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Arithmetic Progression Worksheet

The document contains a series of questions related to Arithmetic Progressions (A.P) and Geometric Progressions (G.P), including finding the number of terms, common differences, and specific terms in sequences. It also includes theoretical problems involving calculations of terms and sums in A.P and G.P. The questions are presented in a multiple-choice format with options provided for each question.

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Arithmetic Progression Worksheet

The document contains a series of questions related to Arithmetic Progressions (A.P) and Geometric Progressions (G.P), including finding the number of terms, common differences, and specific terms in sequences. It also includes theoretical problems involving calculations of terms and sums in A.P and G.P. The questions are presented in a multiple-choice format with options provided for each question.

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Arithmetic Progression

1. Find the number of terms in the Arithmetic Progression (A.P) 2, -9, -20, . . . , -141.
A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14

2. . The first and last terms of an A.P. are 6.7 and 17.1 respectively. If there are 14 terms in the sequence,
find its common difference.
A. 0.2 B. 0.4
C. 0.6 D. 0.8

Use the information below to answer questions 3, 4and 5.

The sum of the second and fourth terms of an A.P. is 15, the sum of the fifth and sixth terms is 25.

3. . Find the first term.


A. 2 B. 3½
C. 2½ D. 3

4. . Find the common difference.


A. 2 B. 3
C. 4 D. 5

5. . Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the sequence.


A. 450 B. 420
C. 380 D. 400

6. . The nth term of the sequence: -2, 4, -8, 16, … is given by


A. Tn = 2n B. Tn = (-2)n
B. Tn = (-2n) D. Tn = n2

7. . What is the common difference between the terms of the arithmetic progression 6, 12, 8, …?
A. -4 B. -¼
C. ¼ D. ¾

8. What is the common ratio between the terms of the geometric progression -72,-24, -8, …?
A. -3 B. -2/3
C. ⅓ D. -⅓

9. The 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is -9 and the 7th term is -29. Find the 10th term of the
progression.
A. -44 B. -165
C. 165 D. 44

10. Find the nth term of the sequence 4, 10, 16, ….


A. 2(3n – 1) B. 2(2 + 3n-1)
n
C. 2 + 2 D. 2(3n + 2)

11. The 11th term of an A.P. is 25 and its first term is -3. Find its common difference.
A. 19/10 B. 21/5
C. 2½ D. 24/5
12. What is the 23rd term of the Arithmetic Progression -7, -3, 1, …?
A. 65 B. 77
C. 81 D. 90

13. The 11th term of an A.P. is 25 and its first term is -3. Find its common difference.
A. 19/10 B. 21/5
C. 2½ D. 24/5

14. The nth term of a sequence is 22n – 1. Which term of the sequence is 29?
A. 3rd B. 4th
C. 5th D. 6th

15. Find the sum to infinity of the G.P 9 – 3 + 1 - . . .


A. 6 B. 6¾
C. 12 D. 13½

16. First term of a Geometric Progression (G.P.) is 3 and the 5th term is 48. Find the common ratio.
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16

THEORY
1. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th terms of an A.P are ϰ – 2, 5 and ϰ + 2 respectively. Calculate the value of

2. The third term of a Geometric Progression (G. P) is 360 and the sixth term is 1215. Find the
(a) common ratio
(b) first term;
(c) sum of the first four terms.
3.

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