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 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

The sum of first five multiples of 3 is:

• 1]

  90

• 2]

  72

• 3]

  55

• 4]

  45

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]

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

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

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

The nth term of an A.P., the sum of whose n terms is Sn, is

• 1] Sn + Sn - 1
• 2] Sn - Sn - 1
• 3] Sn + Sn + 1
• 4] Sn - Sn + 1

A bacteria gives birth to two new bacteria in each second and the life span of each bacteria is 5 seconds. The process of the reproduction is continuous until the death of the bacteria. initially there is one newly born bacteria at time t = 0, the find the total number of live bacteria just after 10 seconds :

• 1]

  \(\frac{{{3^{10}}}}{2}\)

• 2]

  310 - 210

• 3]

  243 × (35 -1)

• 4]

  310 - 25

• 5]

  None of these

The first term of an Arithmetic Progression is 22 and the last term is -11. If the sum is 66, the number of terms in the sequence are:

• 1]

  9

• 2]

  10

• 3]

  11

• 4]

  12

A piece of equipment cost a certain factory 6,00,000. If it depreciates in value, 15% the first year, 13.5% the next year, 12% the third year, and so on, what will be its value at the end of 10 years, all percentages applying to the original cost?

• 1] Rs. 2,00,000
• 2] Rs. 1,05,000
• 3] Rs. 4,05,000
• 4] Rs. 6,50,000