Quiz Discussion

The sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2 + 5n, then 164 is its

• 1] 24th term
• 2] 27th term
• 3] 26th term
• 4] 25th term

If S1 is the sum of an arithmetic progression of ‘n’ odd number of terms and S2 is the sum of the terms of the series in odd places, then \(\frac{{{S_1}}}{{{S_2}}}\)

• 1]

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

• 2]

  \(\frac{n}{{n + 1}}\)

• 3]

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

• 4]

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

After striking the floor, a rubber ball rebounds to 4/5th of the height from which it has fallen. Find the total distance that it travels before coming to rest if it has been gently dropped from a height of 120 metres.

• 1] 540 m
• 2] 960 m
• 3] 1080 m
• 4] 1020 m
• 5] 1120 m

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

The number of terms of the A.P. 3, 7, 11, 15, ....... to be taken so that the sum is 406 is

• 1]

  5

• 2]

  10

• 3]

  12

• 4]

  14

The first term of an Arithmetic Progression is 22 and the last term is -11. If the sum is 66, the number of terms in the sequence are:

• 1] 10
• 2] 12
• 3] 9
• 4] 8

The sum of first five multiples of 3 is:

• 1] 45
• 2] 65
• 3] 75
• 4] 90

If a + 1, 2a + 1, 4a - 1 are in A.P., then the value of a is:

• 1]

  1

• 2]

  2

• 3]

  3

• 4]

  4

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

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

• 1] -45
• 2] -55
• 3] -50
• 4] 0