Arithmetic Progression
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Which of the following sequences are APs?
(i) 2, 4, 8, 16……..
(ii) 2, 3, 5, 7, 11……..
(iii) -1, -1.25, -1.5, -1.75…….
(iv) 1, -1, -3, -5, -7…………
(i), (iii) and (iv)
(i) and (iv)
(ii) and (iv)
(iii) and (iv)
With 200 roses, a person starts walking from his home to the temple which is 50 m far from his home. After walking each metre, he drops 2 roses. Form a series for the number of roses the person has after walking each metre.
200, 150, 100, 50, ...
200, 198, 196, 194, 192, ...
200, 190, 180, 170, ...
200, 195, 190, 185, 180, …
Which of the following is true in the case of an arithmetic progression?
The ratio of any two consecutive terms of the series is to be constant.
The difference between any two consecutive terms of the series is to be constant.
The product of any two consecutive numbers of the series is to be constant.
- The sum of any two consecutive terms of the series is to be constant.
- - 2ab
- −(a+b)2
- 2ab
- (a+b)2
- 142
- 144
- 143
- 141
Sandeep deposited Rs. 5000 in his saving account. His amount increases by 1/10 times of itself after every two years. What are the maturity amounts (in Rs.) of investment after 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th years respectively? Are the maturity amounts (in Rs.) after 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th years the terms of an AP?
5000, 6000, 7000, 8000, Yes
500, 1000, 1500, 2000, Yes
5500, 6000, 6500, 7000, No
5500, 6050, 6655, 7320.5, No
Find the common difference (d) in the following APs respectively.
(i) 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, ..
(ii) 5, 0, -5, -10, -15, ...
(iii) 2, 2, 2, 2, 2..
-20, 5, 0
-20, -5, 0
20, 5, 0
20, -5, 0
Which number comes next in the Arithmetic progression: 4, 8, 12, 16, ...?
20
16
24
12
If x+1, 3x and 4x+2 are the first three terms of an AP, then its 5th term is ___.
19
24
14
28
Does the sequence of odd numbers form an AP?
No
Yes, with a common difference of 1.
Yes, with a common difference of -1.
Yes, with a common difference of 2.