Quiz Discussion

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]

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

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 sum of first five multiples of 3 is:

• 1]

  90

• 2]

  72

• 3]

  55

• 4]

  45

If the sum of three consecutive terms of an increasing A.P. is 51 and the product of the first and third of these terms is 273, then the third term is :

• 1] 13
• 2] 9
• 3] 21
• 4] 17

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

What is the sum of all positive integers up to 1000, which are divisible by 5 and are not divisible by 2?

• 1] 10,050
• 2] 5050
• 3] 5000
• 4] 50,000

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

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] 214

If sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n² + 5n and T^m = 164 then m =

• 1]

  26

• 2]

  27

• 3]

  28

• 4]

  None Of This