Quiz Discussion

If a + 1, 2a + 1, 4a - 1 are in A.P., then the value of a is:

• 1]

  1

• 2]

  2

• 3]

  3

• 4]

  4

The sum of the first and third term of an arithmetic progression is 12 and the product of first and second term is 24, then first term is

• 1]

  4

• 2]

  1

• 3]

  8

• 4]

  6

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]

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

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

• 1] 22
• 2] 25
• 3] 23
• 4] 24

If the 7^th term of a H.P. is 1/10 and the 12^th term is 1/25, then the 20^th term is

• 1]

  1/41

• 2]

  1/45

• 3]

  1/49

• 4]

  1/37

The sum of first five multiples of 3 is:

• 1]

  90

• 2]

  72

• 3]

  55

• 4]

  45

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

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

Find the first term of an AP whose 8th and 12th terms are respectively 39 and 59.

• 1] 5
• 2] 6
• 3] 4
• 4] 3
• 5] 7