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Second term of a GP is 1000 and the common ratio is r =
A. 4
B. 9
C. 5
D. 13
Choice B
9
Sum of first 12 terms of a GP is equal to the sum of the first 14 terms in the same GP. Sum of the first 17 terms is 92, what is the third term in the GP?
A. 92
B. -92
C. 46
D. 231
Choice A
92
Sum of first 25 terms in AP is 525, sum of the next 25 terms is 725, what is the common difference?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Choice A
8⁄25
Let the nth term of AP be defined as tn, and sum up to 'n' terms be defined as Sn. If |t8| = |t16| and t3 is not equal to t7, what is S23?
A. 23(t16 - t8)
B. 0
C. 23t11
D. Cannot be determined
Choice B
0
a, b, c, d and e are 5 distinct numbers that from an arithmetic progression. They are not necessarily consecutive terms but form the first 5 terms of the AP. It is known that c is the arithmetic mean of a and b, and d is the arithmetic mean of b anc c. Which of the following statements are true?
i. Average of all 5 terms put together is c.
ii. Average of d and e is not greater than average of a and b.
iii. Average of b and c is greater than average of a and d.
A. i and ii only
B. ii and iii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i and iii only
Choice A
i and ii only
Consider a, b, c in a G.P. such that |a + b + c| = 15. The median of these three terms is a, and b = 10. If a > c, what is the product of the first 4 terms of this G.P.?
A. 40000
B. 32000
C. 8000
D. 48000
Choice A
40000
If 4 times the 4th term of an A.P. is equal to 9 times the 9th term of the A.P., what is 13 times the 13th term of this A.P.?
A. 7 times the 13th term
B. 0
C. 13 times the 7th term
D. 4 times the 4th term + 9 times the 9th term
Choice B
0
Sequence P is defined by pn = pn-1 + 3, p1 = 11, Sequence Q is defined as qn = qn-1 – 4, q3 = 103. If pk > qk+2, what is the smallest value k can take?
A. 6
B. 11
C. 14
D. 15
Choice D
15
The sum of 2n terms of A.P. {1, 5, 9, 13…..} is greater than sum of n terms of A.P. = {56, 58, 60..…}. What is the smallest value n can take?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Choice A
9
a, b, c and d are in A.P., What can we say about terms bcd, acd, abd and abc?
A. They are also in A.P.
B. They are also in H.P.
C. They are also in G.P.
D. They are not in an A.P., G.P. or H.P.
Choice B
They are also in H.P.
Second term in an AP is 8 and the 8th term is 2 more than thrice the second term. Find the sum up to 8 terms of this AP.
A. 124
B. 108
C. 96
D. 110
Choice A
124
If Sn = n3 + n2 + n + 1 , where Sn denotes the sum of the first n terms of a series and tm= 291, then m is equal to?
A. 24
B. 30
C. 26
D. 20
Choice B
30
Sum of infinite terms of a GP is 12. If the first term is 8, what is the 4th term of this GP?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Choice A
8⁄27
Find sum : 22 + 2 × 32 + 3 × 42 + 4 × 52+.....+10 × 112
A. 6530
B. 3600
C. 2850
D. 3850
Choice D
3850
The salaries earned by two friends Anil and Jeetu in different years are in A.P. If the ratio of the amount earned by them in ‘p’ number of years are (4p+1) : (2p+17). Then find the ratio of amount earned by them in the 7th year.
A. (2p+1) : (4p+6)
B. 53 : 43
C. 4 : 7
D. 15p : 36p
Choice B
53 : 43
Ram invests a total sum of 2000 rupees on government bonds in 4 years. If these investments are in A.P and the sum of squares of the investments is 1200000. Find the investment made by ram in each year respectively. It is also known that he always invest more than the previous year.
A. 200, 400, 600, 800
B. 875, 625, 375, 125
C. 125, 375, 625, 875
D. 50, 350, 650, 950
Choice A
200, 400, 600, 800
Ram invest different amounts during the year on shares. S1, S2, S3........Sm are different sums of ‘n’ amounts invested in ‘m’ years. If the amounts invested during the years are in A.P whose first terms are 1,2,3,.....,m and common difference are 1,3,5,......,(2m-1) respectively then find the total amount invested by Ram in ‘m’ years.
A. n(m+1)
B. m+1
C.
D. Cannot be determined
Choice C
mn⁄2 (mn + 1)
Find the sum of the series .4 + .44 + .444……. to n terms
A. 5.69
B. 14.44
C.
D.
Choice C
4⁄81 [9n-1 1⁄10n]
If the equation px2 + 2qx + r = 0 and dx2 + 2ex + f = 0 have a common root,
then in which type of progression is
A.
B.
C.
D. Insufficient Data
Choice B
d⁄p , e⁄q
Find the sum of all the terms, If the first 3 terms among 4 positive integers are in A.P and the last 3 terms are in G.P. Moreover the difference between the first and last term is 40.
A. 108
B. 172
C. 124
D. 196
Choice B
172
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