Quiz Discussion

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

• 1]

  3

• 2]

  4

• 3]

  1

• 4]

  2

Find the n^th term of the following sequence :
5 + 55 + 555 + . . . . T_n

• 1]

   

  5(10ⁿ - 1) 

• 2]

   

  5ⁿ(10ⁿ - 1)

• 3]

  5/9×(10ⁿ−1)

     

• 4]

  (5/9)ⁿ×(10ⁿ−1)

If four numbers in A.P. are such that their sum is 50 and the greatest number is 4 times the least, then the numbers are

• 1] 5, 10, 15, 20
• 2] 4, 10, 16, 22
• 3] 3, 7, 11, 15
• 4] None of these

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

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

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

The nth term of an A.P., the sum of whose n terms is Sn, is

• 1] Sn + Sn - 1
• 2] Sn - Sn - 1
• 3] Sn + Sn + 1
• 4] Sn - Sn + 1

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 2nd and 6th term of an arithmetic progression are 8 and 20 respectively. What is the 20th term?

• 1] 56
• 2] 65
• 3] 59
• 4] 62

The first and last term of an A.P. is a and l respectively. If S is the sum of all the terms of the A.P. and the common difference is given by \(\frac{{{l^2} - {a^2}}}{{k - \left( {l + a} \right)}}\)   then k = ?

• 1] S
• 2] 2S
• 3] 3S
• 4] None of these