Assignment (Chapter 13 : AP , GP )

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1. Write down the ninth term and the sum to 9 terms of the series ,

1
4

,1,

4
5

16
25

, ..

2. An arithmetic progression is such that the eighth term is twice the second term and the
eleventh term is 18. Find
a) the first term and the common difference ,
b) the sum of the first 26 terms ,
c) the smallest number of terms of the progression whose sum exceeds 300 .

3. In an A.P , the ratio of the 2nd term to the 4th term is 11:13 and the sum of the first five terms
is 30 . Find the sum
of 40 terms .

4. Find the values of x if x+2 , 6-3x and 5x-2 are consecutive terms of a geometric sequence .

5. The sum of three numbers in an arithmetic progression is 15 , and their product is 105 , find
the numbers.

6. The sum of the first nine terms of an arithmetic sequence is 81. If the sum of the first and
third terms is zero ,
find the first term and common difference .

7. Find the sum of all the integers between 200 and 400 that are divisible by 7 .

8. In an A.P , the 8th term is 19 , 19th term is -3 , find the common difference and the first term . If
Sn is the sum of the
first n terms , find the greatest value of S n .

9. Two A.P , the ratio of their sum of the first n terms are 7n+2 : n+3 , find the ratio of their 5 th
term .

10. The nth term of an A.P. is 2000 and the 2000th term is n . Find the (n+2004)th term .

11. If the first term and common difference of an arithmetic progression are -3 and 4 , then find
the sum of this
progression from the 8th term to the 20th term .

12. The 7th term of a GP is and the 9th term is 1/16 , find the common ratio and the first term .

13. Insert three geometric means between 2 and 32 .

14. The sum of the 2nd and 3rd terms of a G.P. is 60 . The sum of the 3rd and 4th terms is 180 . Find
the first term and
the common ratio . Hence , determine the least number of terms which must be taken for its
sum to exceed
2000.

15. Find the sum of 5 + 25 + 125 +.+ 3125

16. Determine the sum to infinity of the series

3 1 1
.....
4 2 3

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17. Express the recurring decimal

as a fraction .

18. A G.P is such that the sum of the first three terms is 10.5 and the sum to infinity is 12 . Find
the first term of the
series .

19. Allen drops a ball from a height of H cm above the floor . After the first bounce , the ball
reaches a height of H1
cm , where H1 = 0.8H . After the second bounce , the ball reaches a height of H 2 cm , where
H2 = 0.8H1 . The ball
continues bouncing in this way until it stops .
Given that H=200 , find
a) the number of bounces when the maximum height of the ball from the floor is less that
50cm for the first time.
b) the total distance , in cm , travelled by the ball until it stops .

20. If the sum of the first n terms of a geometric progression is S n and given that Sn = 5 , S2n =
650 , find S 3n ?

21. The 2nd , 6th and 8th terms of an A.P. are three successive terms of a G.P. Find the common
ratio and obtain an
expression for the nth term of the G.P.