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Arithmetic Progressions PYQs
1. If the common difference of an AP is 3. Then a20 – (C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false
a15 is [2011..(1M)] (D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true
(A) 5 (B) 3
(C) 16 (D) 20 9. The first term of an AP is p and its common
difference is q. Find its 10th term. [2011..(1M)]
2. The sum of first 20 odd natural number is
[2012..(1M)] 4
10. If a. 2 are three consecutive terms of an AP, then
(A) 100 (B) 210 5
(C) 400 (D) 420 find the value of a. [2009..(1M)]

3. The common difference of AP 11. If the sum of first p terms of an AP. is ap2 + bp. find
1 1 − 6q 1 − 12q its common difference. [2010..(1M)]
, , , [2013..(1M)]
3q 3q 3q
12. For what value of k will k 9, 2k – 1 and 2k + 7 are
4. The first three terms of an AP respectively are the consecutive terms of an AP? [2016..(1M)]
3y – 1, 3y + 5 and 5y + 1. The y equals.
[2011..(1M)] 13. What is the common difference of an AP in which
(A) –3 (B) 4 a21 – a7 = 84? [2017..(1M)]
(C) 5 (D) 2
14. In an AP. if the common difference (d) = – 4, and
5. The value of x for which 2x, (x + 10) and (3x + 2) the seventh term (a7) is 4, then find the first term.
are the three consecutive terms of an AP. is [2018..(1M)]
[2020..(1M)]
(A) 6 (B) –6 15. How many two digit numbers are divisible by 3?
(C) 18 (D) –18 [2019..(1M)]

6. The first term of an AP is p and the common 16. The nth term of an AP is (7 – 4n). then what is its
difference is q. then its 10th term is [2020..(1M)] common difference? [2020..(1M)]
(A) q + 9p (B) p – 9q
(C) p + 9q (D) 2p + 9q 17. Which term of the AP 3, 15, 27. 39. ... will be 120
more than its 2181 term? [2019..(2M)]
7. If k + 2, 4k – 6 and 3k - 2 are three consecutive
terms of an A.P., then the value of k is 18. In an AP, the first term is 2, the last term is 29 and
[2023..(1M)] sum of the terms is 155. Find the common
(A) 3 (B) –3 difference of the AP [2010..(2M)]
(C) 4 (D) –4
19. Find how many two-digit numbers are divisible by
8. DIRECTION: In the question, a statement of 6. [2011..(2M)]
Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason
(R). Choose the correct option out of the following: 20. Find the sum of all three digit natural numbers,
Assertion (A) : a, b. c are in A.P. if and only if 2b which are multiples of 7. [2012..(2M)]
= a + c.
Reason (R) : The sum of first n odd natural 21. The first and the last term of an AP are 5 and 45
numbers is n2. [2023..(1M)] respectively If the sum of all its terms is 400. find
(A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true its common difference. [2017..(2M)]
and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A) 22. In an AP. if S5 + S7 = 167 and S10 = 235, then find
(B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true the AP. where Sn denotes the sum of its first n
and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation terms. [2015..(2M)]
of Assertion (A)

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23. The 4th term of an AP is zero. Prove that the 25th 38. The 16th’ term of an AP is 1 more than twice its 8th
term of the AP is three times its 11th term. term. If the 12th term of the AP is 47. then find its
[2016..(2M)] nth term. [2012..(3M)]

1 1 3 39. The sum of first n terms of an AP is 3n2 + 4n. Find

24. Which term of the progression 20, 19 ,18 ,17
4 2 4 the 25th term of this AP [2013..(3M)]
[2017..(2M)]
1
40. If the seventh term of an AP is and its ninth 9
25. Find the sum of first 8 multiples of 3. [2018..(2M)] 9
1
term is . find its 63rd term. [2014..(3M)]
26. If Sn the sum of first n terms of an AP is given by 7
Sn = 3n2 – 4n. find the nth term. [2019..(2M)]
41. The 14th term of an AP is twice its 8th term. If its 6th
27. Show that (a – b) , (a + b ) and (a + b) are in A.P.
2 2 2 2
term is –8, then find the sum of its first 20 terms.
[2020..(2M)] [2015..(3M)]

28.(a) Which term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13. 18, ... is 78? 42. If the ratio of the sum of first n terms of two AP's is
[2022..(2M)] (7n + 1) : {4n + 27). find the ratio of their mth terms.
[2016..(3M)]
(b) Find the common difference of an A.P. whose nth
term is given by an = 6n – 5. [2022..(2M)] 43.(A) The sum of first 15 terms of an A.P. is 750 and its
first term is 15. Find its 20th term.
11 1 49 [2023] ...[3M]
30.(a) Which term of the A.P. − , −3, − , is
2 2 2 OR
[2022..(2M)] (B) Rohan repays his total loan of ₹1.18,000 by paying
OR every month starting with the first instalment of
(b) Find a and b so that the numbers ₹1.000. If he increases the instalment by ₹100 every
a, 7. b. 23 are in A.P. [2022..(2M)]s month, what amount will be paid by him in the 30th
instalment? What amount of loan has he paid after
31. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. whose nth 30th instalment? [2023..(3M)]
term is given as an = 5 – 2n. [2022..(2M)]
44. The first and the last terms of an A.P. are 8 and 350
th
32. For what value of n are the n terms of two A P's respectively. If its common difference is 9. how
63. 65. 67. ... and 3. 10. 17, ... equal? [2008..(3M)] many terms are there and what is their sum?
[2011..(4M)]
33. If m times the mth term of an AP is equal to n times
its nth term, find the (m + n)th term of the AP 45. How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250?
[2008..(3M)] Also find their sum. [2012..(4M)]
34. In an AP, the first term is 8, nth term is 33 and sum
to first n terms is 123. Find n and d. the common 46. Sum of the first 20 terms of an AP is –240 and its
difference. [2008..(3M)] first term is 7. Find its 24th term. [2012..(4M)]

35. The sum of first six terms of an arithmetic 47. Find the number of terms of the AP –12. –9, –6, ...
progression is 42. The ratio of its 10,h term to its 12. If 1 is added to each term of this AP. then find
30th term is 1 : 3. Calculate the first and the the sum of terms of the AP thus obtained.
thirteenth term of the AR? [2009..(3M)] [2013..(4M)]

36. In an AP. the sum of first ten terms is -150 and the 48. In an AP of 50 terms, the sum of first 10 terms is
sum of its next ten terms is – 550. Find the AP 210 and the sum of its last 15 terms is 2565 Find the
[2010..(3M)] AP [2014..(4M)]

37. Find an AP whose fourth term is 9 and the sum of 49. Find the 60th term of the AP 8, 10, 12 .......... if it has
its sixth term and thirteenth term is 40 a total of 60 terms and hence find the sum of its last
[2011..(3M)] 10 terms. [2015..(4M)]

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50. The houses in a row numbered consecutively from How many terms of the AP : 24. 21. 18. ... must be
1 to 49. Show that there exists a value of X such taken so that their sum is 78? [2020..(4M)]
that sum of numbers of houses preceding the house
numbered X is equal to sum of the n umbers of 54. The sum of four consecutive numbers in AP is 32
houses following X. [2016..(4M)] and the ratio of the product of the first and last terms
to the product of two middle terms is 7 :1 5 . Find
51. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is the numbers. [2020..(4M)]
32 and the ratio of the product of the first and the OR
last term to the product of two middle terms is 7 : Solve : 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + ... + x = 287 [2020..(4M)]
15. Find the numbers. [2018..(4M)]
55.(A) Find the sum of first 51 terms of an A.P. whose
52. If the sum of first four terms of an AP is 40 and that second and third terms are 14 and 18. respectively.
of first 14 terms is 280. Find the sum of its first n [2023..(5M)]
terms. [2019..(4M)] OR
The first term of an A.P is 5. the last term is 45 and
53. If 4 times the 4th term of an AP is equal to 18 times the sum is 400. Find the number of terms and the
the 18th term, then find the 22nd term. common difference [2023..(5M)]
[2020..(4M)]
OR

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