Quiz Discussion

If the first term of an A.P. is 2 and common difference is 4, then the sum of its 40 term is

• 1] 3200
• 2] 1600
• 3] 200
• 4] 2800

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

How many terms are there in 20, 25, 30 . . . . . . 140?

• 1] 22
• 2] 25
• 3] 23
• 4] 24

The 4th and 7th term of an arithmetic progression are 11 and -4 respectively. What is the 15th term?

• 1] -49
• 2] -44
• 3] -39
• 4] -34

Consider an infinite G.P. with first term a and common ratio r, its sum is 4 and the second term is 3/4, then

• 1]

  a = 7/4, r = 3/7

• 2]

  a = 2, r = 3/8

• 3]

  a = 3, r = 1/4

• 4]

  a = 3/2, r = ½

If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2 + 5n then which of its terms is 164 ?

• 1] 26th
• 2] 27th
• 3] 28th
• 4] None of these

A piece of equipment cost a certain factory 6,00,000. If it depreciates in value, 15% the first year, 13.5% the next year, 12% the third year, and so on, what will be its value at the end of 10 years, all percentages applying to the original cost?

• 1] Rs. 2,00,000
• 2] Rs. 1,05,000
• 3] Rs. 4,05,000
• 4] Rs. 6,50,000

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

Let S denotes the sum of n terms of an A.P. whose first term is a. If the common difference d is given by d = S_n – k S_n-1 + S_n-2 then k =

• 1]

  1

• 2]

  2

• 3]

  3

• 4]

  4

Sum of n terms of the series \(\sqrt 2   +   \sqrt 8   +   \sqrt {18}   +   \sqrt {32}   +  \) ....... is

• 1]

  \(\frac{{n\left( {n + 1} \right)}}{2}\)

• 2]

  \(2n\left( {n + 1} \right)\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{{n\left( {n + 1} \right)}}{{\sqrt 2 }}\)

• 4]

  1