Quiz Discussion

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 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

15th term of A.P., x - 7, x - 2, x + 3, ........ is

• 1] x + 63
• 2] x + 73
• 3] x + 83
• 4] x + 53

If k, 2k – 1 and 2k + 1 are three consecutive terms of an AP, the value of k is

• 1] -2
• 2] 3
• 3] -3
• 4] 6

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

How many 2-digit positive integers are divisible by 4 or 9?

• 1]

  32

• 2]

  22

• 3]

  34

• 4]

  30

What is the sum of the first 9 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is 7 and last term is 55?

• 1] 219
• 2] 279
• 3] 231
• 4] 137

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

The common difference of the A.P. \(\frac{1}{{2b}} \frac{{1 - 6b}}{{2b}}  \frac{{1 - 12b}}{{2b}}\)   . . . . . is

• 1] 2b
• 2] -2b
• 3] 3
• 4] -3

Find the nth term of the following sequence :

• 1]

  5(10n - 1)

• 2]

  5n(10n - 1)

• 3]

  \(\frac{5}{9} \times \left( {{{10}^n} - 1} \right)\)

• 4]

  \({\left( {\frac{5}{9}} \right)^n} \times \left( {{{10}^n} - 1} \right)\)