Quiz Discussion

If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 3n2 + 5n then which of its terms is 164 ?

• 1] 26th
• 2] 27th
• 3] 28th
• 4] None of these

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

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

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

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

• 1] 8th
• 2] 9th
• 3] 10th
• 4] 12th

The sum of first five multiples of 3 is:

• 1] 45
• 2] 65
• 3] 75
• 4] 90

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

What is the sum of the first 12 terms of an arithmetic progression if the first term is -19 and last term is 36?

• 1]

  192

• 2]

  230

• 3]

  102

• 4]

  204

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]

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

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