + + ............ is..............
3 9
3 3 3
(a)< (b) > (c) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)
2 2 2

14. The least value of n such that 1 + 3 + 32 + 33 + .........up to n terms > 7000 is .......
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

1 1
15. The greatest value of n such that + + ........to n terms < .999 is
2 4
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

16. In a G.P. (p + q)th term is m and (p - q)th term is n then its pth term is
...........
(a) mn (b) mn (c) m/n (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

17. If x = 1 + a + a 2 + .......∞ , y = 1 + b + b 2 + ......∞ then 1 + ab + a 2b 2 + ..........∞

=…...
xy xy
(a) xy (b) (c) (d) none of (a),(b),(c)
xy − 1 x + y −1

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(18. If sum to infinity of G.P. p,1, ,..........∞ is then p = .........
p 4
(a) 5 (b) 5/4 (c) 5 or 5/4 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

19. If the pth , qth and rth terms of a G.P. be x, y and z respectively then

x q −r y r − p z p −q = ............

(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

20. If the nth terms of G.P. 1280,640,320,....... and 5,10,20,.....be same thenn =
.......
(a) 5 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) none of (a),(b),(c)

21. A tennis ball when dropped to the ground rebounds to half of its height from which
it falls. It is dropped from a height of 16 meters .Then the total distance traveled
by the ball when it rests on the ground is
15
(a) 48 m (b) 32 m (c) 64 m (d) 47 m
16
22. The sum of 10 terms of an A. P. is 230 and the sum of its 4 terms is 44, the sum
of its 14 terms is
(a) 344 (b) 434 (c) 343 (d) none of them

23. The sum of an A. P. is 30. If its common difference and the last term are 2 and
10 respectively, the number of terms are
(a) 5 or 6 (b) 5 or 7 (c) 6 or 7 (d) none of them

24. The sum of numbers between 200 and 400 exactly divisible by 7 is
(a) 8729 (b) 3187 (c) 3287 (d) none of them

25. The sum of numbers between 1 and 100 which are exactly divisible by 3 or 5 is
(a) 4285 (b) 3200 (c) 2318 (d) none of them

26. The 6th term of an A. P. in 121, the sum of its first 11 terms is
(a) 1210 (b) 1331 (c) 1330 (d) none of them

27. The sum of 2n terms of the series

1 – 2 + 3 – 6 + 5 – 10 + 7 – 14 + .... is
(a) – n2 (b) n2 (c) – n3 (d) n3

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28. The sum of four numbers in A. P. is 20 and the sum of their squares is 120, the
product of the numbers is
(a) 1220 (b) 3840 (c) 384 (d) 288

29. The sum of five numbers in A. P. is 15 and the sum of their squares is 55, the
product of the numbers is
(a) 100 (b) 120 (c) 240 (d) 50

30. The sum of five numbers in A. P. is 30, and the product of the first and the last is
20, the sum of last two numbers is
(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 20

31. A class consists of a number of boys whose ages are in A. P. the common
difference being 4 months. If the youngest boy of the class be only 8 years old
and the sum of the ages of all the boys of the class be 168 years, the number of
boys in the class are
(a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 16

32. A class consists of a number of boys whose ages are in A. P. the common
difference being 4 months. If the youngest boy of the class be only 8 years old
and the sum of the ages of all the boys of the class be 168 years, the age of the
eldest boy in the class is
(a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 13 (d) 16

33. A person travels 15 kilometers on a cycle in the first hour and diminishes his
speed by 1/2 kilometer every hour. What time will he take to travel 156
kilometers?
(a) 15 hours (b) 13 hours (c) 14 hours (d) 16 hours

34. The sum of three numbers in G. P. is 35 and their product is 1000, the sum of
squares of the numbers is
(a) 500 (b) 512 (c) 525 (d) 550

35. The sum of first four terms of a G. P. is 65 and the sum of its last two terms is 45,
the sum of its first and last number is
(a) 45 (b) 51 (c) 44 (d) 35

36. The sum of n terms of the series 2 + 11 + 101 + 1001 ....is

(a) (10n – 1) + n (b) (102n – 1) + n
(c) (9)(10n – 1) + n (d) (1/9)(10n – 1) + n

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37.If we insert 4 geometric means between 1/2 and 512, the 3rd G.M. is
(a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) none of them

38. A refrigerator passes through three stages before it reaches to a customer from
the manufacturer. At each stage the cost is increased by 10%. If the
manufacturer's cost is ` 4000, the amount a customer will have to pay for it is
(a) 5324 (b) 4400 (c) 4840 (d) none of them

39. If a, b, c are in G.P. and x, y by the arithmetic means between a, b and b, c

respectively then a/x + c/y is
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 1 (d) none of them

40. If the arithmetic mean between a and b is twice as large as their geometric
mean, the ratio between the numbers can be written as
(a) 2 + 3: 2 - 3 (b) 2 - 3: 2 + 3
(c) 4 + 3: 4 - 3 (d) none of them

41. The arithmetic mean of two positive numbers is _____________ to their

geometric mean.
(a) > (b) > (c) < (d) <

42. The sum of all 2 digit numbers is :

(a) 4750 (b) 4905 (c) 3776 (d) 4680

43. If (k + 1), 3k and (4k + 2) be any three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the
value of k is :
(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

44. The sides of a right angled triangle are in A.P. The ratio of sides is :
(a) 1:2:3 (b) 2:3:4
(c) 3:4:5 (d) 5:8:3

45. If a, b, c are in G.P. and a1/x = b1/y = c1/ z, then x, y, z are in :

(a) A.P. (b) G.P. (c) H.P. (d) None

46. 61/2 . 61/4. 61/8… ∞ = ?

(a) 6 (b) ∞ (c) 216 (d) 36

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1 1 1
47. 1− + 2 − 3 + … ∞ = ?
3 3 3
1 1 3 4
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2 6 4 9
48. The tenth term of the series 3 , 12 , 27 ,......... ......
(a) 510 (b) 200 (c) 300 (d) 312

49. The sum of the series 12 + 1 + 22 + 2 + 32 + 3 + ........... + n 2 + n is equal to

7n 2 + n 3 8n 2 + 9n + 6
(a) (b)
14 2
5n 3 + 9n 2 + 9n 6n 2 + 7n MM,
M,
(c) (d) (e)
6 8 

50. The nth element of the sequence –1, 2, –4, 8 ….. is

(a) ( –1 )n2 n–1 (b) 2n–1 (c) 2n (d) none of these



51. The number of the terms of the series 10 +9 + 9 + 9 +............will amount to
 
155 is
(a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) (a) and (b) both

52. The two arithmetic means between –6 and 14 is

(a) 2/3, 1/3 (b) 2/3,7 (c) – 2/3,- 7 (d) none of these


53. The pth term of an AP is (3p – 1)/6. The sum of the first n terms of the AP is
(a) n (3n + 1) (b) n/12 (3n + 1)
(c) n/12 (3n – 1) (d) none of these

54. The first term of an A.P is 14 and the sums of the first five terms and the first ten
terms are equal is magnitude but opposite in sign. The 3rd term of the AP is

(a) 6 (b) 6 (c) 4/11 (d) none of these


55. The sum of the series +1+ ……to 18 terms is
√ √

,√ !

(a) 9841 (b) 9841 (c) (d) none of these
√ √
56. Four geometric means between 4 and 972 are
(a) 12, 36, 108, 324 (b) 12, 24, 108, 320
(c) 10, 36, 108, 320 (d) none of these

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ANSWERS

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (a)

8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b)

15. (b) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (c) 19. (b) 20. (a) 21. (a)

22. (b) 23. (a) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (a) 28. (c)

29. (b) 30. (c) 31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (c) 35. (d)

36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (a) 39. (b) 40. (a) 41. (a) 42. (b)

43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (a) 46. (a) 47. (c) 48. (c) 49. (e)

50. (a) 51. (d) 52. (b) 53. (b) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (a)

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