Maths-X (Self Assessment Test) - 10 11
5 Arithmetic Progressions
Time allowed : 1 hour Max. Marks : 30
General Instructions
(a) The question paper consists of 10 questions divided into four sections A, B, C and
D.
(b) Each question in section A (Q. No. 1-3) MCQ/AR carry 1 Marks.
(c) Each question in section B (Q. No. 4-5) carries 2 Marks.
(d) Each question in section C (Q. No. 6-8) carries 3 Marks.
(e) Each question in section D (Q. No. 9-10) carries 5 Marks.
(f) The case study question in section E (Q. No. 11) carry 4 Marks.
SECTION – A (1 Mark Each)
C−D
1. If a, b, c are in AP, then is equal to
D−E
D C
(a) 1 (b) (c) (d) –1
C E
2. If p, q, r and s are in A.P. then r – q is
(a) s-p (b) s-p (c) s-r (d) r-s
3. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled
as Reason R.
Assertion (A) : a, b, c are in A.P if and only if 2b = a + c
Reason (R) : The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from
the options given below
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is correct but R is not correct.
(d) A is not correct but R is correct
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SECTION – B (2 Marks Each)
4. Find the 6th term from the end of the AP: 18, 15, 12, ...., –39
5. The 24th term of an AP is twice the its 10th term. Show that its 72nd term is four
times its 15th term.
SECTION – C (3 Marks Each)
6. In an AP, the pth term is and qth term is . Find its (pq)th term.
S R
7. If Sn denotes the sum of first n terms of an AP, prove that S30 = 3(S20 – S10)
8. The digits of a positive number of three digits are in AP, and their sum is 594 less
than the original number. Find the number.
SECTION – D (5 Marks Each)
9. The ratio of the sums of first m terms and first n terms of an A.P. is m2 : n2. Show
that the ratio of its mth and nth terms is (2m – 1) : (2n – 1).
10. The houses of a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there is a
value of x such that the sum of the numbers of the houses preceding the house
numbered x is equal to the sum of the numbers of the houses following it. Find this
value of x.
SECTION – E (4 Marks Case Study)
11. Aahana being a plant lower decides to convert her balcony into beautiful garden full
of plants. She bought few plants with pots for her balcony. She placed the pots
insuch a way that number of pots in the first row is 2, second row is 5, third row is
8 and so on.
Based on the above information, answer the following questions:
(i) Find the number of pots placed in the 10th row.
(ii) Find the difference in the number of pots placed in 5th row and 2nd row.
(iii) (a) If Aahana wants to place 100 pots in total. Then find the totall number of
rows formed in the arrangement.
OR
(b) If Aahana has sufficient space for 12 rows, then how many total number
of pots are placed by her with the same arraangement?
ANSWERS
1.(a) 1 2. (c) s-r 3. (b) 4. –24
6. 1 8. 852 10. 35
11. (i) 29 (ii) 9 (iii) (a) 8 OR (b) 222
