CBSE Test Paper 03
Chapter 5 Arithmetic Progression
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1. 200 logs are stacked in a such a way that 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 logs in the next
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row, 18 logs in the row next to it and so on. The total number of rows is (1)
a. 16
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b. 12
c. 15
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d. 10
2. Sum of n terms of the series, is (1)
a.
b.
c.
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d.
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3. A sum of Rs.700 is to be used to award 7 prizes. If each prize is Rs.20 less than its
preceding prize, then the value of the first prize is (1)
a. Rs.160
b. Rs.100
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c. Rs.180
d. Rs.200
4. The sum of odd numbers between 0 and 50 is (1)
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a. 625
b. 600
c. 500
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d. 2500
5. The common difference of an A.P. in which is (1)
a. – 8
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b. 6
c. 8
d. – 6
6. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an AP, prove that S12 = 3(S8 - S4). (1)
7. For an AP, if then find the common difference d. (1)
8. Find the first four terms of an A.P. whose first term is - 2 and common difference is -
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2. (1)
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9. If the sum of n terms of an A.P. is 2n2 + 5n, then find the 4th term. (1)
10. What is the common difference of the A.P. (1)
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11. In the following AP's find the missing terms: 2, __, 26. (2)
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12. Is 68 a term of the AP : 7, 10 , 13 ,....? (2)
13. Find 51 is a term of given [Link] not where the A.P. is 5,8,11,14, ...... (2)
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14. In the following situation, does the list of numbers involved make an arithmetic
progression, and why? The amount of money in the account every year, when Rs
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10000 is deposited at compound interest at 8% per annum. (3)
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15. If 7th term of an A.P. is and 9th term is , find 63rd term. (3)
16. Find the sum of first 22 terms of an AP in which d = 7 and 22nd term is 149. (3)
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17. In an A.P. the first term is 8, nth term is 33 and the sum to first n terms is 123. Find n
and the common difference(d). (3)
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18. Each year, a tree grows 5 cm less than it did the preceding year. If it grew by 1 m in
the first year, then in how many years will it have ceased growing? (4)
19. If the sum of the first m terms of an AP be n and the sum of its first n terms be m then
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show that the sum of its first (m + n) terms is -(m + n). (4)
20. Find the sum of all integers between 100 and 550, which are divisible by 9. (4)
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