Quiz Discussion

The common difference of the A.P. \(\frac{1}{3}, \frac{{1 - 3b}}{3} , \frac{{1 - 6b}}{3}\)   . . . . . . is

• 1]

  \(\frac{1}{3}\)

• 2]

  \( - \frac{1}{3}\)

• 3]

  -b

• 4]

  b

How many terms are there in the GP 5, 20, 80, 320........... 20480?

• 1] 5
• 2] 6
• 3] 8
• 4] 9
• 5] 7

If k, 2k – 1 and 2k + 1 are three consecutive terms of an AP, the value of k is

• 1] -2
• 2] 3
• 3] -3
• 4] 6

If log 2, log (2^x -1) and log (2^x + 3) are in A.P, then x is equal to ___

• 1]

   

  5/2

• 2]

  log₂5

• 3]

  log₃2

• 4]

   

  3/2

What is the sum of the first 17 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is -20 and last term is 28?

• 1] 68
• 2] 156
• 3] 142
• 4] 242

The 3rd and 9th term of an arithmetic progression are -8 and 10 respectively. What is the 16th term?

• 1] 34
• 2] 28
• 3] 25
• 4] 31

Find the nth term of the following sequence :

• 1]

  5(10n - 1)

• 2]

  5n(10n - 1)

• 3]

  \(\frac{5}{9} \times \left( {{{10}^n} - 1} \right)\)

• 4]

  \({\left( {\frac{5}{9}} \right)^n} \times \left( {{{10}^n} - 1} \right)\)

The first and last term of an A.P. is a and l respectively. If S is the sum of all the terms of the A.P. and the common difference is given by \(\frac{{{l^2} - {a^2}}}{{k - \left( {l + a} \right)}}\)   then k = ?

• 1] S
• 2] 2S
• 3] 3S
• 4] None of these

The nth term of an A.P., the sum of whose n terms is Sn, is

• 1] Sn + Sn - 1
• 2] Sn - Sn - 1
• 3] Sn + Sn + 1
• 4] Sn - Sn + 1

If 18, a, b - 3 are in A.P. then a + b =

• 1] 19
• 2] 7
• 3] 11
• 4] 15