1. In an AP, T12=3×T4T12=3×T4. Find the ratio S12:S4S12:S4.
2. In an AP, T10=4×T2T10=4×T2. Find the ratio S10:S2S10:S2.
Question 15:
Original Question: What is the least number of terms of the AP 5, 11,
17, ... that must be added to give a total sum greater than 100?
Similar Questions:
1. What is the least number of terms of the AP 7, 13, 19, ... that must
be added to give a total sum greater than 150?
2. What is the least number of terms of the AP 3, 8, 13, ... that must be
added to give a total sum greater than 200?
Question 16:
Original Question: A line which is 140 cm long is divided into 20 pieces
whose lengths form an AP. If the shortest piece is 3 cm long, find the
length of the longest piece.
Similar Questions:
1. A line which is 120 cm long is divided into 15 pieces whose lengths
form an AP. If the shortest piece is 4 cm long, find the length of the
longest piece.
2. A line which is 200 cm long is divided into 25 pieces whose lengths
form an AP. If the shortest piece is 2 cm long, find the length of the
longest piece.
Question 17:
Original Question:
(a) 20 pieces of wood have lengths in AP. The shortest is 5 cm long and
the total length of the pieces is 480 cm. What is the length of the longest
piece?
(b) In an AP, the sum of the first 11 terms equals the sum of the first 20
terms. Given that the 5th term is 33, find the sum of the first 31 terms.
Similar Questions:
1. (a) 15 pieces of wood have lengths in AP. The shortest is 6 cm long
and the total length of the pieces is 300 cm. What is the length of
the longest piece?
(b) In an AP, the sum of the first 10 terms equals the sum of the first
15 terms. Given that the 4th term is 20, find the sum of the first 25
terms.
2. (a) 25 pieces of wood have lengths in AP. The shortest is 4 cm long
and the total length of the pieces is 600 cm. What is the length of
the longest piece?
(b) In an AP, the sum of the first 12 terms equals the sum of the first
18 terms. Given that the 6th term is 25, find the sum of the first 30
terms.
Question 18:
Original Question: The 6th term of an AP with 12 terms is 14, and the
sum of the last 6 terms is 126. Calculate the sum of the first 6 terms.
Similar Questions:
1. The 5th term of an AP with 10 terms is 12, and the sum of the last 5
terms is 100. Calculate the sum of the first 5 terms.
2. The 7th term of an AP with 14 terms is 18, and the sum of the last 7
terms is 140. Calculate the sum of the first 7 terms.
Question 19:
Original Question: The first term of an AP is 3. Given that the sum of the
first 6 terms is 48 and that the sum of all the terms is 168, calculate
(a) the common difference,
(b) the number of terms in the AP,
(c) the last term.
Similar Questions:
1. The first term of an AP is 4. Given that the sum of the first 5 terms is
50 and that the sum of all the terms is 200, calculate
(a) the common difference,
(b) the number of terms in the AP,
(c) the last term.
2. The first term of an AP is 2. Given that the sum of the first 8 terms is
72 and that the sum of all the terms is 288, calculate
(a) the common difference,
(b) the number of terms in the AP,
(c) the last term.
Question 20:
Original Question:
(a) What is the least number of terms of the AP 4, 4.5, 5, ... to be added to
obtain a total greater than 50?
(b) Strips of wood whose lengths form the AP 10, 12, 14 ... cm are laid end
to end in a straight line. How many must be laid to give a total length L
cm where 160<L<190160<L<190?
Similar Questions:
1. (a) What is the least number of terms of the AP 3, 3.5, 4, ... to be
added to obtain a total greater than 60?
(b) Strips of wood whose lengths form the AP 8, 10, 12 ... cm are laid
end to end in a straight line. How many must be laid to give a total
length L cm where 120<L<150120<L<150?
2. (a) What is the least number of terms of the AP 5, 5.2, 5.4, ... to be
added to obtain a total greater than 70?
(b) Strips of wood whose lengths form the AP 6, 9, 12 ... cm are laid
end to end in a straight line. How many must be laid to give a total
length L cm where 100<L<130100<L<130?
Question 21:
Original Question: Given that the ratio of the 18th term to the 6th term
in an AP is 3:1, calculate the ratio of the sum of the first 18 terms to the
sum of the first 6 terms.
Similar Questions:
1. Given that the ratio of the 15th term to the 5th term in an AP is 4:1,
calculate the ratio of the sum of the first 15 terms to the sum of the
first 5 terms.
2. Given that the ratio of the 20th term to the 10th term in an AP is
5:1, calculate the ratio of the sum of the first 20 terms to the sum of
the first 10 terms.
