01b Sequence Series Exercise PDF
01b Sequence Series Exercise PDF
2. Let T r be the r th term of an A.P. for r = 1, 2, 3, ........... If for some positive i ntegers m, n we
1 1
have Tm
& Tn , then Tmn equals -
n m
1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) 1 (D) 0
mn m n
3. The interior angles of a convex polygon are in AP . The smallest angle is 120° & the common difference
is 5°. Find the number of sides of the polygon -
4. The first term of an infinitely decreasing G.P. is unity and its sum is S. The sum of the squares of the terms of
the progression is -
S S2 S
(A) (B) (C) (D) S2
2S 1 2S 1 2S
5. A particle begins at the origin and moves successively in the y
following manner as shown, 1 unit to the right, 1/2 unit up, 1/4 unit to 1/4
the right, 1/8 unit down, 1/16 unit to the right etc. The length of each
1/8
1/2
move is half the length of the previous move and movement continues in 1 1/16
x
the ‘zigzag’ manner indefinitely. The co-ordinates of the point to which 0
n 1 n 1
common ratio of the G.P. is -
(A) (B) (C) (D)
7. If p, q, r in harmonic progression and p & r be different having same sign then the roots of the equation
px2 + qx + r = 0 are -
(A) real and equal (B) real and distinct (C) irrational (D) imaginary
1 1 1
8. If x > 1, y > 1, z >1 are in G.P., then , , are in
n -
1 n x 1 n y 1 n z
(A) A.P. (B) H.P. (C) G.P. (D) none of above
9. If ln (a + c) , ln (c – a), ln (a – 2b + c) are in A.P., then :
(A) a, b, c are in A.P. (B) a2, b2, c2 are in A.P
(C) a, b, c are in G.P. (D) a, b, c are in H.P.
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10. If the (m + 1)th , (n +1)th & (r + 1)th terms of an AP are in GP & m, n, r are in HP, then the ratio of the common
difference to the first term of the AP is -
1 2 2
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
n n n
11. The sum of roots of the equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 is equal to the sum of squares of their reciprocals. Then
bc2 , ca2 and ab2 are in -
(A) AP (B) GP (C) HP (D) none of these
12. The quadratic equation whose roots are the A.M. and H.M. between the roots of the equation,
2x2 – 3x + 5 = 0 is -
(A) 4x2 – 25x + 10 = 0 (B) 12x2 – 49x + 30 = 0
(C) 14x2 – 12x + 35 = 0 (D) 2x2 + 3x + 5 = 0
13. If the sum of the first n natural numbers is 1/5 times the sum of the their squares, then the value of n is -
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 8
14. Suppose p is the first of n(n > 1) AM's between two positive numbers a and b, then value of p is -
na b na b nb a nb a
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n 1 n 1 n 1 n 1
1 1 1 1
15. If 0 and a, b, c are not in A.P., then -
a a 2b c c 2b
b b
(A) a, b, c are in G.P. (B) a, , c are in A.P.. (C) a, , c are in H.P.. (D) a, 2b, c are in H.P.
2 2
3 5 7
16. The sum to n terms of the series 2
2 2
2 ......... is -
1 1 2 1 22 32
3n 6n 9n 12n
(A) (B) (C) (D)
n 1 n 1 n 1 n 1
1 1 1 4 1 1 1
17. If 4
4 4 ........ + to , then 4 4 4 ...... + to is equals to -
1 2 3 90 1 3 5
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4 4 89 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) none of these
96 45 90
n s
3
18. If r an bn 2 cn , then find the value of a + b + c.
s 1 r 1
5c 3b a
19. If a, b, c are positive numbers in G.P. and log , log and log are in A.P., then a, b, c forms the
he
a 5c 3b
sides of a triangle which is -
(A) equilateral (B) right angled (C) isosceles (D) none of these
SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)
20. If sum of n terms of a sequence is given by Sn = 3n2 – 5n + 7 & tr represents its rth term, then -
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21. If 10 harmonic means H1, H2, H3 ......... H10 are inserted between 7 and – , then -
3
3 1 7
(A) H1 = –7 (B) H2 = (C) H1 = – (D) H10 =
7 7 19
22. If tn be the nth term of the series 1 + 3 + 7 + 15 + ........, then -
(A) t5 + 1 = 32 (B) t7 = 27 + 1 (C) t10 = 210 – 1 (D) t100 = 250 + 1
23. Indicate the correct alternative(s), for 0 , if x cos 2n , y sin 2n and z cos 2n sin 2 n ,
2 n 0 n 0 n 0
then -
(A) xyz = xz + y (B) xyz = xy + z (C) xyz = x + y + z (D) xyz = yz + x
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Ans. C C A B B A D B D C
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. A B C A D B A A D A,D
Que. 21 22 23
Ans. A,D A,C B,C
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SELECT THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVES (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWERS)
1. Consider an A.P. with first term ‘a’ and the common difference d. Let Sk denote the sum of the first K terms.
S kx
Let S is independent of x, then -
x
FG 9 IJ r
3.
r 1
(2r 1)
H 11K is equal to -
(A) 45 (B) 55
(C) sum of first nine natural numbers (D) sum of first ten natural numbers
4. For the A.P. given by a1, a2, ............., an, ........, with non-zero common difference, the equations satisfied
are-
(C) a1 + 3a2 – 3a3 – a4 = 0 (D) a1 – 4a2 + 6a3 – 4a4 + a5 = 0
5. If a, a1, a2,.....,a10 , b are in A.P. and a, g1, g2,.....g10 , b are in G.P. and h is the H.M. between a and b, then
a1 a 2 ..... a 10 a 2 a 3 ..... a 9 a a6
....... 5
g1 g10 g2 g9 g 5 g 6 is -
10 15 30 5
(A) (B) (C) (D)
h h h h
n(n 1) 2
6. The sum of the first n terms of the series 12 + 2.22 + 32 + 2.42 + 52 + 2.62 + ....... is , when n is
2
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even. When n is odd, the sum is -
7. If (1 + 3 + 5 +...+ a) + (1 + 3 + 5 +...+ b) = (1 + 3 + 5 + .... + c), where each set of parentheses
contains the sum of consecutive odd integers as shown such that - (i) a + b + c = 21, (ii) a > 6
If G = Max{a, b, c} and L = Min{a, b, c}, then -
(A) G – L = 4 (B) b – a = 2 (C) G – L = 7 (D) a – b = 2
8. If a, b and c are distinct positive real numbers and a2 + b2 + c2 = 1, then ab + bc + ca is -
(A) equal to 1 (B) less than 1 (C) greater than 1 (D) any real number
9. Let p, q, r R+ and 27 pqr (p + q + r)3 and 3p + 4q + 5r = 12 then p3 + q4 + r5 is equal to -
(A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 3 (D) none of these
10. The sum of the first 100 terms common to the series 17, 21, 25, ......... and 16, 21, 26, ...............is -
(A) 101100 (B) 111000 (C) 110010 (D) 100101
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If a, b, c are positive such that ab 2 c 3 = 64 then least value of
FG 1 2 3 IJ is -
11.
Ha b cK
(A) 6 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 32
12. If a1, a2,..................an R+ and a1.a2....... an = 1 then the least value of (1 a 1 a 12 )(1 a 2 a 22 ).....(1 a n a 2n )
is -
(A) 3n (B) n3n (C) 33n (D) data inadequate
13. Let a 1 , a 2 , a 3 ,........ and b 1 , b 2 , b 3 ,........ be arithmetic progression such that a 1 = 25, b 1 = 75 and
a100 + b100 = 100, then -
(A) The common difference in progression 'ai' is equal but opposite in sign to the common difference in progression
'bj'.
(B) an + bn = 100 for any n.
(C) (a1 + b1), (a2 + b2), (a3 + b3), ....... are in A.P.
100
4
(D) (a r b r ) 10
r 1
14. If the AM of two positive numbers be three times their geometric mean then the ratio of the numbers is -
2
(A) 3 2 2 (B) 2 1 (C) 17 12 2
(D) 3 2 2
15. If first and (2n – 1)th terms of an A.P., G.P. and H.P. are equal and their nth terms are a, b, c respectively, then -
(A) a + c = 2b (B) a b c (C) a + c = b (D) b2 = ac
16. Let a, x, b be in A.P. ; a, y, b be in G.P. and a, z, b be in H.P. If x = y + 2 and a = 5z then -
9 1
(A) y2 = xz (B) x > y > z (C) a = 9, b = 1 (D) a = , b =
4 4
17. The pth term Tp of H.P. is q(q + p) and qth term Tq is p(p + q) when p > 1, q > 1, then -
(A) Tp + q = pq (B) Tpq = p + q (C) Tp + q > Tpq (D) Tpq > Tp+q
18. a, b, c are three distinct real numbers, which are in G.P. and a + b + c = xb, then -
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(A) x < –1 (B) –1 < x < 2 (C) 2 < x < 3 (D) x > 3
19. Let a 1, a 2, ......., a 10 be in A.P. & h 1, h 2, .......h 10 be in H.P. . If a 1= h 1 = 2 & a 10 = h 10 = 3 then a 4h 7 is -
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. A A A,C B,D C A A,D B C A
Que. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Ans. C A A,B,C,D C,D B,D A,B,C A,B,C A,D D
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term, the quotient is 2 and remainder is 5. The first term and the common difference of the A.P. are
_____________ & ________ respectively.
1 1 1
6. The sum to infinity of the series + + + ......... is equal to _______________.
1 12 123
y
7. If sin (x – y), sin x and sin (x + y) are in H.P., then sin x. sec = ______________.
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MATCH THE COLUMN
Following questions contains statements given in two columns, which have to be matched. The statements in
Column-I are labelled as A, B, C and D while the statements in Column-II are labelled as p, q, r and s. Any given
statement in Column-I can have correct matching with ONE statement in Column-II.
1. Column-I Column-II
(A) If ai's are in A.P. and a1 + a3 + a4 + a5 + a7 = 20, a4 (p) 21
is equal to
(B) Sum of an infinite G.P. is 6 and it's first term is 3. (q) 4
then harmonic mean of first and third terms of G.P. is
(C) If roots of the equation x3 – ax2 + bx + 27= 0, are in G.P. (r) 24
with common ratio 2, then a + b is equal to
(D) If the roots of x4 – 8x3 + ax2 + bx + 16 = 0 are (s) 6/ 5
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positive real numbers then a is
2. Column-I Column-II
(A) nth term of the series 4, 11, 22, 37, 56, 79,....... (p) 2n2 + n
(B) |12 – 22 + 32 – 42.......... 2n terms| is equal to (q) 2n2 + n + 1
(C) sum to n terms of the series 3, 7, 11, 15,....... is (r) – (n2 + n)
1 2
(D) coefficient of xn in 2x(x – 1)(x – 2) ......... (x – n) is (s) (n n)
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a b c b
1. Statement-I : If a, b, c are three distinct positive number in H.P., then + > 4
2a b 2c b
Because
Statement-II : Sum of any number and it's reciprocal is always greater than or equal to 2.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
2. Statement-I : If x 2 y 3 = 6(x, y > 0), then the least value of 3x + 4y is 10
Because
1
m 1 a1 m 2 a 2 m m
Statement-II : If m 1 , m 2 N, a 1 , a 2 > 0 then (a 1 1 a 2 2 ) m1 m 2 and equality holds when
m1 m 2
a 1 = a 2 .
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
3. Statement-I : For n N, 2 n > 1 + n (2 n 1 )
Because
Statement-II : G.M. > H.M. and (AM) (HM) = (GM) 2
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
a b c 3abc 2
4. Statement-I : If a, b, c are three positive numbers in G.P., then
3 . = 3 abc
ab bc ca
Because
Statement-II : (A.M.) (H.M.) = (G.M.) 2 is true for any set of positive numbers.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
5. Statement-I : n th term (T n ) of the sequence (1, 6, 18, 40, 75, 126,....) is an 3 + bn 2 + cn + d, and
6a + 2b – d is = 4.
Because
Statement-II If the second successive differences (Differences of the differences) of a series are in A.P.,
then T n is a cubic polynomial in n.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
6. Statement-I : The format of n th term (T n ) of the sequence (n2, n4, n32, n1024.......) is an2 + bn + c.
Because
Statement-II : If the second successive differences between the consecutive terms of the given sequence
are in G.P., then T n = a + bn + cr n–1 , where a, b, c are constants and r is common ratio of G.P.
(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
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On t he basis of above i nformat ion, a nswer t he fol low i ng que st ions :
1. Number of terms in the given sequence is equal to -
2. Middle term of the given sequence, i.e. Tm is equal to -
Comprehension # 2 :
If a i > 0, i = 1, 2, 3, ..... n and m 1 , m 2 , m 3 , ....., m n be positive rational numbers, then
m 1 a1 m 2 a 2 ..... m n a n 1 /(m 1 m 2 .....m n ) (m1 m 2 .... m n )
m 1 m 2 .... m n
a1m 1 a 2m 2 .....a m
n
n
m1 m 2
... n
m
a1 a 2 an
is called weighted mean theorem
m 1 a1 m 2 a 2 .... m n a n
where A* = = Weighted arithmetic mean
n
m 1 m 2 .... m n
1 /(m 1 m 2 .... m n )
m m m
G* = a1 1 a 2 2 ....a n n = Weighted geometric mean
n
m 1 m 2 ..... m n
and H* = = Weighted harmonic mean
n
m1 m 2 m
.... n
a1 a 2 an
i.e., A* G* H*
Now, let a + b + c = 5(a, b, c > 0) and x 2 y 3 = 243(x > 0, y > 0)
On t he basis of above i nformat ion, a nswer t he fol low i ng que st ions :
1. The greatest value of ab 3c is -
(A) 3 (B) 9 (C) 27 (D) 81
2. Which statement is correct -
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
5 1 3 1 25 1 9 1 5 1 9 1 25 1 6 1
a b c a b c a b c a b c
3. The least value of x 2 + 3y + 1 is -
(A) 15 (B) greater than 15 (C) 3 (D) less than 15
4. Which statement is correct -
2x 3y 5 2x 3y 5 xy
(A) 3 (B) 3
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5 3 2 5 3x 2y
x y
2x 3y 5xy 2x 3y 5 xy
(C) 3 (D) 3
5 3x 4 y 5 2x 3y
F i ll i n t h e B lanks
1. 12 : 31 2 . 1064 3 . [12, ] 4 . 2 /8 5 . a = 3 d = 4 6. 2 7. ± 2
Matc h th e C o lu mn
1. (A) (q), (B) (s), (C) (p), (D) (r) 2. (A) (q), (B) (p), (C) (p), (D) (r)
A s s er ti o n & R eas o n
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. B
C o mp rehe ns i o n B as ed Qu e st i o ns
C o mp re he n s i o n # 1 : 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D
C o mp re he n s i o n # 2 : 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. B
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1. Given that ax = by = cz = du & a , b , c , d are in GP, show that x , y , z , u are in HP .
2. There are n AM’s between 1 & 31 such that 7th mean : (n 1)th mean = 5 : 9, then find the value of n.
3. Find the sum of the series , 7 + 77 + 777 + ..... to n terms.
q r
4. If the pth, qth & rth terms of an AP are in GP. Show that the common ratio of the GP is .
p q
5. Express the recurring decimal 0.1 576 as a rational number using concept of infinite geometric series .
6. If one AM ‘a’ & two GM’s p & q be inserted between any two given numbers then show that
p3+ q3 = 2 apq.
7. Find three numbers a , b , c between 2 & 18 which satisfy following conditions :
(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 a GP.
2 3
1 1 1
8. Find the sum of the first n terms of the series : 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 .........
n n n
9. Let a1, a2, a3 ...... an be an AP . Prove that :
1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
.......... = ..........
a1 a n a 2 a n 1 a3 a n 2 a n a1 a1 a n a1 a2 a3 an
10. The harmonic mean of two numbers is 4 . The arithmetic mean A & the geometric mean G satisfy the
relation 2 A + G² = 27 . Find the two numbers .
11. Prove that : (ab + xy)(ax + by) 4abxy where a, b, x, y R+
12. If a, b, c R+ & a + b + c = 1; then show that (1 – a)(1 – b)(1 – c) 8abc
13. If a, b, c are sides of a scalene triangle then show that (a + b + c)3 > 27 (a + b – c)(b + c – a)(c + a – b)
bc ac ab
14.
For positive number a, b, c show that abc
a b c
1 5 . The odd positive numbers are written in the form of a triangle
1
3 5
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7 9 11
13 15 17 19
............................
.................................. find the sum of terms in n thh row.
5. If there be 'm' A.P’s beginning with unity whose common difference is 1 , 2 , 3 .... m. Show that the sum of
their nth terms is (m/2) (mn m + n + 1).
6. If a1 , a2 , a3 .... an are in H.P., then prove that a1 a2 + a2a3 + ..... + an-1 an = (n – 1) a1an.
7. If a, b, c are in H.P., b, c, d are in G.P. & c, d, e are in A.P., then Show that e = ab²/(2a b)².
8. The value of x + y + z is 15, if a , x , y , z , b are in A.P. while the value of ; (1/x)+(1/y)+(1/z) is 5/3
if a , x , y , z , b are in H.P. Find a & b.
1.3 3 .5 5 .7 7.9
9. Prove that the sum of the infinite series 2 3 4 .......... 23 .
2 2 2 2
10. If a , b, c be in G.P. & logc a, logb c, loga b be in A.P., then show that the common difference of the A.P. must
be 3/2.
1 2x 3 x2
11. Find the sum to n terms : (a) .......
x 1 (x 1) (x 2) (x 1) (x 2) (x 3)
a1 a2 a3
(b)
1 a1 1 a 1 1 a 2 1 a1 1 a 2 1 a 3 .......
12. In a G.P., the ratio of the sum of the first eleven terms to the sum of the last eleven terms is 1/8 and the
ratio of the sum of all the terms without the first nine to the sum of all the terms without the last nine is 2 . Find
the number of terms in the G.P.
13. Prove that the number 4 4 4 ............4 8 8 8 ..............8 9 is a per fect square of the number
n digits (n-1) digits
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6 6 6 ..............6 7.
(n-1) digits
14. Find the nth term and the sum to 'n' terms of the series :
(a) 1 + 5 + 13 + 29 + 61 + ...... (b) 6 + 13 + 22 + 33 + .......
a b c 3
15. If a, b, c are three positive real number then prove that :
bc ac ab 2
abc
16. If a, b, c are the sides of a triangle and s = , then prove that 8(s – a)(s – b)(s – c) abc.
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1. If 1, log 3 3 1 x 2 , log 3 (4.3 x – 1) are in A.P. then x equals. [AIEEE 2002]
8. If x = a n , y = b n , z = C n where a, b, c are i n A.P. and |a| < 1, |b| < 1,
n 0 n 0 n 0
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a1 a 2 .... a p p2 a6
9. Let a1, a2, a3,....... be terms of an A.P. If , p q then equals -[AIEEE-2006]
a1 a 2 ...... a q q2 a 21
2 11 41 7
(1) (2) (3) (4)
7 41 11 2
10. If a 1 , a 2 ,....., an are in H.P., then the expression a1 a 2 + a 2 a 3 + .......+ a n–1 a n is equal to-[AIEEE-2006]
(1) na 1 a n (2) (n – 1) a 1 a n (3) n(a 1 – a n ) (4) (n – 1) (a 1 – a n )
11. In a geometric progression consisting of positive terms, each term equals the sum of the next two terms.
Then the common ratio of this progression equals- [AIEEE-2007]
1 1 1
(1) 5 (2) 5 (3) ( 5 1) (4) (1 5)
2 2 2
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12. The first two terms of a geometric progression add up to 12. The sum of the third and the fourth terms is 48.
If the terms of the geometric progression are alternately positive and negative, then the first term is
[AIEEE 2008]
(1) –4 (2) –12 (3) 12 (4) 4
2 6 10 14
13. The sum to infinity of the series 1 2 3 4 .... is :- [AIEEE-2009]
3 3 3 3
(1) 4 (2) 6 (3) 2 (4) 3
14. A person is to count 4500 currency notes. Let a n denote the number of notes he counts in the
nth minute. If a1 = a2 = ... = a10 = 150 and a10, a11, .... are in an AP with common difference –2, then the
time taken by him to count all notes is :- [AIEEE-2010]
(1) 24 minutes (2) 34 minutes (3) 125 minutes (4) 135 minutes
15. A man saves Rs. 200 in each of the first three months of his service. In each of the subsequent months his
saving increases by Rs. 40 more than the saving of immediately previous month. His total saving from the
start of service will be Rs. 11040 after :- [AIEEE-2011]
(1) 20 months (2) 21 months (3) 18 months (4) 19 months
100 100
16. Let an be the nth term of an A.P. If
r 1
a 2r and a
r 1
2r 1 , then the common difference of the A.P. is:
[AIEEE-2011]
(1) (2) – (3) (4) –
200 100
17. Statement–1 : The sum of the series 1 + (1 + 2 + 4) + (4 + 6 + 9) + (9 + 12 + 16) + .... + (361 + 380
+ 400) is 8000.
n
Statement–2 : k
k 1
3
(k 1)3 n 3 , for any natural number n. [AIEEE-2012]
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(3) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true ; Statement–2 is a correct explanation for Statement–1.
(4) Statement–1 is true, Statement–2 is true ; Statement–2 is not a correct explanation for Statement–1.
18. If 100 t ime s the 100 th term of an A.P. w ith non-zero common difference equals the
50 times its 50 th term, then the 150 th term of this A.P. is : [AIEEE-2012]
(1) zero (2) –150
(3) 150 times its 50 th term (4) 150
19. The sum of first 20 terms of the sequence 0.7, 0.77, 0.777, ......, is : [JEE-MAIN 2013]
7 7 7 7
(1) (179 10
20
) (2) (99 10 20 ) (3) (179 10 20 ) (4) (99 10 20 )
81 9 81 9
1. 2 2. 2 3. 2 4. 3 5. 1 6. 1 7. 1
8. 1 9. 2 10. 2 11. 3 12. 2 13. 4 14. 2
15. 2 16. 3 17. 3 18. 1 19. 3
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1. ( a ) Consider an i nfi nite geometric serie s w ith first term ‘a’ and common rat io r. If the sum is 4
and the second term is 3/4, then - [JEE 2000, Screening, 1+1M out of 35]
7 3 3 3 1 1
(A) a , r (B) a = 2, r (C) a , r (D) a = 3, r
4 7 8 2 2 4
( b ) If a, b, c, d are positive real numbers such that a + b + c + d = 2, then M = (a + b) (c + d) satisfies the
relation -
3
3. ( a ) Suppose a, b, c are in A.P. and a2, b2, c2 are in G.P. If a < b < c and a b c , then the value of a is -
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1 1 1 1 1 1
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2
[JEE 2002 ( Screeni ng), 3M]
( b ) Let a, b be positive real numbers. If a, A1, A2, b are in A.P. ; a, G1, G2, b are in G.P. and a, H1, H2, b are
G1G 2 A A 2 (2a b)(a 2b)
in H.P., show that 1 . [JEE 2002, Mains, 5M out of 60]
H1H 2 H1 H 2 9ab
c
4. If a, b, c are in A.P., a2, b2, c2 are in H.P., then prove that either a = b = c or a, b,
form a G.P..
2
[JEE 2003, Mains, 4M out of 60]
5. If a, b, c are positive real numbers, then prove that [(1 + a)(1 + b)(1 + c)]7 > 77 a4 b4 c4. [JEE 2004, 4M]
6. The first term of an infinite geometric progression is x and its sum is 5. Then - [JEE 2004]
(A) 0 x 10 (B) 0 x 10 (C) –10 < x < 0 (D) x > 10
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FG n 1IJ (2
7. If total number of runs scored in n matches is H 4 K n+1 – n – 2) where n > 1, and the runs scored in the kth
match are given by k. 2n+1–k, where 1 k n. Find n. [JEE-05, Mains-2M out of 60]
8. In quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0, if are roots of equation, = b2 – 4ac and +, 2 +2, 3 + 3
are in G.P. then [JEE 2005 (screeni ng)]
(A) 0 (B) b = 0 (C) c = 0 (D) = 0
3 FG IJ FG IJ
3
2
3
3
FG 3 IJ n
H K H K H 4K
n 1
9. If a n ....( 1) and b n = 1 – a n then find the minimum natural number n 0 such
4 4 4
that b n > a n n n 0 [JEE 2006, 6M out of 184]
Comprehension Based Que st ion
Comprehension # 1
Let Vr denote the sum of first r terms of an arithmetic progression (A.P.) whose first term is r and the common
difference is (2r – 1).
Let T r = V r + 1 – V r – 2 and Q r = T r + 1 – T r for r = 1,2,........
10. The sum V 1 + V 2 + ... + V n is : [JEE 2007, 4M]
1 1
(A) n(n + 1) (3n 2 – n + 1) (B) n(n + 1) (3n 2 + n + 2)
12 12
1 1
(C) n(2n 2 – n + 1) (D) (2n 3 – 2n + 3)
2 3
11. T r is always : [JEE 2007, 4M]
(A) an odd number (B) an even number
(C) a prime number (D) a composite number
12. Which one of the following is a correct statement ? [JEE 2007, 4M]
(A) Q 1 ,Q 2,Q 3,...are in A.P. with common difference 5
(B) Q 1 ,Q 2,Q 3 ,...are in A.P. with common difference 6
(C) Q 1,Q 2 ,Q 3,...are in A.P. with common difference 11
(D) Q 1 = Q 2 = Q 3 = ...
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Comprehension # 2
Let A 1, G 1, H 1 denote the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, respectively, of two distinct positive
numbers. For n 2, let An–1 and Hn–1 has arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means as An, Gn, Hn respectively :
13. Which one of the following statements is correct ? [JEE 2007, 4M]
(A) G 1 > G 2 > G 3 > ...
(B) G 1 < G 2 < G 3 < ...
(C) G 1 = G 2 = G 3 = ...
(D) G 1 < G 2 < G 3 < ... and G 4 > G 5 > G 6 > ...
14. Which one of the following statements is correct ? [JEE 2007, 4M]
(A) A 1 > A 2 > A 3 > ... (B) A 1 < A 2 < A 3 < ...
(C) A 1 > A 3 > A 5 > ... and A 2 < A 4 < A 6 < ... (D) A 1 < A 3 < A 5 < ... and A 2 > A 4 > A 6 > ...
15. Which one of the following statements is correct ? [JEE 2007, 4M]
(A) H 1 > H 2 > H 3 > ... (B) H 1 < H 2 < H 3 < ...
(C) H 1 > H 3 > H 5 > ... and H 2 < H 4 < H 6 > ... (D) H 1 < H 3 < H 5 < ... and H 2 > H 4 > H 6 > ...
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16. Suppose four distinct positive numbers a1, a2, a3, a4 are in G.P. Let b1 = a1, b2 = b 1 + a2, b3 = b2 + a3 and b4 = b3 + a4.
Statement -I : The numbers b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , b 4 are neither in A.P. nor in G.P.
and
Statement -II : The numbers b 1 , b 2 , b 3 , b 4 are in H.P. [JEE 2008, 3M, –1M]
(A) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is correct explanation for Statement-I.
(B) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is true ; Statement-II is NOT a correct explanation for statement-I.
(C) Statement-I is true, Statement-II is false.
(D) Statement-I is false, Statement-II is true.
17. If the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is cn2, then the sum of squares of these n terms is
[JEE 2009, 3M, –1M]
(A)
n 4n 2 1 c 2 (B)
n 4n 2 1 c 2 (C)
n 4n 2 1 c 2 (D)
n 4n 2 1 c 2
6 3 3 6
k 1
18. Let Sk, k = 1,2,.......,100, denote the sum of the infinite geometric series whose first term is and thee
k!
1 100 2 100 2
common ratio is
k
. Then the value of
100 ! k 1
k 3k 1 S k is [JEE 10, 3M]
Sm
with 1 < n < 20, let m = 5n. If S does not depend on n, then a2 is [JEE 2011, 4]
n
22. Let a1, a2, a3, ..... be in harmonic progression with a1 = 5 and a20 = 25. The least positive integer n for which
an < 0 is [JEE 2012, 3 (–1)]
(A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 24 (D) 25
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