Selina Solutions Concise Maths Class 10 Chapter 10 Arithmetic Progression Exercise 10(F)

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Exercise 10(F) Page No: 147

1. The 6^th term of an A.P. is 16 and the 14^th term is 32. Determine the 36^th term.

Solution:

Given,

t₆ = 16 and t₁₄ = 32

Let’s take ‘a’ to be the first term and ‘d’ to be the common difference of the given A.P.

We know that,

t_n = a + (n – 1)d

⇒ a + 5d = 16 ….(1)

And,

⇒ a + 13d = 32 ….(2)

Now, subtracting (1) from (2), we get

8d = 16

d = 2

Using d in (1) we get,

a + 5(2) = 16

⇒ a = 6

Therefore, the 36^th term = t₃₆ = a + 35d = 6 + 35(2) = 76

2. If the third and the 9^th term of an A.P. be 4 and -8 respectively, find which term is zero?

Solution:

Given,

t₃ = 4 and t₉ = -8

We know that,

t_n = a + (n – 1)d

So,

4 = a + (3 – 1)d

a + 2d = 4 ….. (1)

And,

-8 = a + (9 – 1)d

a + 8d = -8 ….. (2)

Subtracting (1) from (2), we have

6d = -8 – 4

6d = -12

d = -2

Using d in (1), we get

a + 2(-2) = 4

a = 4 + 4 = 8

Now,

t_n = 8 + (n – 1)(-2)

Let n^th term of this A.P. be 0

8 + (n – 1) (-2) = 0

8 – 2n + 2 = 0

10 – 2n = 0

2n = 10

n = 5

Therefore, the 5^th term of an A.P. is zero.

3. An A.P. consists of 50 terms of which 3^rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the 29^th term of the A.P.

Solution:

Given,

Number of terms in an A.P, n = 50

And, t₃ = 12

We know that,

t_n = a + (n – 1)d

⇒ a + 2d = 12 ….(1)

Last term, l = 106

t₅₀ = 106

a + 49d = 106 ….(2)

Subtracting (1) from (2), we get

47d = 94

d = 2

Substituting the value of d in equation (1), we get

a + 2(2) = 12

a = 8

Therefore, the 29^th term is

t₂₉ = a + 28d = 8 + 28(2) = 8 + 56 = 64

4. Find the arithmetic mean of:

(i) -5 and 41

(ii) 3x – 2y and 3x + 2y

(iii) (m + n)² and (m – n)² 

Solution:

(i) Arithmetic mean of -5 and 41 = (-5 + 41)/ 2 = 36/2 = 18

(ii) Arithmetic mean of (3x – 2y) and (3x + 2y) = [(3x – 2y) + (3x + 2y)]/ 2 = 6x/ 2 = 3x

(iii) Arithmetic mean of (m + n)² and (m – n)² 

5. Find the sum of first 10 terms of the A.P.

4 + 6 + 8 + ……

Solution:

Given A.P. is 4 + 6 + 8 + ……

Here,

a = 4 and d = 6 – 4 = 2

And, n = 10

S_n = n/2 [2a + (n – 1)d]

S₁₀ = 10/2 [2a + (10 – 1)d]

= 5 [2(4) + 9(2)]

= 5 [8 + 18]

= 5 x 26

= 130

6. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. whose first term is 3 and the last term is 57.

Solution:

Given,

First term, a = 3 and last term, l = 57

And, n = 20

S = n/2 (a + l)

= 20/2 (3 + 57)

= 10 (60)

= 600

7. How many terms of the series 18 + 15 + 12 +…….. when added together will give 45?

Solution:

Given series, 18 + 15 + 12 +……..

Here,

a = 18 and d = 15 – 18 = -3

Let’s consider the number of terms to be added as ‘n’.

So, we have

S_n = n/2 [2a + (n – 1)d]

45 = n/2 [2(18) + (n – 1)(-3)]

90 = n[36 – 3n + 3]

90 = n[39 – 3n]

90 = 3n[13 – n]

30 = 13n – n²

n² – 13n + 30 = 0

n² – 10n – 3n + 30 = 0

n(n – 10) – 3(n – 10) = 0

(n – 10)(n – 3) = 0

n – 10 = 0 or n – 3 = 0

n = 10 or n = 3

Therefore, the required number of terms to be added is 3 or 10.

8. The n^th term of a sequence is 8 – 5n. Show that the sequence is an A.P.

Solution:

Given, t_n = 8 – 5n

Now, replacing n by (n + 1), we get

t_n+1 = 8 – 5(n + 1) = 8 – 5n – 5 = 3 – 5n

Now,

t_n+1 – t_n = (3 – 5n) – (8 – 5n) = -5

As, (t_n+1 – t_n) is independent of n and is thus a constant.

Therefore, the given sequence having n^th term (8 – 5n) is an A.P.

9. Find the general term (n^th term) and 23^rd term of the sequence 3, 1, -1, -3, ….. .

Solution:

Given sequence is 3, 1, -1, -3, …..

Now,

1 – 3 = -1 – 1 = -3 – (-1) = -2

Thus, the given sequence is an A.P. where a = 3 and d = -2.

So, the general term of an A.P is given by

t_n = a + (n – 1)d

= 3 + (n – 1)(-2)

= 3 – 2n + 2

= 5 – 2n

Therefore, the 23^rd term = t₂₃ = 5 – 2(23) = 5 – 46 = -41

10. Which term of the sequence 3, 8, 13, …….. is 78?

Solution:

The given sequence is 3, 8, 13, …..

Now,

8 – 3 = 13 – 8 = 5

Hence, the given sequence is an A.P. with first term a = 3 and common difference d = 5.

Let the n^th term of the given A.P. be 78.

78 = 3 + (n – 1)(5)

75 = 5n – 5

5n = 80

n = 16

Therefore, the 16^th term of the given sequence is 78.

11. Is -150 a term of 11, 8, 5, 2, ……. ?

Solution:

Given sequence is 11, 8, 5, 2, …..

It’s seen that,

8 – 11 = 5 – 8 = 2 – 5 = -3

Thus, the given sequence is an A.P. with a = 11 and d = -3.

So, the general term of an A.P. is given by

t_n = a + (n – 1)d

-150 = 11 + (n – 1)(-3)

-161 = -3n + 3

3n = 164

n = 164/3 (which is a fraction)

As the number of terms cannot be a fraction.

Hence, clearly -150 is not a term of the given sequence.

12. How many two digit numbers are divisible by 3?

Solution:

The two-digit numbers divisible by 3 are given below:

12, 15, 18, 21, ….., 99

It’s clear that the above sequence forms an A.P

Where,

a = 12, d = 3 and last term (l) = 99

And, the general term is given by

t_n = a + (n – 1)d

So,

99 = 12 + (n – 1)3

99 = 12 + 3n – 3

99 = 9 + 3n

90 = 3n

n = 90/3 = 30

Therefore, there are 30 two-digit numbers that are divisible by 3. 

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