Quiz Discussion

If Sn denote the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. If S2n = 3Sn , then S3n : Sn is equal to

• 1] 4
• 2] 6
• 3] 8
• 4] 10

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

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

If the sums of n terms of two arithmetic progressions are in the ratio \(\frac{{3n + 5}}{{5n + 7}}\)   then their nth terms are in the ration

• 1]

  \(\frac{{3n - 1}}{{5n - 1}}\)

• 2]

  \(\frac{{3n + 1}}{{5n + 1}}\)

• 3]

  \(\frac{{5n + 1}}{{3n + 1}}\)

• 4]

  \(\frac{{5n - 1}}{{3n - 1}}\)

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

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

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

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)

The 7th and 12th term of an arithmetic progression are -15 and 5 respectively. What is the 16th term?

• 1] 25
• 2] 29
• 3] 21
• 4] 33

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]

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