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Previous Year Questions

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1. (a) Find the sum of first 30 terms of AP: 6. For what value of ‘ n ’, are the n th terms of the APs:
−30, −24, −18,... 9, 7,5,..... and 15,12,9,... the same?

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(b) In an AP if Sn = n ( 4n + 1) , then find the AP. 7. How many natural numbers are there between 1 and
1000 which are divisible by 5 but not by 2?
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2. Case Study – I
8. If the last term of an A.P. of 30 terms is 119 and 8th term
In Mathematics, relations can be expressed in various
from the end (towards the first term) is 91, then find the
ways. The matchstick patterns are based on linear
common difference of the A.P. Hence, find the sum of
relations. Different strategies can be used to calculate
all the terms of the A.P.
the number of matchsticks used in different figures.
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One such pattern is shown below. Observe the pattern
9. If p − 1, p + 1 and 2 p + 3 are in A.P., then the value of
and answer the following questions using Arithmetic
Progression: p is

(a) −2 (b) 4

(c) 0 (d) 2

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(a) Write the AP for the number of triangles used in the
10. (a) The ratio of the 11th term to 17th term of an A.P. is
figures. Also, write the nth term of this AP.
3:4. Find the ratio of 5th term to 21st term of the same
(b) Which figure has 61 matchsticks ? A.P. Also, find the ratio of the sum of first 5 terms to
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11 1 49 OR
3. (a) Which terms of the A.P. − , −3, − ,... is ?
2 2 2 (b) 250 logs are stacked in the following manner:
OR 22 logs in the bottom row, 21 in the next row, 20 in the
(b) Find a and b so that the numbers row next to it and so on (as shown by an example). In

a, 7, b, 23 are in A.P. how many rows, are the 250 logs placed and how many
logs are there in top row?
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4. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. whose nth terms

is given as an = 5 − 2n .

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5. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an AP in which d = 5

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and a20 = 135 .
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11. How many terms of the arithmetic progression 45, 39, 16. The 11th term from the end of the A.P. : 10, 7, 4, .......,
33, ........ must be taken so that their sum is 180 ? Explain 62 is :
the double answer. (a) 25 (b) 16
[CBSE-30-2-1-(2023)] (c) -32 (d) 0
12. The next term of the A.P.: 6, 24, 54 is: [CBSE-30-5-1-(2023)]

(a) 60 (b) 96 17. If pth term of an A.P. is q and qth term is p, then prove
that its nth term is(p + q − n) .
(c) 72 (d) 216
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18. If the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. be 3n 2 + n and
13. Assertion (A): a, b, c are in A.P. if and only if
its common difference is 6, then its first term is
2b = a + c .
(a) 2 (b) 3
Reason (R) : The sum of first n odd natural numbers is
(c) 1 (d) 4
n2
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(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
19. (A) The ratio of the 11th term to the 18th term of an A.P.
Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
is 2:3. Find the ratio of the 5th term to the 21st term. Also,
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and
find the ratio of the sum of first 5 terms to the sum of
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion
first 21 terms.
(A).
OR
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(B) If the sum of first 6 terms of an A.P. is 36 and that
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
of the first 16 terms is 256, find the sum of first 10 terms.
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14. (A) How many terms are there in an A.P. whose first
and fifth terms are – 14 and 2, respectively and the last
term is 62.

OR

(B) Which term of the A.P. : 65, 61, 57, 53, ..................
is the first negative term ?

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15. The common difference of the A.P. whose n th term is

given by an = 3n + 7 , is

(a) 7 (b) 3

(c) 3n (d) 1

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Solutions
1. (a) Here 6. n th terms are 9 + ( n − 1)( −2 ) and 15 + ( n − 1)( −3)

a = −30, d = 6, n = 30 Thus, 9 − 2 ( n − 1) = 15 − 3 ( n − 1) gives n = 7

30
S30 =  −60 + 29  6
2 7. Numbers divisible by 5 but not by 2.
= 1710
5,15, 25,35,....,995
OR
a = 5, d = 10, an = 995  a + ( n − 1) d = 995
(b) a = S1 = 1( 4 1 + 1) = 5
5 + ( n − 1)10 = 995  ( n − 1)10 = 990
a + ( a + d ) = S 2 = 2 ( 4  2 + 1) = 18  n − 1 = 99  n = 100
d =8
8. Last term an = 119  a + 29d = 119 .... ( i )
Hence AP is 5,13, 21,...
8th term from end = 23rd term from the beginning
2. (a) Number of triangles in figures are 4, 6, 8, ...
 a + 22d = 91 ... ( ii )
This is an A.P. with a = 4, d = 2
Solving (i) and (ii), we get
 an = 4 + ( n − 1)  2 = 2n + 2
a = 3 and d = 4
(b) Number of matchsticks in figures are 12, 19, 26, ...
n
This is an A.P. with a = 12, d = 7
 S30 = (a + l )
2

 61 = 12 + ( n − 1)  7 30
= ( 3 + 119 )
n=8 2
= 1830
−11 5 49
3. (a) Here a = , d = , an = 9. (c) 0
2 2 2

49 −11 a + 10d 3
= + ( n − 1)
5 10. (a) Given =
2 2 2 a + 16d 4
 n = 13  4a + 40d = 3a + 48d
OR  a = 8d ... ( i )

Numbers are in AP a5 a + 4d 3
Therefore = = using (i)
Therefore, a + b = 14 and 2b = 30 a21 a + 20d 7

 b = 15, a = −1 a5 : a21 = 3: 7

4. a1 = 5 − 2 = 3 5
s5 ( 2a + 4d ) 5  20d 25
a20 = 5 − 40 = −35 = 2 = =
s21 21 2a + 20d
( ) 21 36d 189
20 2
S20 = ( 3 − 35) = −320
2
Therefore, s5 : s21 = 25:189
5. a + 19  5 = 135  a = 40
OR
20
S20 = 80 + 19  5 = 1750 (b) Let the number of rows be n.
2
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A.P. formed is 22, 21, 20, 19, ......... Let an be the first negative term

Here a = 22, d = −1, Sn = 250 an  0  a + ( n − 1) d  0

n 65 + ( n − 1)( −4 )  0  69 − 4n  0
 250 = 44 + ( n − 1)( −1)
2 69
n
4
 n2 − 45n + 500 = 0
 ( n − 25)( n − 20 ) = 0  Least positive integral value of n which satisfies

69
n  25  n = 20 n is 18
4
logs in top row = a20 = 22 + 19 ( −1) = 3  1st negative term of the AP = 18

11. 45,39,33,.... 15. (b) 3

a = 45, d = −6 16. (c) -32

Sn = 180 17. a p = a + ( p − 1) d = q ... ( i )

n
180 = 2  45 + ( n − 1)( −6 ) aq = a + ( q − 1) d = p .... ( ii )
2

n Solving (i) and (ii)

 180 = 90 − 6n + 6
2 d = −1, a = q + p − 1
an = ( q + p − 1) + ( n − 1)( −1) = q + p − n
 360 = 96n − 6 n 2
 6n 2 − 96n + 360 = 0 18. (d) 4

 n2 − 16n + 60 = 0 a + 10d 2
19. (A) =
 ( n − 10 )( n − 6 ) = 0 a + 17d 3

n − 10 = 0, n − 6 = 0  n = 10, 6 3a + 30d = 2a + 34d  a = 4d

We get two values of ‘ n ’ as sum of 7th term to 10th term a + 4d 4d + 4d 8d 1

Therefore, = = =
a + 20d 4d + 20d 24d 3
is zero as some terms are negative and some are positive.
5
12. (b) 96 S5  2a + 4d  5 8d + 4d 
= 2 =
S21 21 2a + 20d 218d + 20d 
13. (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and  
1
Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion
(A). 5 12d 5
= = or S5 : S21 = 5: 49
21 28d 49
14. (a) a = −14, a5 = 2  a + 4d = 2
OR
−14 + 4d = 2  d = 4
6
an = 62  a + ( n − 1) d = 62 (B) S6 = 36  2a + 5d  = 36
2
−14 + ( n − 1) 4 = 62  n = 20  2a + 5d = 12 .... (1)
OR
16
S16 = 256   2a + 15d  = 256
(b) 65, 61,57,53,.... 2
 2a + 15d = 32 .... ( 2 )
a = 65, d = −4
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Solving (1) and (2)

d =2
a =1

10
S10 =  2 (1) + 9 ( 2 ) = 100
2