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1.
The sum of the third and the seventh terms of an AP is 6 and their product is 8. Find the sum of first sixteen terms of the AP.
2.
If the sum of the first 14 terms of an AP is 1050 and its first term is 10, find the 20th term.
3.
The sum of first three terms of an A.P. is 33. If the product of the first and third term exceeds the second term by 29, find the A.P.
4.
Find three numbers in A.P. whose sum is 15 and the product is 80.
5.
If sum of three numbers in A.P. is 21 and their product is 231. Find the numbers.
6.
In the following A.P., find the missing term: 9, ...., ...., ....., 25
7.
If T1, T2, T3,......, Tn are consecutive terms of an AP, then prove that \(\frac{1}{T_1T_2}+\frac{1}{T_2T_3}+.....+\frac{1}{T_{n-1}T_n}+\frac{n-1}{T_1.T_n}\)
8.
If Sn denotes the sum of n terms of an AP whose common difference is d, show that d = Sn - 2Sn-1 + Sn-2.
9.
a1, a2, a3,......,a24 are in AP and a1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 + a24 = 300. Find the sum of first 24 terms of the AP.
10.
Find the sum: \(\frac{a - b}{a + b}+\frac{3a - 2b}{a + b}+\frac{5a - 3b}{a + b}+...\) to 11 terms.
11.
The 2nd, 31st and the last term of an AP are 7\(\frac{3}{4}\), \(\frac{1}{2}\) and -6\(\frac{1}{2}\), respectively. Find the first term and number of terms.
12.
How many numbers lie between 10 and 300, which when divided by 4 leave a remainder 3?
13.
Determine the AP whose fourth term is 18 and the difference of the ninth term from the fifteenth term is 30.
14.
Find the value of the middle term of the following AP: -6, -2, 2, ....., 58
15.
If 9th term of an AP is zero, prove that its 29th term is double of its 19th term.
1.
Let the first term and the common difference of the given AP be a and d, respectively.
According to the question,
Third term + Seventh term = 6
\(\Rightarrow\) (a + 2d) + (a + 6d) = 6
\(\Rightarrow\) a + 4d = 3 ....(i)
and Third term x Seventh term = 8
\(\Rightarrow\) (a + 2d) (a + 6d) =8
\(\Rightarrow\) {(a + 4d) - 2d}{(a + 4d) + 2d} = 8
\(\Rightarrow\) (3- 2d)(3 + 2d) = 8 [using Eq. (i)]
\(\Rightarrow\) 9 - 4d2 = 8 [\(\because\)(a - b) (a + b) = a2 - b2]
\(\Rightarrow\) 4d2 = 9 - 8
\(\Rightarrow \quad d^2=\frac{1}{4}\)
\(\Rightarrow \quad d= \pm \frac{1}{2}\)
When, d = \(\frac{1}{2}\), then from Eq. (i), we get
\(\begin{aligned} a+4\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) & =3 \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow & & a+2 & =3 \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow & & a & =3-2 \Rightarrow a=1 \end{aligned}\)
Now, sum of first sixteen terms of the AP,
\(\begin{aligned} S_{16} & =\frac{16}{2}[2 a+(16-1) d] \quad\left[\because S_n=\frac{n}{2}\{2 a+(n-1) d\}\right] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} =8[2 a+15 d]=8\left[2(1)+15\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)\right]\left[\because a=1, d=\frac{1}{2}\right] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} =8\left(2+\frac{15}{2}\right)=8\left(\frac{19}{2}\right)=76 \end{aligned}\)
When, d = -\(\frac{1}{2}\), then from Eq. (i), we get
\(a+4\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)=3 \Rightarrow a-2=3 \Rightarrow a=5\)
Now, sum of first sixteen terms of this AP,
\(\begin{aligned} S_{16} & =\frac{16}{2}[2 a+(16-1) d]\left[\because S_n=\frac{n}{2}\{2 a+(n-1) d\}\right] \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} =8(2 a+15 d) \\ \end{aligned}\)
\(\begin{aligned} =8\left[2(5)+15\left(-\frac{1}{2}\right)\right]=8\left(10-\frac{15}{2}\right)=8\left(\frac{5}{2}\right)=20 \end{aligned}\)
Hence, the sum of first sixteen terms, S16 = 20 or 76.
2.
Here, S14 = 1050, n = 14, a = 10.
As \(\begin{aligned} \mathrm{S}_n & =\frac{n}{2}[2 a+(n-1) d] \\ \end{aligned}\)
So, \(\begin{aligned} 1050 & =\frac{14}{2}[20+13 d]=140+91 d \end{aligned}\)
i.e., 910 = 91d
or, d = 10
Therefore, a20 = 10 + (20 - 1) \(\times\) 10 = 200, i.e. 20th term is 200.
3.
Let the first three terms of an A.P. be a - d, a, a + d
\(\therefore\) a - d + a + a + d = 33
\(\Rightarrow\) 3a = 33
a = 11
Now, according to the given condition|
( a - d ) ( a + d ) = a + 29
( 11 - d ) ( 11 + d ) = 11 + 29
\(\Rightarrow\) 121 - d1 = 40
\(\Rightarrow\) d2 = 81
\(\Rightarrow\) d = \(\pm\) 9
\(\therefore\) The required A.P is 2, 11, 20, ... or 20, 11, 2, ...
4.
Let the three numbers in A.P. be a - d, a, a + d
\(\therefore\) Sum is a - d + a + a + d =15
\(\Rightarrow\) 3a = 15
\(\Rightarrow\) a = 5
Also, product is ( a - d ) (a) ( a + d ) = 80
( 5 - d ) (5) ( 5 + d ) = 80
5 ( 25 - d2 ) = 8
\(\Rightarrow\) 25 - d2 = \({80 \over 5}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) 25 - d2 = 16
\(\Rightarrow\) d2 = 9
\(\Rightarrow\) d = \(\pm\) 3
\(\therefore\) Three numbes in A.P. are 5, -3, 5, 5 + 3
i.e., 2, 5, 8
or 5 + 3, 5, 5 - 3
i.e., 8, 5, 2
5.
Let the three numbers in A.P. be a - d, a, a + d
Sum is a - d + a + d = 21
3a = 21
a = 7
Product is ( a - d ) (a) ( a + d ) = 231
( 7 - d ) (7) ( 7 + d ) = 231
49 - d2 = 33
d2 = 16
d = \(\pm\) 4
\(\therefore\) Numbers are 7- 4, 7, 7 + 4
i.e., 3, 7, 11
or 7 + 4, 7, 7 - 4
i.e., 11 7, 3
6.
13, 17, 21
7.
Let d be the common difference of the AP.
LHS = \({1 \over{T}_{1}{T}_{2}}+{1 \over{T}_{2}{T}_{3}}+{1 \over{T}_{3}.{T}_{4}}+ ...{1 \over{T}_{n-1}.{T}_{n}}\)
\(={1\over d}\left[ {d \over {T}_{1}{T}_{2}}+{d \over {T}_{2}{T}_{3}}+{d \over {T}_{3}.{T}_{4}}+...+{d \over {T}_{n-1}{T}_{n}} \right]\)
\(={1\over d}\left[ {{T}_{2}-{T}_{1}\over{T}_{1}{T}_{2}}+{{T}_{3}-{T}_{2}\over{T}_{2}.{T}_{3}}+{{T}_{4}-{T}_{3}\over{T}_{3}{T}_{4}} +...+{{T}_{n}-{T}_{n-1}\over{T}_{n-1}{T}_{n}}\right]\)
\(\because\) d = T2 - T1 = T3 - T2 = ...
\(={1\over d}\left[ {{T}_{2}\over{T}_{1}{T}_{2}}-{{T}_{1}\over{T}_{1}{T}_{2}}+{{T}_{3}\over{T}_{2}{T}_{3}} +{{T}_{4}\over{T}_{3}{T}_{4}}- ... +{{T}_{n}\over{T}_{n-1}{T}_{n}}-{{T}_{n-1}\over{T}_{n-1}{T}_{n}} \right]\)
\(={1\over d}\left[ {1\over{T}_{1}}+{1\over{T}_{2}}+{1\over{T}_{2}}+{1\over{T}_{3}}+{1\over{T}_{3}}-{1\over{T}_{4}}+...+{1\over{T}_{n-1}}-{1\over{T}_{n}} \right]\)
\(={1\over d }\left[ {1 \over {T}_{1}}-{1 \over {T}_{n}} \right]\)
\(={1 \over d}\left[ {{T}_{n}-{T}_{1}\over{T}_{1}{T}_{n}} \right]={1 \over d}\left[ {{T}_{1}+(n-1)d-{T}_{1}\over{T}_{1}.{T}_{n}} \right]\)
\(={n-1\over {T}_{1}.{T}_{n}}\) = RHS
8.
Let a be the Ist term and d be common difference
\(\therefore\) d = Tn - Tn-1 ....(i)
[Tn \(\longrightarrow\) nth term]
Tn = Sn - Sn-1
and Tn-1 = Sn-1 - Sn-2
Putting the value of Tn and Tn-1 in equation (i), we get
d = Sn - Sn -1 - Sn -1 + Sn -2
= Sn - 2Sn-1 + Sn-2
9.
Let Ist term be a and common difference be d.
Now, a1 + a5 + a10 + a15 + a20 + a24 = 300
\(\Rightarrow\) a + ( a + 4d ) + ( a + 9d ) + ( a + 14d ) + ( a + 19d )+ ( a + 23d ) = 300
\(\Rightarrow\) 6a + 69d = 300
\(\Rightarrow\) 3 ( 2a + 23d ) = 300
\(\Rightarrow\) 2a + 23d = 100 ...(i)
Now, S24 = \({24 \over 2}[2a+(24-1)d]\)
= 12 [ 2a + 23d ]
= 12 x 100 = 1200 [ Using (i) ]
10.
Here a = \(\frac{a-b}{a+b},d=\frac{3a-2b}{a+b}-\frac{a-b}{a+b}\)
\(={2a-b\over a+b}\) and n = 11.
Sn = \({n\over2}[2a+(n-1)d]\)
\(\Rightarrow\) S11 = \(\frac{11}{2}\left[ 2\left( a-b\over a+b \right)+(11-1)\left( 2a-b \over a+b \right)\right]\)
\(\Rightarrow\) S11 = \({11\over2}\times2\left[ {a-b\over a+b }+{5(2a-b)\over a+b} \right]\)
\(\Rightarrow\) S11 = \(11\left[ {a-b+10a-5b\over a+b} \right]\)
\(\Rightarrow\) S11 = \(11\left[ 11a-6b\over a+b \right]\)
11.
Let a be the first term and d be the common difference of the AP.
Gien, T2 = \(7\frac{3}{4}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) a + d = \(\frac{31}{4}\) ...(i)
and T31 = \(\frac{1}{2}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) a + 30d = \(\frac{1}{2
}\)
Subtracting (i) from (ii), we get
29d = \(\frac{1}{2}-\frac{31}{4}=-\frac{29}{4}\) \(\Rightarrow\) d = - \(\frac{1}{4}\)
Putting the value of d in (i), we get
\(a-\frac{1}{4}=\frac{31}{4}\) \(\Rightarrow\) \(a=\frac{31}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{32}{4}=8\)
Let the number of terms be n, so that
Tn = \(-\frac{13}{2}\)
i.e., a + ( n - 1 )d = - \(\frac{13}{2}\) \(\Rightarrow\) \(8-\frac{n}{4}+\frac{1}{4}=-\frac{13}{2}\)
\(\Rightarrow\) 32 - n + 1 = - 26 \(\Rightarrow\) n = 59
Hence, first term = 8 and number of terms = 59.
12.
Numbers should be of the form 4m + 3, i.e., 11, 15, 19,......, 299
a = 11, d = 4, an = 299
an = a + (n - 1)d
299 = 11 + (n - 1)4
\(\Rightarrow\) 299 - 11 = (n - 1)4
\(\Rightarrow\) \(\frac{288}{4}\) = n - 1
\(\Rightarrow\) 72 = n - 1
\(\Rightarrow\) 73 = n
\(\Rightarrow\) n = 73
13.
Given; a4 = 18
\(\Rightarrow\) a + 3d = 18 ...... (i)
and a15 - a9 = 30
\(\Rightarrow\) (15 - 9)d = 30
\(\Rightarrow\) 6d = 30
\(\Rightarrow\) d = 5
Putting the value of d in (i), we have
a + 3d = 18
\(\Rightarrow\) a + 3 x 5 = 18
\(\Rightarrow\) a + 15 = 18
\(\Rightarrow\) a = 3
Required AP is 3, 8, 13,......
14.
Here, a = -6, d = - 2 + 6 and an = 58
an = 58
\(\Rightarrow\) a + ( n - 1 )d = 58 \(\Rightarrow\) - 6 + ( n - 1 )4 = 58
\(\Rightarrow\) ( n - 1 )4 = 64 \(\Rightarrow\) n - 1 = 16 \(\Rightarrow\) n = 17 (odd)
\(\therefore\) Middle term = \(\frac{17+1}{2}=\frac{18}{2}\) = 9th term
\(\therefore\) 9th term is the middle term.
Now, a9 = a + 8d = - 6 + 8 X 4 = - 6 + 32 = 26
15.
Let Ist term of AP be a and common difference be d.
Now, a9 = 0
\(\Rightarrow\) a + 8d = 0 \(\Rightarrow\) a = - 8d ...(i)
Now, a29 = a + 28d = -8d + 28d [Using eq.(i)]
\(\Rightarrow\) a29 = 20d ...(ii)
Also, a19 = a + 18d = -8d + 18d = 10d
\(\Rightarrow\) 2 X a19 = 2 X 10d = 20d ...(iii)
From (ii) and (iii), we have
a29 = 2 X a19
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