Quiz Discussion

The sum of the first 16 terms of an AP whose first term and third term are 5 and 15 respectively is

• 1] 600
• 2] 765
• 3] 640
• 4] 680
• 5] 690

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

How many terms are there in the GP 5, 20, 80, 320........... 20480?

• 1] 5
• 2] 6
• 3] 8
• 4] 9
• 5] 7

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

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

How many terms are there in 20, 25, 30 . . . . . . 140?

• 1] 22
• 2] 25
• 3] 23
• 4] 24

A boy agrees to work at the rate of one rupee on the first day, two rupees on the second day, and four rupees on third day and so on. How much will the boy get if he started working on the 1st of February and finishes on the 20th of February?

• 1] 220
• 2] 220 -1
• 3] 219 -1
• 4] 219
• 5] None of these

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

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

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