Sequence and Series

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Arithmetic & Geometric Progressions

This chapter covers Arithmetic Progressions (AP) and Geometric Progressions (GP). Students learn how to find the nth term, sum of n terms, arithmetic/geometric means, and sum to infinity of a GP.

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4168

Find the sum of n terms of the A.P., whose nth term is 5n+1\displaystyle 5n + 1

4169

The sum of first three terms of a G.P. is 212\displaystyle \frac{21}{2} and their product is 27. Which of the following is not a term of the G.P., if the numbers are positive?

4170

Insert 4 numbers between 2 and 22 such that the resulting sequence is an Arithmetic Progression (A.P.).

4171

Find the sum of series 1+12+14+\displaystyle 1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{4} + \dots upto 6 terms.

1762

If the sum of 'n\displaystyle n' terms of an AP (Arithmetic Progression) is 2n2\displaystyle 2n^2, the fifth term is ____.

1763

The sum of first n\displaystyle n terms an AP is 3n2+5n\displaystyle 3n^2+5n. The series is:

1757

If 2+6+10+14+.........+x=882\displaystyle 2+6+10+14+.........+x=882 then the value of x\displaystyle x is

1758

If the sum of five terms of AP is 75\displaystyle 75. Find the third term of the series.

1759

The 20th\displaystyle 20^{th} term of arithmetic progression whose 6th\displaystyle 6^{th} term is 38\displaystyle 38 and 10th\displaystyle 10^{th} term is 66\displaystyle 66 is:

1760

Divide 69\displaystyle 69 into 3\displaystyle 3 parts which are in A.P. and are such that the product of first two parts is 483\displaystyle 483.

1761

The number of terms of the series: 5+7+9+...\displaystyle 5+7+9+... must be taken so that the sum may be 480\displaystyle 480.

1767

If the sum of n\displaystyle n terms of an AP is (3n2n)\displaystyle (3n^2-n) and its common difference is 6\displaystyle 6, then its 1st\displaystyle 1^{st} term is:

1768

Insert two arithmetic means between 68\displaystyle 68 and 260\displaystyle 260.

1769

If the pth\displaystyle p^{th} term of an A.P. is 'q\displaystyle q' and the qth\displaystyle q^{th} term is 'p\displaystyle p', then its nth\displaystyle n^{th} term is

1770

The sum of the series 8,6,4,.........n\displaystyle -8,-6,-4,.........n terms is 52\displaystyle 52. The number of terms n\displaystyle n is

1771

The value of K\displaystyle K, for which the terms 7K+3,4K5,2K+10\displaystyle 7K+3, 4K-5, 2K+10 are in A.P., is

1773

If pth\displaystyle p^{th} term of an AP is q\displaystyle q and its qth\displaystyle q^{th} term is p\displaystyle p, then what will be the value of (p+q)th\displaystyle (p+q)^{th} term?

1774

How many numbers between 74\displaystyle 74 and 25,556\displaystyle 25,556 are divisible by 5\displaystyle 5?

1775

If 9th\displaystyle 9^{th} and 19th\displaystyle 19^{th} term of an AP are 35\displaystyle 35 and 75\displaystyle 75, respectively, then its 20th\displaystyle 20^{th} term is:

1776

Find the 17th\displaystyle 17^{th} term of an AP series if 15th\displaystyle 15^{th} and 21st\displaystyle 21^{st} terms are 30.5\displaystyle 30.5 and 39.5\displaystyle 39.5 respectively.

1777

If nth\displaystyle n^{th} term of an AP series is 7n2\displaystyle 7n-2, then sum of 'n\displaystyle n' terms is:

1778

Find the value of 'x\displaystyle x' for the following data 1+7+13+19.........+x=225\displaystyle 1+7+13+19.........+x=225

1782

If fourth term of A.P. series is zero, then what is the ratio of twenty-fifth term of eleventh term?

1783

If 8th\displaystyle 8^{th} term of an AP is 15\displaystyle 15, the Sum of the 15\displaystyle 15 its term is

1784

For what value of x\displaystyle x; the sequence x+1,3x,4x+2\displaystyle x+1, 3x, 4x+2 are in AP?

1785

The nth\displaystyle n^{th} element of the series 3,5,7,...\displaystyle 3,5,7,... is

1786

If 1+3+5+.........+n\displaystyle 1+3+5+.........+n terms =n22\displaystyle = \frac{n^2}{2} If 2+4+6+.........+50\displaystyle 2+4+6+.........+50 terms =51\displaystyle = 51 then the value of 'n\displaystyle n' is

1787

If 6th\displaystyle 6^{th} and 13th\displaystyle 13^{th} term of an A.P are 15\displaystyle 15 and 36\displaystyle 36 respectively the A.P is

1788

The value of K\displaystyle K, for which the terms 7K+3\displaystyle 7K+3, 4K5\displaystyle 4K-5, 2K+10\displaystyle 2K+10 are in A.P., is

1790

The first term of an A.P. is 100\displaystyle 100 and the sum of whose first 6\displaystyle 6 terms is 5\displaystyle 5 times the sum of the next 6\displaystyle 6 terms, then the c.d. is:

1791

The sum of n\displaystyle n terms of an A.P. is 3n2+n\displaystyle 3n^2+n; then its pth\displaystyle p^{th} term is

1792

If three AM's between 3\displaystyle 3 and 11\displaystyle 11, they are

1793

The first and the last term of an AP are 4\displaystyle -4 and 146\displaystyle 146. The sum of the terms is 7171\displaystyle 7171. The number of terms is

1796

The sum of the first 3\displaystyle 3 terms in an AP is 18\displaystyle 18 and that of the last 3\displaystyle 3 is 28\displaystyle 28. If the AP has 13\displaystyle 13 terms, find sum of the middle three terms?

1798

The ratio of sum of first n\displaystyle n natural numbers to sum of cubes of first n\displaystyle n natural numbers is

1799

Sum of progression (a+b)\displaystyle (a+b), (ab)\displaystyle (a-b), (a3b)...n\displaystyle (a-3b)...n term is

1800

Find the sum of first twenty-five terms of A.P. series whose nth\displaystyle n^{th} term is (n+25)\displaystyle \left(n+\frac{2}{5}\right)

1795

Insert 4\displaystyle 4 A.M.'s between 3\displaystyle 3 and 18\displaystyle 18:

1801

The first and fifth term of an A.P. of 40\displaystyle 40 terms are 29\displaystyle -29 and 15\displaystyle -15 respectively. Find the sum of all positive terms of this A.P

1802

If the common difference of an AP equals to the first term, then the ratio of its mth\displaystyle m^{th} term and nth\displaystyle n^{th} term is:

1803

Find the value of 1+2+3+...+105\displaystyle 1+2+3+...+105

1764

The nth\displaystyle n^{th} term of the series 9,7,5,...\displaystyle 9,7,5,... and 15,12,9,...\displaystyle 15,12,9,... are same. Find the nth\displaystyle n^{th} term?

1772

If the ratio of sum of n\displaystyle n terms of two APs is (n1):(n+1)\displaystyle (n-1):(n+1), then the ratio of their nth\displaystyle n^{th} terms is

1779

In an arithmetic progression, the seventh terms is x\displaystyle x, and (x+7)th\displaystyle (x+7)^{th} term is zero. Then xth\displaystyle x^{th} term is

1780

If the second and eight terms of an arithmetic progression (AP) are equal to constant a\displaystyle a, then the sum of first n\displaystyle n terms of this AP is equal to

1781

The 3rd\displaystyle 3^{rd} term of arithmetic progression is 7\displaystyle 7 and Seventh term is 2\displaystyle 2 more than thrice of third term. The common difference is

1789

Which term of the AP 64,60,56,52...\displaystyle 64, 60, 56, 52... is 0\displaystyle 0

1797

If the sum of n\displaystyle n terms of an AP is 2n2\displaystyle 2n^2, then 5th\displaystyle 5^{th} term is

1825

Sum up to infinity of series. 1+12+13+14+18+19+116+127+\displaystyle 1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{3} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{8} + \frac{1}{9} + \frac{1}{16} + \frac{1}{27} + \dots

1826

Sum the series 15+152+153++15n\displaystyle \frac{1}{5} + \frac{1}{5^2} + \frac{1}{5^3} + \dots + \frac{1}{5^n}

1827

Find no. of terms of the series 25,5,1,,13125\displaystyle 25, 5, 1, \dots, \frac{1}{3125}

1828

Three numbers in G.P. with their sum 130 and their product 27,000 are:

1829

In a geometric progression, that 3rd\displaystyle 3^{rd} and 6th\displaystyle 6^{th} terms are respectively 1 and 1/8\displaystyle -1/8. The term (a)\displaystyle (a) and common ratio are respectively.

1830

If the sum and product of three numbers in G.P. are 7 and 8 respectively, then 4th\displaystyle 4^{th} term of the series is

1831

The 3rd\displaystyle 3^{rd} term of a G.P. is 2/3\displaystyle 2/3 and the 6th\displaystyle 6^{th} term is 2/81\displaystyle 2/81 then the 1st\displaystyle 1^{st} term is

1832

The sum of series 7+14+21+\displaystyle 7 + 14 + 21 + \dots to 17th\displaystyle 17^{th} term is:

1833

The largest value of n\displaystyle n for which 1+12+122++12n1<0.998\displaystyle 1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2^2} + \dots + \frac{1}{2^{n-1}} < 0.998 is

1834

The sum of first 8 terms of a G.P is five times the sum of the first 4 terms. Find the common ratio?

1835

In a GP 5th\displaystyle 5^{th} term is 27 and 8th\displaystyle 8^{th} term is 729. Find its 11th\displaystyle 11^{th} term?

1836

If 4th,7th\displaystyle 4^{th}, 7^{th} and 10th\displaystyle 10^{th} terms of a Geometric Progression are p,q\displaystyle p, q and r\displaystyle r, respectively, then:

1837

Given an infinite geometric series with first term 'a\displaystyle a' and common ratio 'r\displaystyle r'. If its sum is 4 and the second term is 34\displaystyle \frac{3}{4}, then one of correct option is

1838

If for an infinite geometric progression, first term is 'a\displaystyle a', common ratio is 'r\displaystyle r', the sum is 8 and the second term is 78\displaystyle \frac{7}{8}, then

1839

For what values of X\displaystyle X, the number 27,X,72\displaystyle \frac{-2}{7}, X, \frac{-7}{2} are in G.P.?

1805

If the sum of n\displaystyle n terms of an AP is 3n2n\displaystyle 3n^2-n and its common difference is 6\displaystyle 6, then its 1st\displaystyle 1^{st} term is

1806

Sum lying from 100\displaystyle 100 to 300\displaystyle 300 which is divisible by 4\displaystyle 4 and 5\displaystyle 5 is

1808

Sum of n\displaystyle n terms of two AP's are in the ratio (3n+5):(5n+3)\displaystyle (3n+5):(5n+3) then ratio of their 10th\displaystyle 10^{th} term

1809

If the pth\displaystyle p^{th} term of an A.P. is 'q' and the qth\displaystyle q^{th} term is 'p', then its rth\displaystyle r^{th} term is:

1810

In AP Tp=q\displaystyle T_p=q and Tq=p\displaystyle T_q=p then Tp+q=\displaystyle T_{p+q}=

1811

If the sum of n\displaystyle n terms of an A.P. be 2n2+5n\displaystyle 2n^2+5n, then its 'nth\displaystyle n^{th}' term is:

1812

If 20\displaystyle 20 AMs. are inserted between 3\displaystyle 3 and 51\displaystyle 51 then sum of these 20\displaystyle 20 A.M.s is

1813

The first, second and seventh term of an AP are in G.P. and the common difference is 2\displaystyle 2, the 2nd\displaystyle 2^{nd} term of A.P. is:

1814

The 4th\displaystyle 4^{th} term of an A.P. is three times the first and the 7th\displaystyle 7^{th} term exceeds twice the third term by 1\displaystyle 1. Find the first term 'a' and common difference 'd'.

1815

Find the sum of all natural numbers betn 250\displaystyle 250 and 1000\displaystyle 1000 which are exactly divisible by 3\displaystyle 3:

1816

A person puts Rs. 975\displaystyle 975 in monthly instalment, each instalment is less than former by Rs. 5\displaystyle 5. The amount of first instalment is Rs. 100\displaystyle 100. In what time will the entire amount be paid?

1817

If the sum of n\displaystyle n terms of an A.P. is (3n2n)\displaystyle (3n^2-n) and its common difference is 6\displaystyle 6, then its first term is:

1818

If (x+1)\displaystyle (x+1), 3x\displaystyle 3x, (4x+2)\displaystyle (4x+2) are in A.P. Find the value of x\displaystyle x

1819

Divide 144 into three parts which are in AP and such that the largest is twice the smallest, the smallest of three numbers will be:

1820

If 8th\displaystyle 8^{th} term of an AP is 15, the sum of the 15 terms is

1821

For what value of x\displaystyle x, the sequence x+1,3x,4x+2\displaystyle x+1, 3x, 4x+2 are in AP?

1822

The nth\displaystyle n^{th} term of the series whose sum to n\displaystyle n terms is 3n2+2n\displaystyle 3n^2+2n is

1823

In a G.P., if the fourth term is '3' then the product of first seven terms is

1824

y=1+x+x2+\displaystyle y = 1 + x + x^2 + \dots \infty, then x=\displaystyle x =

1840

Find the three numbers in G.P. whose sum is 19 and product is 216.

3966

The sum of the 4th and 8th term of an AP is 10. Then the sum of first eleven terms of the series is

3967

The product of three numbers which are in GP is 512. Then the second number is

1845

Given: P(7,k)=60P(7,k3)\displaystyle P(7, k) = 60 P(7, k-3). Then: k=\displaystyle k =

1846

If the pth\displaystyle p^{th} term of a G.P. is x\displaystyle x and the qth\displaystyle q^{th} term is y\displaystyle y, then find the nth\displaystyle n^{th} term:

1847

The sum of the series 0.5+0.55+0.555+\displaystyle 0.5+0.55+0.555+\dots to n\displaystyle n terms is:

1848

The second term of a G.P is 24\displaystyle 24 and the fifth term is 81\displaystyle 81. The series is

1849

The series 1+101+102+\displaystyle 1+10^{-1}+10^{-2}+\dots to \displaystyle \infty is

1867

The sum of m\displaystyle m terms of the series 1+11+111+\displaystyle 1+11+111+\dots up to m\displaystyle m terms, is equal to:

1868

If (b+ca),(c+ab),(a+bc)\displaystyle (b+c-a), (c+a-b), (a+b-c) are in AP then a,b,c\displaystyle a, b, c are in:

1869

If the AM and GM of two numbers is 6.5\displaystyle 6.5 and 6\displaystyle 6 the no.'s are:

1870

If AM and HM for two numbers are 3\displaystyle 3 and 3.2\displaystyle 3.2, respectively. GM will be:

1872

The nth\displaystyle n^{th} term of the series 3+7+13+21+31+\displaystyle 3 + 7 + 13 + 21 + 31 + \dots is

1873

The numbers x\displaystyle x, 8\displaystyle 8, y\displaystyle y are in G.P. and the numbers x\displaystyle x, y\displaystyle y, 8\displaystyle -8 are in A.P. The values of x\displaystyle x and y\displaystyle y respectively shall be

1874

If ax=by=cz\displaystyle a^x = b^y = c^z and a,b,c\displaystyle a, b, c are in G.P., the x,y,z\displaystyle x, y, z are in

1876

If ax=by=cz=e1/2\displaystyle a^x = b^y = c^z = e^{1/2} then a,b,c\displaystyle a, b, c are in GP then x,y,z\displaystyle x, y, z are in

1842

The sum of the first two terms of a GP is 5/3\displaystyle 5/3 and the sum of infinity of the series is 3. The common ratio is

1850

In a GP, if fourth term is 3\displaystyle 3 then the product of first seven terms is

1853

In a G. P, sixth term is 729\displaystyle 729 and the common ratio is 3\displaystyle 3, then the first term of G.P is

1854

In a geometric progression, the second term is 12\displaystyle 12 and sixth term is 192\displaystyle 192. Find 11th\displaystyle 11^{th} term.

1856

If 5th\displaystyle 5^{th} term of G.P. is 32\displaystyle 32 and 8th\displaystyle 8^{th} term of G.P. is 8\displaystyle 8 then 6th\displaystyle 6^{th} term of G.P. is

1857

Which term of the sequence 2,4,8,16\displaystyle 2, 4, 8, 16 \dots is 2048\displaystyle 2048?

1858

The 5th\displaystyle 5^{th} and 8th\displaystyle 8^{th} terms of a GP series is 27\displaystyle 27 and 729\displaystyle 729. Then find the 10th\displaystyle 10^{th} term.

1859

Four Geometric Means between 4\displaystyle 4 and 972\displaystyle 972 are

1860

The sum up to infinity of the series S=112+123+134+\displaystyle S = \frac{1}{1 \cdot 2} + \frac{1}{2 \cdot 3} + \frac{1}{3 \cdot 4} + \dots is

1861

The 3rd\displaystyle 3^{rd} term of a G.P is 23\displaystyle \frac{2}{3} and 6th\displaystyle 6^{th} term is 281\displaystyle \frac{2}{81}, then the first term is

1862

Find the sum to infinity of the following series: 11+11+\displaystyle 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 + \dots \infty

1863

Find the product of: (243),(243)16,(243)136,\displaystyle (243), (243)^{\frac{1}{6}}, (243)^{\frac{1}{36}}, \dots \infty

1864

The sum of the first eight terms of a G.P. is five times the sum of the first four terms; then the common ratio is:

1865

For what values of x\displaystyle x, the number 27,x,72\displaystyle -\frac{2}{7}, x, -\frac{7}{2} are in G.P.?

1866

If a1x=b1y=c1z\displaystyle a^{\frac{1}{x}} = b^{\frac{1}{y}} = c^{\frac{1}{z}} and a,b,c\displaystyle a,b,c are in GP then x,y,z\displaystyle x, y, z are in

1875

If x,y\displaystyle x, y and z\displaystyle z are the terms in G.P., then the term x2+y2,xy+yz,y2+z2\displaystyle x^2 + y^2, xy + yz, y^2 + z^2 are in

1843

The sum of the infinite series 1+23+49+\displaystyle 1 + \frac{2}{3} + \frac{4}{9} + \dots is

1851

In a G.P. If the third term of a GP is 23\displaystyle \frac{2}{3} and 6th\displaystyle 6^{th} term is 281\displaystyle \frac{2}{81}, then the first term is

1852

Sum upto infinity series 1+12+14+18++12n+\displaystyle 1 + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{4} + \frac{1}{8} + \dots + \frac{1}{2^n} + \dots is

1855

The sum of first eight terms of geometric progression is five times the sum of the first four terms. The common ratio is

1871

The sum of three numbers in a geometric progression is 28\displaystyle 28. When 7\displaystyle 7, 2\displaystyle 2 and 1\displaystyle 1 are subtracted from the first, second and the third numbers respectively, then the resulting numbers are in arithmetic progression. What is the sum of squares of the original three numbers?

1877

The sum of the first two terms of an infinite geometric series is 15\displaystyle 15 and each term is equal to the sum of all the terms following it, then the sum of the series is

1879

Three numbers are in AP and their sum is 21\displaystyle 21. If 1,5,15\displaystyle 1, 5, 15 are added to them respectively, they form a G.P. The numbers are

1880

The sum of three numbers in G.P. is 70\displaystyle 70. If the two extremes by multiplied each by 4\displaystyle 4 and the mean by 5\displaystyle 5, the products are in AP. The numbers are

1881

If a,b,c\displaystyle a, b, c are in AP and x,y,z\displaystyle x, y, z are in GP, then the value of x(bc)y(ca)z(ab)\displaystyle x^{(b-c)} y^{(c-a)} z^{(a-b)} is

3970

Find the 9th term of the A.P. 8, 5, 2, -1, -4, .........

3971

The sum of series 1 + 2 + 3 + ......... is 55. The number of terms is :

1882

The sum of the series 1+11+111+\displaystyle 1 + 11 + 111 + \dots to n\displaystyle n terms is

1883

The sum of the following series 4+44+444+\displaystyle 4 + 44 + 444 + \dots to n\displaystyle n terms is:

1884

Find the sum of the series. 243+324+432+\displaystyle 243 + 324 + 432 + \dots to n\displaystyle n terms

4268

The common difference of the arithmetic progression 13,13b3,16b3,\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}, \frac{1-3b}{3}, \frac{1-6b}{3}, \dots is

1844

Find the sum to n\displaystyle n terms of the series: 7+77+777+\displaystyle 7+77+777+\dots to n\displaystyle n terms:

1878

n3\displaystyle \sum n^3 defines:

1841

The nth\displaystyle n^{th} term of the sequence 1,2,4,8,\displaystyle -1, 2, -4, 8, \dots is

1794

If the sum of n\displaystyle n terms of an A.P. is 3n2n\displaystyle 3n^2-n and its common difference is 6\displaystyle 6, then its third term is:

1804

The first and last terms of an arithmetic progression are 5\displaystyle 5 and 905\displaystyle 905. Sum of the terms is 45,955\displaystyle 45,955. The number of terms is

1807

A man starts his job with a certain monthly salary and earns a fixed increment every year. If his salary was 1,500\displaystyle 1,500 after 4\displaystyle 4 years of service and 1,800\displaystyle 1,800 after 10\displaystyle 10 years of service, what was his starting salary and what is the annual increment in rupees?

4051

The third term of a geometric progression is 5. Then the product of first five terms is

4052

The sum of infinity of the series 12+16+118+154+\displaystyle \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{18} + \frac{1}{54} + \dots is:

1765

A person pays 975\displaystyle 975 in monthly installments, each installment is less than former by 5\displaystyle 5. The amount of 1st\displaystyle 1^{st} installment is 100\displaystyle 100. In what time will the entire amount be paid?

4107

A GP series consists of 2n terms. If the sum of the terms occupying the odd places is S1\displaystyle S_1 and that of the terms in even places is S2\displaystyle S_2, the common ratio of the progression is?

4269

If the numbers x,2x+2\displaystyle x, 2x + 2 and 3x+3\displaystyle 3x + 3 are in the geometric progression, then the fourth term of the progression is

4270

The sum of all natural numbers between 200 and 600 those are divisible by 13 is

4271

The sum of first two terms of a geometric progression is 14 and its infinite sum i.e. sum up to infinity is 32. What is the common ratio of the progression?

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