CBSE Test Paper 04
Chapter 5 Arithmetic Progression
1. Which term of the A.P. 121, 117, 113, ……… is its first negative term? (1)
a. 32
b. 33
c. 30
d. 31
2. The A.P. whose third term is 16 and the difference of 5th term from the 7th term is 12,
then the A.P. is (1)
a. 4, 11, 18, 25, ……
b. 4, 14, 24, 34, …….
c. 4, 10, 16, 22, …..
d. 4, 6, 8, 10, ……..
3. If then the value of is (1)
a. 320
b. 329
c. 319
d. 300
4. In an A.P. it is given that a = 5, d = 3 and an = 50, then the value of ‘n’ is (1)
a. 16
b. 18
c. 20
d. 15
5. If the second term of an AP is 13 and its fifth term is 25, then its 7th term is (1)
a. 37
b. 33
c. 39
d. 35
6. In the A.P. 2, x, 26 find the value of x. (1)
7. Find 9th term of the A.P. (1)
8. If they form an AP, find the common difference d and write three more terms. 0.2,
0.22, 0.222, 0.2222, …. (1)
9. If sum of first n terms of an AP is 2n2 + 5n. Then find S20. (1)
10. Find the sum of each of the following APs: 0.6, 1.7, 2.8,... to 100 terms. (1)
11. The 4th term of an A.P. is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the A.P. is three times its
11th term. (2)
12. In a certain A.P. 32th term is twice the 12th term. Prove that 70th term is twice the 31st
term. (2)
13. The sum of first six terms of an arithmetic progression is 42. The ratio of its 10th term
to its 30th term is 1 : 3. Calculate the first and the thirteenth term of the A.P. (2)
14. Find the sum of the first 25 terms of an A.P. whose nth term is given by an = 7 - 3n. (3)
15. The 12th term of an AP is -13 and the sum of its first four terms is 24. Find the sum of
its first 10 terms. (3)
16. Prove that the 11th term of an A.P. cannot be n2 + 1. Justify your answer. (3)
17. There are 25 trees at equal distances of 5m in a line with a water tank, the distance of
the water tank from the nearest tree being 10m. A gardener waters all the trees
separately, starting from the water tank and returning back to the water tank after
watering each tree to get water for the next. Find the total distance covered by the
gardener in order to water all the trees. (3)
18. Let there be an A.P. with first term 'a', common difference 'd'. If an denotes its nth
term and Sn the sum of first n terms, find n and an, if a = 2, d = 8 and Sn = 90. (4)
19. Find the sum of all natural numbers between 200 and 300 which are divisible by 4. (4)
20. In a garden bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 are in the 2nd, 19 in 3rd
row and so on. There are 5 plants in the last row. How many rows are there of rose
plants? Also find the total number of rose plants in the garden. (4)
CBSE Test Paper 04
Chapter 5 Arithmetic Progression
Solution
1. a. 32
Explanation: Here
For the first negative term,
Therefore 32nd term is the first negative term.
2. c. 4, 10, 16, 22, …..
Explanation: Given: ……….(i)
And
Putting value of in eq. (i), we get
Therefore, A.P. is 4, 10, 16, 22, …………
3. c. 319
Explanation: Given:
and
and
4. a. 16
Explanation: Given: a = 5, d = 3 and an = 50
= n-1
5. b. 33
Explanation: Given:
……..(i)
And
……..(ii)
Solving eq. (i) and (ii),
we get and
=
=9+6 4
= 9 + 24 = 33
6. and 26 are in A.P.
or,
or,
or, = 14
7. Given, A.P
First term(a) =
Common difference (d) =
As we know,
an =
8. 0.2, 0.22, 0.222, 0.2222, 000
a2 - a1 = 0.22 - 0.2 = 0.02
a3 - a2 = 0.222 - 0.22 = 0.002
As a2 -a1 a3 - a2, the given list of numbers does not form an AP.
9.
10. Here,
Now we know that, Sn= [2a + (n - 1)d]
Therefore, Sn = [2 0.6 + (100 - 1)(1.1)]
= 50[1.2 + 108.9]
= 50 110.1
=
11. We have,
a4 = 0
or ..........(i)
Now,
a25 =
= [Putting value of a from eq(i)]
= ...........(ii)
a11 =
=
= .........(iii)
From eq(ii) and (iii), we get
a25 = 21 d
a25 = 3(7d)
a25 = 3a11
Hence Proved
12. Let the 1st term be a and common difference be d.
an = a + (n-1)d
According to the question, a32 = 2a12
a +31d = 2 (a + 11d)
a + 31d = 2a + 22d
a - 2a = 22d - 31d
a = 9d
a70 = a + 69d = 9d + 69d = 78d
a31 = a + 30d = 9d + 30d = 39d
a70 = 78d
a70 = 2(39d)
a70 = 2a31
a70 = 2a31 Hence Proved.
13. Let a be the first term and d be the common difference of the given A.P. Then,
.
It is given that
a10 : a30 = 1: 3
From (i) and(ii) we get
a=d=2
Hence a13 = 2 + 12 2 = 26 and a1 = 2
14. Given, an = 7 - 3n
Put n = 1, a1 = 7 - 3 1=7-3=4
Put n = 2, a2 = 7 - 3 2=7-6=1
Common difference(d) = 1 - 4 = -3
Sn =
S25 =
= -800
15. 12th term = T12 = -13
a + 11d = -13...(i)
S4 = 24
[2a + 3d] = 24
2[2a + 3d] = 24
2a + 3d = 12...(ii)
Multiplying equation (i) by 2, we get
2a + 22d = -26...(iii)
Subtracting (ii) from (i), we get
19d = -38
d = -2
a + 11(-2) = -13...[from (i)]
a=9
Sum fo first 10 terms, S10= [2(9) + 9(-2)] = 5[18 - 18] = 5 0=0
16. Let nth term of A.P.
Putting the value of n = 1, 2 ,3 ,.....we get
a1 = 12 + 1 = 2
a2 = 22 + 1 = 5
a3 = 32 + 1 = 10
The obtained sequence =
Its common difference
or, 5 - 2 10 - 5 17 - 10
3 5 7
Since the sequence has no. common difference
Hence, is not a form of nth term of an A.P.
17. Assume that gardener is standing near the well initially, and he did not return to the
well after watering the last tree.
distance covered by gardener to water 1st tree and return to the initial position=10m +
10m = 20m.
Distance covered by gardener to water 2nd tree and return to the initial position =15m
+ 15m =3 0m.
Distance covered by gardener to water 3rd tree and return to the initial position =20m
+ 20m = 40m.
Distance covered by the gardener to water the plants are in AP.
Here a = 20, d = 10
Total distance covered by the gardener is given by Sn, where n = 25.
Sn = [2(20) + (25 - 1)10] = 3500.
Thus, the total distance covered by the gardener is 3500m.
18. Given that, a = 2, d = 8 and Sn = 90.
As, Sn=
90 = n[2 + (n - 1)4]
90 = n[2 + 4n - 4]
90 = n(4n - 2) = 4n2 - 2n
4n2 - 2n - 90 = 0
4n2 - 20n + 18n - 90= 0
4n(n - 5) + 18(n - 5) = 0
(n - 5)(4n + 18) = 0
Either n = 5 or
However, n can neither be negative nor fractional.
Therefore, n = 5
an = a + (n - 1)d
a5 = 2 + (5 - 1)8
= 2 + 4(8)
= 2 + 32 = 34
19. All the numbers between 200 and 300 which are divisible by 4 are 204, 208, 212, 216,
...., 296
Here, a1 = 204
a2 = 208
a3 = 212
a4 = 216
a2 - a1 = 208 - 204 = 4
a3 - a2 = 212 - 208 = 4
a4 - a3 = 216 - 212 = 4
a2 - a1 = a3 - a2 = a4 - a3 = .... (= 4 each)
This sequence is an arithmetic progression whose common difference is 4.
Here, a = 204
d=4
l = 296
Let the number of terms be n. Then,
l = a + (n - 1)d
296 = 204 + (n - 1)4
92 = (n - 1)4
n - 1 = 23
n = 23 + 1
n = 24
=(12) (500)
= 6000.
Hence, the sum of all the natural numbers between 200 and 300 which are divisible
by 4 is 6000.
20. The number of rose plants in the 1st, 2nd, ...... are 23,21,19,...........5
a = 23, d = 21 - 23 = - 2 , an = 5
an = a + (n - 1 )d
or, 5 = 23 + (n - 1)(-2)
or, 5 = 23 -2n + 2
or, 5 = 25 -2n
or, 2n = 20
or, n =10
Total number of rose plants in the flower bed,
S10 = 5(46 - 18)
= 5 (28)
S10 = 140
