Problem 1
Find the sum of the following APs: (i) \(2,7,12, \ldots\), to 10 terms . (ii) \(-37,-33,-29, \ldots\), to 12 terms. (iii) \(0.6,1.7,2.8, \ldots\), to 100 terms . (iv) \(\frac{1}{15}, \frac{1}{12}, \frac{1}{10}, \ldots\), to 11 terms.
Problem 2
Choose the correct choice in the following and justify: (i) 30 th term of the AP: \(10,7,4, \ldots\), is (A) 97 (B) 77 (C) \(-77\) (D) \(-87\) (ii) 11 th term of the \(\mathrm{AP}:-3,-\frac{1}{2}, 2, \ldots\), is (A) 28 (B) 22 (C) \(-38\) (D) \(-48 \frac{1}{2}\)
Problem 2
Write first four terms of the AP, when the first term \(a\) and the common difference \(d\) are given as follows: (i) \(a=10, \quad d=10\) (ii) \(a=-2, \quad d=0\) (iii) \(a=4, \quad d=-3\) (iv) \(a=-1, \quad d=\frac{1}{2}\) (v) \(a=-1.25, d=-0.25\)
Problem 3
For the following APs, write the first term and the common difference: (i) \(3,1,-1,-3, \ldots\) (ii) \(-5,-1,3,7, \ldots\) (iii) \(\frac{1}{3}, \frac{5}{3}, \frac{9}{3}, \frac{13}{3}, \ldots\) (iv) \(0.6,1.7,2.8,3.9, \ldots\)
Problem 4
Which of the following are APs ? If they form an AP, find the common difference \(d\) and write three more terms. (i) \(2,4,8,16, \ldots\) (ii) \(2, \frac{5}{2}, 3, \frac{7}{2}, \ldots\) (iii) \(-1.2,-3.2,-5.2,-7.2, \ldots\) (iv) \(-10,-6,-2,2, \ldots\) (v) \(3,3+\sqrt{2}, 3+2 \sqrt{2}, 3+3 \sqrt{2}, \ldots\) (vi) \(0.2,0.22,0.222,0.2222, \ldots\) (vii) \(0,-4,-8,-12, \ldots\) (viii) \(-\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2},-\frac{1}{2}, \ldots\) (ix) \(1,3,9,27, \ldots\) (x) \(a, 2 a, 3 a, 4 a, \ldots\) (xi) \(a, a^{2}, a^{3}, a^{4}, \ldots\) (xii) \(\sqrt{2}, \sqrt{8}, \sqrt{18}, \sqrt{32}, \ldots\) (xiii) \(\sqrt{3}, \sqrt{6}, \sqrt{9}, \sqrt{12}, \ldots\) (xiv) \(1^{2}, 3^{2}, 5^{2}, 7^{2}, \ldots\) (xv) \(1^{2}, 5^{2}, 7^{2}, 73, \ldots\)
Problem 6
The first and the last terms of an AP are 17 and 350 respectively. If the common difference is 9 , how many terms are there and what is their sum?
Problem 6
Check whether \(-150\) is a term of the AP: \(11,8,5,2 \ldots\)
Problem 7
Find the 31 st term of an AP whose 11 th term is 38 and the 16 th term is 73 .
Problem 9
If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first \(n\) terms.
Problem 13
Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 8 .