Properties of an Arithmetic Progression

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Properties of an Arithmetic Progression: Overview

This topic describes the various properties of arithmetic progression. It also explains the effect of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division on an arithmetic progression. It also shows the application of properties of an AP.

Important Questions on Properties of an Arithmetic Progression

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 If   p,q,r are positive and are in A.P, and roots of the quadratic equation   p x 2 +qx+r=0 are real then 

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If 1p+q, 1q+r and 1r+p are in AP, then 

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If a2b+c, b2c+a and c2a+b are in A.P., then a, b, c are in

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If p,q,r re in H.P. and p,q,-2r are in G.P. p,q,r>0 then

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Find the three numbers a,b,c between 2 and 18 such that

(i) their sum is 25

(ii) the numbers 2,a,b are consecutive terms of an AP

(iii) the numbers b,c,18 are consecutive terms of GP

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If 1q+r,1r+p,1p+q are in A.P., then 

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Let a1,a2,a3,an be in A.P. and a3,a5,a8,b1,b2,b3,bn be in G.P. If a9=40, then the value of i=12ai2 is

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Six numbers are in A.P. such that their sum is 3. The first term is 4 times the third term. Then the fifth term is

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In a triangle ABC, if tanA2,tanB2 and tanC2 are in Arithmetic Progression, then which of the following option is always correct?

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log102, log102x-1 and log102x+3 are three consecutive terms of an AP for

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If a1, a2,a3. are terms of AP such that a1+a5+a10+a15+a20+a24=225, then the sum of first 24 terms is

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If log2, log2n-1 and log2n+3 are in arithmetic progression, then the value of n will be

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If log2, log2n-1 and log2n+3 are in arithmetic progression, then the value of n will be

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If 1b+c,1c+a,1a+b are in A.P. then 9ax+1,9bx+1,9cx+1,x0 are in

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For any three positive real numbers a, b and c if 4a2+9b2+33c2-2ac=6b(2a+3c), then

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If the sum of three numbers of a arithmetic sequence is 15 and the sum of their squares is 83, then the numbers are

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Three numbers are in A.P. whose sum is 33 and product is 792, then the smallest number from these numbers is
 

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if 1, log931-x+2, log34·3x-1 are in A.P., then x equals

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If log2, log2n-1 and log2n+3 are in A.P., then n=

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If a, b, c are in A.P., then abc, 1c, 1b are in