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DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL, POKHARIPUT, BHUBANESWAR

SUB : MATHEMATICS (G.P.)

1. If 2, p, q are in GP and third term of an AP is 2, 7th term is p, 8th term is q. Find the value of (p, q)
𝟏 𝟏 1 1 1 1 1 1
(a) (𝟐 , 𝟖) (b) (8 , 2) (c) (3 , 8) (d) (2 , 9)
2. If a, b and c are in AP; a + 1, b, c + 3 are in GP, a > 10 and AM of a, b, c is 8, then find (𝐺𝑀)3 of
a and b.
(a) 130 (b) 110 (c) 120 (d) 150
3. In a GP of positive terms, every term is the sum of next two terms, the common ratio is
(a) 2sin720 (b) 2sin180 (c) 2cos180 (d) cos180
4. A ball is dropped from a height of 128 m. It bounces back rising to a height of 64 m. Each time it
further touches the floor, it rises to the height of half the height it fell from before the previous
bounce. Find the total distance traveled by the ball.
(a) 384 (b) 400 (c) 420 (d) 424
5. If three positive numbers are inserted between 4 and 512 such that the resulting sequence is a
G.P., which of the following is not among the numbers inserted?
(a) 256 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 128
6. If A1, A2 are two A.M.’s between two positive numbers a and b, then A1 + A2 is equal to
𝒂+𝒃
(a) a + b (b) ab (c) (d) 2(a + b)
𝟐
7. The third term of a GP is 4, the product of its first five terms will be
(a) 42 (b) 43 (c) 44 (d) 45
2 MARK QUESTIONS
2 7
2 If - , 𝑐 ,− are in GP, find c.
7 2
3 Which term of the sequence 2 , 2√2 , 4 ... is 8
4 In a GP the tenth term is 9 and the fourth term is 4 , then find the 7th term .
1 1 1
5 Find the sum of an infinite GP 3 , 32 , 33 , …
6 A persons has 2 parents, 4 grandparents, 8 great grandparents and so on. Find the number of his
ancestors during the ten generations preceding his own.
7 The sum of first 3 terms on a G.P. is 39/10 and their product is 1, find the common ratio and the
terms.
1 1 1 𝑥
8 If 32 . 34 . 38 … . (𝑡𝑜 ∞) = (√3) , find x.
9 Prove that for a GP, 𝑡𝑚+𝑛 × 𝑡𝑚−𝑛 = 𝑡 2 𝑚 .
10 Evaluate ∑11 𝑘
𝑘=1(2 + 3 )
3 MARK QUESTIONS
11 If 𝑓 is a function satisfying 𝑓(𝑥 + 𝑦) = 𝑓(𝑥). 𝑓(𝑦) for all 𝑥, 𝑦 ∈ 𝑁 such that 𝑓(1) = 3 and
∑𝑛𝑥=1 𝑓(𝑥) = 120, find the value of 𝑛.
12 The first term of an infinite GP is 1 and any term is equal to the sum of all terms that follow it.
Find the infinite GP.
13 Four numbers form a GP such that its third term exceeds first by 9 whereas second term exceeds
the fourth by 18. Find the numbers.
1 1 1 1 1 1
14 If 𝑎 (𝑏 + 𝑐 ) , 𝑏 (𝑐 + 𝑎) , 𝑐 (𝑎 + 𝑏) are in AP, prove that a, b, c are in AP.
15 Find the sum of the series : 7 + 77 + 777 + ....to n terms.
16 The lengths of three unequal edges of a cuboidal solid block are in G.P. The volume of the block
is 216 cm3 and its surface area is 252 cm2. Find the length of the longest edge
5 MARK QUESTIONS
17 The sum of the two numbers is 6 times their geometric mean. Show that the numbers are in the
ratio 3 + 2√2 : 3 − 2√2 .
18 The sum of the two positive numbers is 4 times their geometric mean. Show that the numbers are
in the ratio 2 + √3 : 2 − √3.
19 If a, b, c are in G.P. and the equation 𝑎𝑥 2 + 2𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0 and 𝑑𝑥 2 + 2𝑒𝑥 + 𝑓 = 0 are have a
𝑑 𝑒 𝑓
common root, then show that 𝑎 , 𝑏 , 𝑐 are in A.P.
20 Let S be the sum, P the product and R the reciprocals of n terms in a GP , prove that 𝑃2 𝑅 𝑛 = 𝑆 𝑛 .
21 If a and b are the roots of 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 𝑝 = 0,and c, d are the roots of 𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0, where
𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 from a GP. Find 𝑞 − 𝑝: 𝑞 + 𝑝.
22 If a and b are the roots of 𝑥 2 − 3𝑥 + 𝑝 = 0,and c, d are the roots of 𝑥 2 − 12𝑥 + 𝑞 = 0, where
𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 from a GP, prove that 𝑞 + 𝑝: 𝑞 − 𝑝 = 17: 15 .
23 The ratio of the AM and GM of two positive numbers a and b is m : n , show that a : b = (𝑚 +
√𝑚2 − 𝑛2 ) : (𝑚 − √𝑚2 − 𝑛2 ) .
24 If pth , qth and rth terms of a GP are a , b and c respectively. Prove 𝑎𝑞−𝑟 × 𝑏 𝑟−𝑝 × 𝑐 𝑝−𝑞 = 1.
25 The product of first 3 terms of a GP is 1000.If we add 6 to its second term and 7 in its third term,
the resulting three terms form an AP. Find the terms of the GP.
𝑥 𝑛−1
26 Evaluate ∑∞
𝑛=1 (𝑥+1) , x > 0.
27 Between 5 and 35, m numbers have been inserted in such a way that the resulting sequence is in
A.P. and the ratio of 3rd and (m-2)th numbers is 7 : 13. Find the value of m.
28 Find four numbers forming a G.P. in which the third term is greater than the first term by 9 and
the second term is greater than the 4th by 18.

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