Arithmetic Progression (A.P.)

Author:Mizoram Board
11th Mizoram Board
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Arithmetic Progression (A.P.): Overview

In this topic, we will study the arithmetic progression with its formula and properties. We will also discuss the general term of an A.P. with a brief on the arithmetic mean.

Important Questions on Arithmetic Progression (A.P.)

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150 workers were engaged to finish a job in a certain number of days. 4 workers dropped out on second day, 4 more workers dropped out on third day and so on. It took 8 more days to finish the work. Find the number of days in which the work was completed.

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Find the sum of odd integers from 1 to 2001.

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A man deposited ₹10000  in a bank at the rate of 5% simple interest annually. Find the amount in 15th year since he deposited the amount and also calculate the total amount after  20 years.

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Shamshad Ali buys a scooter for `₹ 22000`. He pays `₹ 4000` cash and agrees to pay the balance in an annual installment of `₹ 1000` plus 10% interest on the unpaid amount. How much will the scooter cost him?

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A farmer buys a used tractor for Rs12000 . He pays Rs 6000 cash and agrees to pay the balance in annual installments of Rs 500 plus 12% interest on the unpaid amount. How much will be the tractor cost him?

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If a,b,c are in A.P; b,c,d are in G.P and 1c,1d,1e are in A.P. prove that a,c,e are in G.P.

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The ratio of the A.M and G.M. of two positive numbers a and b is m:n. Show that a:b=m+m2-n2:m-m2-n2

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If  a1b+1c,b1c+1a,c1a+1b are in A.P., prove that a,b,c are in A.P.

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The pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P. are a,b,c respectively. Show that (q-r)a+r-pb+p-qc=0

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The sum of the first four terms of an A.P. is 56. The sum of the last four terms is 112. If its first term is 11, then find the number of terms.

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Find the sum of all two-digit numbers which when divided by 4, yields 1 as remainder.

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Find the sum of integers from 1 to 100 that are divisible by 2 or 5.

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Find the sum of all numbers between 200 and 400 which are divisible by 7.

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Let the sum of n,2n,3n terms of an A.P. be S1,S2 and S3 respectively, show that S3=3(S2-S1)

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If the sum of three numbers in A.P. is 24 and their product is 440, find the numbers.

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Show that the sum of m+nth and m-nth terms of an A.P is equal to twice the mth term

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The difference between any two consecutive interior angles of a polygon is 5°. If the smallest angle is 120°, find the number of the sides of the polygon.

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A man starts repaying a loan as first installment of100. If he increases the installment by 5 every month, what amount he will pay in the 30th installment?

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Between 1 and 31, m numbers have been inserted in such a way that the resulting sequence is an A.P. and the ratio of 7th and (m-1)th numbers is 5:9. Find the value of m.

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If an+bnan-1+bn-1 is the A.M. between a and b, then find the value of n.