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Mathematics Paper -1

Chapter: Arithmetic Progressions


Grade:10 Max.Marks:40
Time: 1⅟2 hours

Section A
Sl.No Section A consists of 10 questions of 1 mark each. Marks
1. In an AP if the common difference (d) = -4, and the 7th term (a7) is 4, then the 1
first term is_____.
(a) -28 (b) 28 (c) -22 (d) 22
2. The common difference of the AP ,
1 1−𝑝 1−2𝑝
, , … is _____. 1
𝑝 𝑝 𝑝
1 1
(a) 1 (b) (c) – 1 (d) −
𝑝 𝑝

3. The 11th term of the AP: -5, 2 , 0, 2, ….. is ______.


−5 5 1
(a) -20 (b) 20 (c) -30 (d) 30
4. The sum of the first 16 terms of the AP: 5,8,11,14 ….. is ___. 1
(a) 439 (b) -439 (c) 440 (d) -440
5. The sum of first 20 odd natural numbers is _____. 1
(a) 100 (b) 210 (c) 400 (d) 420
6. The first three terms of an AP respectively are 3y-1, 3y+5, and 5y+1. Then y is 1
____.
(a) -3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 2
7. The first term of the AP is 5 and the last term is 45. If the sum of all the terms is 1
400, the number of terms is _____.
(a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 16
8. In an AP, if d = -2, n=5 and an = 0, then the value of a is_____. 1
(a) 10 (b) 5 (c) -8 (d) 8
9. Direction: In the question number 9 and 10, a statement of Assertion (A) is 1
followed by a statement of Reason (R). Choose the correct option.
Statement A (Assertion): 3 consecutive terms 2k+1, 3k+3 and 5k-1 form an
AP, then k=6
Statement R (Reason): In an AP a, a+d , a+2d, ….., the sum of n terms of the
𝑛
AP be sn= 2 [2a + (n-1)d] .
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
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(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
10. Statement A (Assertion): Common difference of the AP in which a21 – a7 = 84 1
is 14.
Statement R (Reason): nth term of AP is given by an = a + (n-1) d.
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Section B
Section B consists of 3 questions of 2 marks each.
11. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 16 and 7th term exceeds the 5th term by 12. 2
12. Find how many integers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 8. 2
13. If the first 3 terms of an AP is 15, 13.5, 12. Find the sum of the first 10 terms. 2
OR
The 10 term of an AP is -4 and its 22nd term is -16. Find its 38th term.
th

Section C
Section C consists of 2 questions of 3 marks each.
14. Find the sum of first 15 multiples of 8. 3
15. The sum of the first 30 terms of an AP is 1920. If the fourth term is 18, find its 3
11th term.
OR
How many 3 digit numbers are divisible by 7.

Section D
Section D consists of 2 questions of 5 marks each.
16. How many terms of the AP 45, 39, 33 …. must be taken so that their sum is 5
180? Explain the answer.
OR
A sum of Rs 4,250 is to be used to give 10 cash prizes to students of a school of
their overall academic performance. If each prize is Rs 50 less than its
preceding prize, find the value of each of the prizes.
17. The sum of first 5 terms of an AP and the sum of the first 7 terms of the same 5
AP is 167. If the sum of the first 10 terms of this AP is 235, find the sum of its
first 20 terms.
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Section E
Case study based questions are compulsory.
18. India is competitive manufacturing
location due to the low cost of
manpower and strong technical and
engineering capabilities
contributing to higher quality
production runs. The production of
TV sets in a factory increases
uniformly by a fixed number every
year. It produced 16,000 sets in 6th year and 22,600 in 9th year.

i) Based on the above information, form an AP. 1


ii) Find the production during 8th year and find the production during first 3 years. 1

iii) In which year is the production Rs 29,200. Explain your answer with suitable 2
formula and a concluding statement.
OR
Find the difference of the production during 7th year and 4th year. Explain your
answer with suitable formula and a concluding statement.
19. Your elder brother wants to buy a
car and plans to take loan from a
bank for his car. He repays his
total loan of Rs 1,18,000 by
paying every month starting with
the first instalment of Rs 1000. If
he increases the instalment by Rs
100 every month , answer the
following:

i) Based on the above information, form an AP. 1


ii) Find the amount paid by him in 30th installment. 1
iii) Find the amount paid by him in the 30 installments and also find out what 2
amount does he still have to pay offer 30th installment?
OR
If total installments are 40 then what is the amount paid in the last installment?
Also find out, the ratio of the 1st installment to the last installment.
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