Quiz Discussion

Two A.P.’s have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is 8 and that of the other is 3. The difference between their 30th terms is

• 1] 11
• 2] 3
• 3] 8
• 4] 5

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

What is the sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic progression if the 3^rd term is -13 and the 6^th term is -4?

• 1]

  -30

• 2]

  41

• 3]

  -23

• 4]

  -34

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

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]

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

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 sum of first n odd natural numbers in

• 1] 2n - 1
• 2] 2n + 1
• 3] n2
• 4] n2 - 1

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

• 1]

  23

• 2]

  32

• 3]

  24

• 4]

  28

The 3rd and 6th term of an arithmetic progression are 13 and -5 respectively. What is the 11th term?

• 1] -29
• 2] -41
• 3] -47
• 4] -35

If 18th and 11th term of an A.P. are in the ratio 3 : 2, then its 21st and 5th terms are in the ratio

• 1] 3 : 2
• 2] 3 : 1
• 3] 1 : 3
• 4] 2 : 3