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

A boy agrees to work at the rate of one rupee on the first day, two rupees on the second day, and four rupees on third day and so on. How much will the boy get if he started working on the 1st of February and finishes on the 20th of February?

• 1] 220
• 2] 220 -1
• 3] 219 -1
• 4] 219
• 5] None of these

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]

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

If the nth term of an A.P. is 2n + 1, then the sum of first n terms of the A.P. is

• 1] n(n - 2)
• 2] n(n + 2)
• 3] n(n + 1)
• 4] n(n - 1)

If a, b, c are in A.P., then (a – c)²/ (b² – ac) =

• 1]

  3

• 2]

  4

• 3]

  1

• 4]

  2

The 7th and 21st terms of an AP are 6 and -22 respectively. Find the 26th term

• 1] -34
• 2] -32
• 3] -12
• 4] -10
• 5] -16

What is the sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is -19 and last term is 36?

• 1]

  192

• 2]

  230

• 3]

  102

• 4]

  204

The 2nd and 8th term of an arithmetic progression are 17 and -1 respectively. What is the 14th term?

• 1] -22
• 2] -25
• 3] -19
• 4] -28

Find the first term of an AP whose 8th and 12th terms are respectively 39 and 59.

• 1] 5
• 2] 6
• 3] 4
• 4] 3
• 5] 7

Which term of the A.P. 92, 88, 84, 80, ...... is 0?

• 1] 23
• 2] 32
• 3] 22
• 4] 24