UNIT-1: ARITHMETIC PROGRESSION

I. The Statements regarding to the arithmetic progressions are given

below. State whether the following statements are true or false.
1. The nth term of an arithmetic progression is described by some explicit
linear function.
2. The difference of a term and its previous term is always constant in
arithmetic progression.
3. Arithmetic progression is a sequence in which the numbers are arranged
in a definite order according to some rule.
4. ic progression.
5. The sequence of squares of natural numbers forms an arithmetic
progression.
6. The sequence defined by {an} = is not an arithmetic progression.

7. The type of sequence in which each term except the first, progress in a
definite manner is arithmetic progression.
8. In any arithmetic progression an+1 - an
9. The sequence defined by an = 3n2-1 is an arithmetic progression.

II. Answer the following questions with suitable answer. Questions are
related to the sequences -3, 1, 5,
1. Is the sequence -3, 1, 5, 9, an arithmetic progression or not. Justify
your answer.
2. Mention the first term of an AP -
3. Check whether the number 76 is a term of an AP -
Justify your answer.
4. Write the general term of an AP -
5. Calculate the common difference of an AP -
6. Calculate the value of an-an-1 in an AP -
7. Find out the value of an+1-an in an AP -
8. If all terms of an AP - hen
calculate the common difference of a new AP.
9. What is the common difference of an AP obtained when all terms of an
AP -
10. If the common difference of an AP -

common difference of an AP ?
11. Calculate the (n+1)th term of an AP -
12. Check whether the sequence -3, 1, 5, 9, is an AP described by the rule
an=4n-7.
13. Is 193 a term of an AP -
14. Which term of an AP -
15. How many terms are there in an AP -
16. Determine the number of terms in an AP -
17. Which formula is used to calculate the n th term of anAP -
18. Calculate the 20th term of an AP -
19. Calculate the sum of first 15 terms of an AP -
20. If the S25 and S24 of an AP -
then calculate the 25th term of a given AP.
2
21. - -5n.
22. Solve for x - = 1125
23. How many terms of an AP -
24. - =x
25. Write the next three terms of an AP -
26. The 19thterm of an AP - Find the 18thterm and 17th term
of given AP.
27. Write the value of a30 - a10 for an AP -
28. What will be the value of a8 - a4 for an AP -
 29. Find the nthterm of an AP formed by the terms in even positions of an AP
-

III. Answer the following questions regarding to an AP described by

an = 3n - 5

1. Write the first term of an AP whose nth term is 3n-5.

2. If the general term of an AP is 3n-5. Then calculate the value of an-an-1?
3. Find the common difference of an AP whose nth term is 3n-5.
4. Check whether the number 25 is a term of an AP whose nth term is 3n-5.
5. Calculate the 20th term of an AP whose nth term is 3n-5.
6. Write the arithmetic progression whose nth term is 3n-5.
7. Show that the sequence which is described by a rule an = 3n-5 forms an
arithmetic progression.
8. Is 115 a term of an arithmetic progression whose nth term is 3n-5 ?
9. Which term of an AP defined by an=3n-5 is 295?
10. If all the terms of an AP having a general term 3n-5 is added with a
number 3. Then find out the general term of a new AP.
11. If all the terms of an AP whose general term is a n=3n-5 is multiplied by 5
then find out the general term of an new AP.
12. If an AP defined by an=3n-5 has 25 terms then calculate the last term of an
AP.
13. Calculate the sum of first 20 terms of an AP defined by a rule an=3n-5.
14. Show that the common difference of an AP defined by an=3n-5 is equal to
the numerical co- -5.
15. How many terms of an AP described by a n=3n-5 to be taken so that the
sum is 530?
16.

AP whose first n are given?

 17. Find out the (n-1)th and (n+1)th terms of an AP whose general term is
3n-5.
18. Find out the value of a26 of an AP whose general term is 3n-5.
19. If nthterm of an AP is 3n-5, then find out the value of an-1-an-2.
20. Write the first three terms of an AP whose nth term is 3n-5.
21. n=3n-5 which is a general term of an AP.
22. What will be the value of a8-a4 in an AP whose general term is 3n-5?

IV. Some questions are given below regarding an arithmetic progression

whose
Answer the following questions with suitable answers.

1. Write the general form of an AP whose first term and common difference

2. Which is the formula used to calculate the nth term of an AP whose first

3. Find the (n-1)th term of an AP having first term and common difference

4. Write the general term of an AP whose first term and common difference

5. Write the tenth term of an AP whose first term and common difference

6. AP

7. Define an arithmetic progression.

8. Give an example for an arithmetic progression.

 9. Mention the value of a54 - a50

10.Name the type of sequence in which an - an-1 is always constant.

V. The four alternatives / choices are given for each incomplete

statement/question. Choose the correct one.

1. Which one of the following sequence is not an arithmetic progression?

a) -
c) 4,7,10 d) -4,-
2. The general form of an AP whose first term and common difference are

a) b) a, a-d,a+
c)

3. The first term of an AP defined by an = 4n-

a) 4 b)-7 c) -3 d) 11

4. The formula used to calculate the nth

a) an=a+(n-1)d b) an=a-(n-1)d

c) an=a-(n+1)d d) an=a+(n+1)d

5. If an-an-1

a) 54 b) 45 c) 49 d) 56

6. The common difference of an AP

a) 1 b) -1 c) d) -
7. If in an AP defined by an=3n+4 then the value of a3

a) 7 b) 10 c) 16 d) 13

8. If x,y,z are in an AP then

a) b) c) d) 1

9. If in an AP S6=35 and S5=25 then the value of a6

a) 50 b) 40 c) 60 d) 10

10. If a,b,c and d are in AP then (c-

a) d-a b) d-b c) d-c d) None of these

11.

a) 2n2 b) 2n+1 c) 2n-1 d) n2

12. The nth

a) x+ny b) x-(n-1)y c) x+(n-1)y d) n+ny

13. If the common difference of an AP is 5 then the value of a15-a10

a) 25 b) 5 c) 10 d) 15

14. What is the common difference of an AP in which a21-a7 = 84?

a) 14 b) 28 c) 12 d) 6

15.

a) 10thterm b) 12thterm c) 8thterm d) 6thterm

16. If 11thterm an AP consists of 21 terms is 7 then the sum of all 21 terms

of that AP is

a) 147 b) 224 c) 70 d) 77
17. If a,b,c are in AP then the value of a+c-

a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) 0

18. If x,y,z are in AP then the value of

a) 2 b) 1 c) -1 d) 0

19. The sum of first 10 terms of an AP whose nthterm is given by an=2n+1 is

a) 240 b) 180 c) 150 d) 120

19.1 The sum of first 21 terms of an AP is 462 then middle term of that AP is

a) 11 b) 21 c) 22 d) 23

19.2

a) 10 b) 11 c) 22 d) 23

19.3 The sequence -9,-5,-

a) an AP with d=-14 b) an AP with d=-4

c) an AP with d=4 d) an AP with d=6

19.4 the sequence defined by {an}=4n-7 is an

arithmetic progression?

a) n b) n

c) n d) n

19.5 If the first and nth term of an AP are x and y respectively, then the

a) b)

c) d)
 19.6 The AP whose nth

20.In which of the following situation the sequence formed is not an AP?

a) The number of students left in a school auditorium from the total

strength of 1000 students when they leave in the batch of 25.

b) The cost of digging a by

each succeeding meter.

c)
deposited annually to accumulate at simple interest.

th
d) After striking a floor a certain ball rebounds ( of the height from
which it has fallen, the distance traveled by a ball,

VI. In the following Arithmetic progressions, Find the missing terms in

the blanks.

a) -4, ___, 4, _____

b) __, 7, 12, ___

c) -4, ___, ___, ____, ___, 6,

d) -5, -2, ___, 4, ___,

VII. 3,7,11,
contents of list B

LIST A LIST B

a) First term i) 4n+1

b) General term ii) 4
c) Common difference iii) 4n-1
d) 20th term iv) 79
v) 3

VIII. Match the following a list A with List B

LIST A LIST B

a) i) n2
b) ii) n(n+1)
c) iii)2n(n+1)

d) iv)

IX. Answer the following questions regarding to the situation given

below.

Situation 1: The 2000 students are attending to a function in

school auditorium. After the close of the function,
they leave the auditorium in the batch of 25
students.

1. Mention the number of students left in the auditorium when first batch
of students leave the auditorium.
2. Find out the total number of students left in the auditorium when the
10thbatch of students leave the auditorium.
3. Calculate the total number of students leaves the auditorium when the
15th batch of students leaves the auditorium.
4. Mention the difference of total number of students left in the
auditorium when each batch of students left the auditorium.
5. Whether the total number of students left in the auditorium at each
batch leaves the auditorium forms an AP or not?
6. Write the number of students left in the auditorium at different stages
in the form of sequence.
7. Write the general term of an AP formed by above situation.

Situation 2 : Shashi kumar started a work in 2004 at an annual

.

1. What is an annual salary of Shashikumar in the first year?

2. What is the difference in the annual salaries of two consecutive years
of Shashikumar?
3. What is the annual salary received by Shashikumar in the year 2015?
4. Calculate the total salary received by Shashikumar from 2004 to 2015.
5. Show that the salary received by Shashikumar in each year forms an
AP.
6.
7. After how many years Shashikumar receives the annual salary of

Situation 3: to be used to award four prizes. if

each prize after the
preceding prize in a school sports.

1. Calculate the value of the first prize.

2. Find out the value the last prize.
3. Mention the number of prizes awarded.
 4. What is sum of values of all prizes awarded?
5. Mention the difference in the values of third and fourth prizes.
6. Calculate the value of second prize.

X. Short answer type and long answer type questions.

1. If In an AP, the fifth term is 6 and the common difference is 4 then

calculate the sixth, seventh and eighth terms of that AP.
2. Find the 5th and 15thterms of an AP -
3. Find the common difference and Write the AP whose n thterm is 4-3n.
4. Show that the 16th term of an AP
5. Calculate the 20th term of an AP whose first term is 12 and common
difference is 3
6. If 27thterm of an AP is 39 and common difference is 9 then find out the
first term of that AP.
7. The first and 30thterms of an AP are 2 and 205 respectively.find the
common difference of that AP.
8. is 277?
9. n and hence find a15.
10.
11. The 8th term of an AP is 17 and 19thterm is 39. Find out the 25th term of
an AP
12. Determine an AP whose 4thterm is 17 and 10th term exceeds the 7thterm
by 12.
13. In an AP 10 times the 10thterm is equal to 20 times the 20 thterm then
calculate the 30th term of that AP.
14. In an AP 11 times the 11thterm is equal to 15 times the 15 thterm then find
which term of that AP is zero?.
 th th
15. term then show
that the (m+n)th term of that AP.is zero.
16. The 10th and 18th terms of an AP are 41 and 73 respectively. Find the 26th
term of an AP
17. The sum of fourth and eighth terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of sixth
and tenth terms an AP is 34. Then find an AP.
18. If in an AP,the ratio of fourth term to seventh term of an AP is 2:3 and
the ninth term is 33. Find that AP.
19. The ratio of 7th term to 8thterm of an AP is 10:7 then show that the
arithmetic progression does not contains zero.
20. The ratio of 7thterm to 8thterm of an AP is 12:5. then find the ratio of 13th
term to the 4th term of an AP.
21. If the 8thterm of an AP is double the 13thterm then show that the second
term is double the tenth term.
22. If a,b,c,d,e are in AP then prove that a+e = b+d = 2c
23. The sum of 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24. The sum 6thand 10thterms of
an AP is 44. Find the first three terms of an AP.
24.Find the four numbers in an AP such that the sum of 2nd and 3rdterms is
22 the product of 1st and 4thterms is 88.
25. The 4thterm of an AP is three times the first and 7thterm exceeds twice
the third term by 1.find the terms of an AP
26. If 9thterm of an AP is zero then prove that its 29thterm is doubled the
19thterm.
27. How many numbers of two digits are divisible by 7?
28. How many two digit even numbers are there?
29. Find the number of two digit numbers which are the multiples of 4.
30. How many number of three digits less than 500 are divisible by 6?
31. The sum of 6thterm and 14thterms exceeds half of the 10th term by 14.
Find the arithmetic progression.
th
32. In an AP whose first term is 2, the sum of first 5 terms is the sum of

the next five terms show that 20thterm is -112.

33. Fin
34. In an AP of 30 terms, the first term is 6 and last term is 64. Find the sum
of all the terms of an AP.
35. Find the sum from 6thterm to 11th
36. Calculate the sum from 10thterm to 20thterm of an AP defined by
an= 4n-3.
37. If 12thterm of an AP is -13 and the sum of first four terms is 24. Then
find the sum of first terms of that AP.
38. Calculate the sum of even numbers between 1 and 101 which are not a
multiple of 4.
39. Find the sum of first 24 terms of the AP if a1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24 = 225.
40. Find the sum of all those integers between 100 to 400. Each of which are
divisible by 7 which leaves the remainder 3.
41.The sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 140 and that of next 7 terms is 385.
find the arithmetic progression.
42. The base of right angled triangle is 9cm. The sides of a triangle are in
AP. Find the hypotenuse.
43. The angles of the triangle are in an AP. The smallest angle is 40°. Find
the remaining angles of a triangle.
44. The angles of a quadrilateral are in an AP. The smallest angle is 15°.
Find the remaining angles of a quadrilateral.
45. The angles of the triangle are in an AP. The greater angle is 75°. Find the
remaining angles of a triangle.
46. The angles of the pentagon are in an AP. The smallest angle is 50°. Find
the remaining angles of a pentagon.
47. 30 in the second month, 40 in the
third month and so on. How much has he saved in the 20 thmonth?
48. Children are playing on a swing, when they are swinging the maximum
distance reached was 50cm from the initial position. In the subsequent
oscillations the distance was reduced by 2cm with every oscillation. In
which oscillation the distance covered is zero.
49. Raju was standing on a ladder at a height of 12 foot from the ground to
the point at the top of building. After the work was done as he climbed
down the ladder, his distance the ground reduces by 1.5 foot with every
rung of the ladder. How many rungs of the ladder required to reach a
ground?
50. Kumar got an auto to reach his office .He observed the reading in the
meter.

the journey of 1500 meters.

51.
this way he incr

52.
more than he did in the preceding year. How much he save in the save in
the first year?
53. A Child wishes to build up a triangular pile of toy bricks so as to have 1
brick in the top row, 2 in the second row, 3 in the third row and so on. If
has 100 bricks. How many rows can be completed and how many bricks
he left?
54. A class consists of a number of boys whose ages are in an AP. The
common difference being 4 months. The youngest boy of the class will be
only 8 years only. The sum of ages of all boys of the class will be 168
years. Find the number of boys and the ages of oldest boy.
55. A man of 60 years old has 9 children born at equal intervals. The sum of
ages of the father and nine children is known to be 222 years. Calculate
the age of youngest son if 0ldest one is 30 years.
56.
increased the payment by 15 every month. How long will it take him to
clear the loan?
57. ments which
form an arithmetic progression, when 30 installments are paid. He dies
rd
leaving of debt unpaid. Find the value of the first installment.