Quiz Discussion

The common difference of the A.P. \(\frac{1}{{2b}} \frac{{1 - 6b}}{{2b}}  \frac{{1 - 12b}}{{2b}}\)   . . . . . is

• 1] 2b
• 2] -2b
• 3] 3
• 4] -3

What is the sum of the first 9 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is 7 and last term is 55?

• 1] 219
• 2] 279
• 3] 231
• 4] 137

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

The 3rd and 8th term of an arithmetic progression are -13 and 2 respectively. What is the 14th term?

• 1] 23
• 2] 17
• 3] 20
• 4] 26

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

• 1] 22
• 2] 25
• 3] 23
• 4] 24

A bacteria gives birth to two new bacteria in each second and the life span of each bacteria is 5 seconds. The process of the reproduction is continuous until the death of the bacteria. initially there is one newly born bacteria at time t = 0, the find the total number of live bacteria just after 10 seconds :

• 1]

  \(\frac{{{3^{10}}}}{2}\)

• 2]

  310 - 210

• 3]

  243 × (35 -1)

• 4]

  310 - 25

• 5]

  None of these

Find the 15th term of the sequence 20, 15, 10 . . . . .

• 1] -45
• 2] -55
• 3] -50
• 4] 0

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]

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

Which term of the A.P. 24, 21, 18, ............ is the first negative term?

• 1] 8th
• 2] 9th
• 3] 10th
• 4] 12th

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