Quiz Discussion

For an A.P. if a25 - a20 = 45, then d equals to:

• 1] 9
• 2] -9
• 3] 18
• 4] 23

The sum of first five multiples of 3 is:

• 1] 45
• 2] 65
• 3] 75
• 4] 90

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

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 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

Which term of the A.P. 24, 21, 18, ............ is the first negative term?

• 1] 8th
• 2] 9th
• 3] 10th
• 4] 12th

In an A.P., if d = -4, n = 7, a_n = 4, then a is

• 1]

  6

• 2]

  7

• 3]

  20

• 4]

  28

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

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

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

• 1]

  -19

• 2]

  -22

• 3]

  -20

• 4]

  -25