AARAMBH TEST

Subject Name - Mathematics

Class – 10th

Chapter Name – Arithmetic progression

PPT No.- 01/01

 PPT CONTENT

Sr. No. TOPICS

1. Introduction
2. Arithmetic Progression
3. Nth term of A.P.
4. Term selection in A.P.
6. Sum of first n terms of A.P.
7. Arithmetic Mean
8. Some Important Result
 Topic : Introduction

In the above example, we observe a pattern. We find that the succeeding terms are
obtained by adding a fixed number.
We have come across various number patterns in our earlier classes, the following
are few of them:
Sequence and Series
Sequence: A sequence is set of numbers or algebraic terms that follow a particular
pattern or rule to get from one term to the next.
 Topic : Introduction

#Q. Find the 4 terms of the sequence defined by tn = n(n + 1)

 Topic : Arithmetic
Progression
An arithmetic progression or arithmetic sequence is a sequence of numbers such
that the difference between the consecutive terms is constant. This constant
difference is known as common difference.

Let us denote the first term of an A.P. by a1 second terms by a2,….., nth term by an and
the common difference by d,
then the AP becomes a1, a2, a3, ……, an.
Here a2 – a1 = a3 – a2 = …... = an – an – 1 = d.
General form of an AP: a, a + d, a + 2d, a + 3d,...
It represents an arithmetic progression where 'a' is the first term and 'd' is the
common difference. This is known as the general form of an AP.
Note: Topic : Arithmetic
(1) Number Progression
of terms (n) in an A.P always belongs to set of natural numbers.
(2) Common difference (d) between terms can be zero, positive or negative.
☞ d = 0 ⇒ all terms of AP are same.
Eg. 3, 3, 3, 3, d = 0
☞ d = +ve ⇒ increasing AP
Eg. 6, 9, 12, 15, d = +3
☞ d = –ve ⇒ decreasing A.P.
Eg. 100, 70, 40, 10, d = -30
Finite andTopic : Arithmetic
Infinite A.P.:
Progression
(1) Finite A. P.
An arithmetic progression (A.P) in which number of terms are finite, is a finite A.P.
Eg: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14.
(2) Infinite A.P.
An arithmetic progression (A.P) in which number of terms are infinite is an
infinite A.P.
Eg: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25,
 Topic : Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Find the value of x for which (8x + 4), (6x-2) and (2x+7) are in A.P.

7/3
A

B 7

C 15/2

D 4
 Topic : Arithmetic Progression

#Q. If the numbers a, b, c, d, e form an A.P. then the value of a – 4b + 6c – 4d + e

is equal to :

1
A

B 2

C 0

D None of these
 Topic : Arithmetic
Progression
#Q.

p
A

B –p

C –1

D 1
 Topic : Arithmetic
Progression
#Q. Which of the following sequences are arithmetic progressions? For those
which are arithmetic progressions, find out the common difference.
(i) –3, –6, –9, –12, ……………. [NCERT]
(ii) –2.3, –3.6, –4.8, –5.9, ………………..
(iii) –905, –805, –705, –605, ………
(iv) a, a + b2, a + b3, a + b4, …………..
(v) –2, 4, –8, 16, –32, ……..
 Topic : Arithmetic
Progression
#Q.

[NCERT]
 Topic : Arithmetic
Progression
#Q.
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

Let a1, a2, a3, be the terms of an A.P whose first term is a1 or just a and the common
difference is d, then the second term, a2 = a + d
the third term, a3 = a2 + d
the fourth term, a4 = a3 + d
The nth term, an = a + (n - 1)d
Therefore, the nth term an of the A.P with first term 'a' and common difference 'd' is
given by an = a + (n - 1)d.
Note:
(1) an is known as the general term of an A.P.
(2) l represents the last term, it is denoted by l = a + (n - 1)d.
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Which term of the AP: 21, 42, 63, 84,... is 210?
[NCERT Exemplar]
9th
A

B 10th

C 11th

D 12th
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. If the common difference of an AP is 5, then what is a18 – a13?

[NCERT Exemplar]
5
A

B 20

C 25

D 30
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. The number of numbers between 105 and 1000 which are divisible by 7 is:

142
A

B 128

C 127

D None of these
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. What is the common difference of an AP in which a18 – a14 = 32?

[NCERT Exemplar]
8
A

B –8

C –4

D 4
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Which term of the sequence 3, 8, 13, 18, ...... is 498?

95th
A

B 100th

C 102th

D 101th
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Two Aps have the same common difference. The first term of one of these
is –1 and that of the other is –8. Then the difference between their 4th terms
is [NCERT Exemplar]

–1
A

B –8

C 7

D –9
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. The number of number lying between 100 and 500 that are divisible by 7
but not by 21 is

57
A

B 19

C 38

D None of the Above

 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. If 7 times the 7th term of an AP is equal to 11 times its 11th term, then its 18th
term will be [NCERT Exemplar]
7
A

B 11

C 18

D 0
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. The 4th term from the end of the AP: –11, –8, –5,….., 49 is
[NCERT Exemplar]
37
A

B 40

C 43

D 58
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. In an AP, If d = –4, n = 7, an = 4, then a is

[NCERT Exemplar]
6
A

B 7

C 20

D 28
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. If the first four terms of an arithmetic sequence are:

a, 2a, b and a-6-b for some numbers "a" and "b", then the value of the 100th
term is: [NSTSE 2009]

-100
A

B -300

C 150

D -150
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q.

[NSTSE 2013]

12th
A

B 13th

C 14th

D 18th
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Which term of the AP : 21, 18, 15, ….. is –81? Also, is any term 0? Give reason
for your answer. [NCERT]
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9.
[NCERT]
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. How many two- digit numbers are divisible by 3?

[NCERT]
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. A sum of Rs. 1000 is invested at 8% simple interest per year. Calculate the
interest at the end of each year. Do these interests form an AP? If so, find
the interest at the of 30 years making use of this fact. [NCERT]
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. In a flower bed there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 in the second, 19
in the third and so on. These are 5 rose plants in the last row. How many
rows are there in the flower bed? [NCERT]
mth Term of an A.P from the End

We can find the mth term of an A.P from the end by taking the last term (if given) as
first term and negative of the common difference to construct the reverse A.P of the
given A.P.
Hence, mth term from end = last term + (m - 1) (-d) = l - (m - 1)d.
OR
If there is an A.P with n terms having 'a' as first term and 'd' as the common
difference, then mth term from the end is (n – m + 1)th term from beginning or (n -
(m -1))th term from beginning.
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Find the 20th term from the last term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, …, 253.

153
A

B 151

C 156

D 158
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. In the A.P. 7, 10, 13, … 184, the 8th term from the end will be:

163
A

B 150

C 175

D None of these
 Topic : nth Term of an Arithmetic Progression

#Q. Find the 10th term of 20, 35, 50, 65, ………..
 Topic : Term Selection in an A.P.

It is convenient to select the terms as per the following table:

Number of Terms Terms Common

Difference
3 terms a – d, a, a + d D
4 terms a – 3d, a – d, a +d, a + 3d 2d
5 terms a – 2d, a – d, a, a + d, a + 2d d
6 terms a – 5d, a – 3d, a + d, a + 3d, a + 5d 2d
 Topic : Term Selection in an A.P.

#Q. If a - 3d, a - d, a + d, a + 3d are continuous terms of an AP., then find the

common difference of A.P.
d
A

B 2d

C 2a

D a-d
 Topic : Term Selection in an A.P.

#Q. The sum of three numbers in the A.P. is – 3, and the product of these three
is equal to 8. Then find these three numbers.
(– 4, – 1, 2) or (2, –1, – 4)
A

B (4, 1, 2) or (2, –1, – 4)

C (– 4, 1, 2) or (2, 1, – 4)

D None
 Topic : Term Selection in an A.P.

#Q. The sum of four numbers in Arithmetic Progression is 20 and the sum of
their square is 120. Find the numbers.
2, 4, 6, 8 or 8, 6, 4, 2
A

B 2, 6, 8, 10 or 10, 4, 2, 1

C -2, -4, -6,- 8 or -8,- 6, -4, 2

D None of the above

 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

Let us suppose, A.P be a, a + d, a + 2d,.... a + (n - 1)d

Now, let S denote the sum of the first n terms of the A.P, therefore we have
S = a + (a + d) + (a + 2d) +.....+ [a + (n - 1) d]
Now, rewriting the above terms in reverse order, we get
S = [ a+(n - 1)d]+[a+(n - 2)d] + …. + (a + d) + a
On adding eq. (1) and (2), we get
Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of An arithmetic Progression
Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of An arithmetic Progression
Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of An arithmetic Progression
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. If the nth term of an AP is (2n + 1) then the sum of its first three terms is:

6n + 3
A

B 15

C 12

D 21
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. If the sum of n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n + 2n2, then the common

difference of the AP is

3
A

B 2

C 6

D 4
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. The famous mathematician associated with finding the sum of the first
100 natural numbers is [NCERT Exemplar]

Pythagoras
A

B Newton

C Gauss

D Euclid
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. If the first term of an AP is -5 and the common difference is 2, then the
sum of the first 6 terms is [NCERT Exemplar]

0
A

B 5

C 6

D 15
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. Chandan saved Rs. 5 in the first week of a year and then increased his
weekly saving by Rs. 1.75. If in the nth week, his weekly saving become Rs.
20.75 then n is equal to.

13
A

B 10

C 15

D 21
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. The sum of first 16 terms of the AP: 10, 6, 2,... is

[NCERT Exemplar]
-320
A

B 320

C -352

D -400
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. In an AP if a = 1, an = 20 and Sn = 399, then n is

[NCERT Exemplar]
19
A

B 21

C 38

D 42
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. If the sum of first n terms of an AP be 3n² + n and it’s common difference is
6, then its first term is:

2
A

B 3

C 1

D 4
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. If the sum of first n terms of two A.P.’s are in the ratio 3n + 8 : 7n + 15, then
the ratio of their 12th terms is

8:7
A

B 7 : 16

C 74 : 169

D 13 : 47
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. How many terms of the AP 3, 7, 11, 15, ….. Will make the sum 406?

10
A

B 12

C 14

D 20
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. If the natural numbers are written as shown

1
2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9 10
Then the sum of the terms in the nth row is

A B

C D
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. The sum of first five multiples of 3 is

[NCERT Exemplar]
45
A

B 55

C 65

D 75
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. Consider the sequence 1, -2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ........., n.(-1)n+1. What is the average
of the first 300 terms of the sequence? [NSTSE 2009]

-1
A

B 0.5

C 0

D -0.5
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. Find the sum of integers from 1 to 100 that are divisible by 2 or 5.
[NSTSE 2012]

3000
A

B 3050

C 4050

D 5000
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q.
[NSTSE 2012]

A B

C D
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of
A.P.
#Q. If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 4n – n2, then what is the first term
(i.e. S1)? What is the sum of first two terms? What is the second term?
Similarly, find the 3rd, 10th and the nth terms.
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. The first term of an AP is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum is 400. Find the
number of terms and the common difference.
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q.
 Topic : Sum of First ‘n’ Terms of A.P.

#Q. A man repays a loan of ₹ 3250 by ₹ 20 in the first month and then increases
the payment by ₹ 15 every month. How long will it take him to clear the
loan?
Topic : Arithmetic Mean
Topic : Arithmetic Mean
Here A1 isTopic : Arithmetic
the second Mean
term of the given sequence, A1 is the third term of the given
sequence, A3 is the fourth term of the given sequence and so on.
∴ A1 = a + (2 - 1)d = a + d
A2 = a+ (3 - 1)d= a + 2d
A3 = a+(4 - 1)d = a + 3d
An = a + [(n + 1) - 1]d = a + nd
 Topic : Arithmetic Mean

#Q. If two numbers are 2 and 6 then find their arithmetic mean.

3
A

B 4

C 5

D 8
 Topic : Arithmetic Mean

#Q. Insert 4 numbers between 2 and 22 such that the resulting sequence is an
A.P.

4, 8, 12, 16
A

B 5, 9, 13, 17

C 4, 10, 15, 19

D 6, 10, 14, 18
 Topic : Arithmetic Mean

#Q. If there are n Arithmetic means between a & b then what is their common
difference? [NSTSE 2012]

D
 Topic : Arithmetic Mean

#Q. If 18, A, B, -3 are in arithmetic sequence, find the values of A and B.

[NSTSE 2022]

12, 6
A

B 13, 8

C 11, 4

D 10, 2
 Topic : Arithmetic Mean

#Q. Find the arithmetic mean of 98a2b and 62ab.

 Topic : Some Important Result

Σ (1)=

Σ (n)=

Σ (n)2 =

Σ (n)3 =
 Topic : Some Important Result

#Q. If Sn denote the sum of the cubes of the first n natural numbers and sn
denotes the sum of the first n natural numbers. Then

D
 Topic : Some Important Result

#Q. Find the sum of the series to n terms whose general term is n2 – n + 1
 Topic : Homework

#Q. Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one AP is 2
#Q.
and that of the other is 7. The difference between their 10th terms is the same
as the difference between their 21st terms, which is the same as the difference
between any two corresponding terms. Why? [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. Is 0 a term of the AP: 31, 28, 25, ...? Justify your answer. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. The taxi fare after each km, when the fare is Rs 15 for the first km and Rs 8
for each additional km, does not form an AP as the total fare (in Rs) after each
km is 15,8,8,8, .. [NCERT Exemplar]
Is the statement true? Give reasons.
 Topic : Homework

#Q.

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. The sum of the 5th and the 7th terms of an AP is 52 and the 10th term is 46.
#Q.
Find the AP. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. Find the 20th term of the AP whose 7th term is 24 less than the 11th term,
first term being 12. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. If the 9th term of an AP is zero, prove that its 29th term is twice its 19th term.
[NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. Find whether 55 is a term of the AP: 7, 10, 13,--- or not. If yes, find which
term it is. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. Determine k so that k²+ 4k + 8, 2k² + 3k+6, 3k² + 4k + 4 are three consecutive
terms of an AP. [NCERT Exemplar]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. Split 207 into three parts such that these are in AP and the product of the
#Q.
two smaller parts is 4623. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. The angles of a triangle are in AP. The greatest angle is twice the least. Find
all the angles of the triangle. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. If the nth terms of the two APs: 9, 7, 5, ... and 24, 21, 18,... are the same, find
the value of n. Also find that term. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. If sum of the 3rd and the 8th terms of an AP is terms is -3, find the 10th term.
7 and the sum of the 7th and the 14th [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. Find the 12th term from the end of the AP: -2, -4, -6, -100. [NCERT Exemplar]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. [NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]
 Topic : Homework

#Q.

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]

[NCERT Exemplar]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. If S denotes the sum of first n terms of an AP, prove that

#Q.
S12= 3(S8-S4) [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. Find the sum of first 17 terms of an AP whose 4th and 9th terms are -15 and
[NCERT Exemplar]
-30 respectively.

#Q. If sum of first 6 terms of an AP is 36 and that of the first 16 terms is 256, find
the sum of first 10 terms. [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. The sum of the first n terms of an AP whose first term is 8 and the common
difference is 20 is equal to the sum of first 2n terms of another AP whose first
term is - 30 and the common difference is 8. Find n. [NCERT Exemplar]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. Kanika was given her pocket money on Jan 1st, 2008. She puts Re 1 on Day
#Q.
1, Rs 2 on Day 2, Rs 3 on Day 3, and continued doing so till the end of the month,
from this money into her piggy bank. She also spent Rs 204 of her pocket money,
and found that at the end of the month she still had Rs 100 with her. How much
was her pocket money for the month? [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. Yasmeen saves Rs 32 during the first month, Rs 36 in the second month
and Rs 40 in the third month. If she continues to save in this manner, in how
many months will she save Rs 2000? [NCERT Exemplar]

#Q. An AP consists of 50 terms of which 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106.
Find the 29th term. [NCERT]

#Q. If the 3rd and the 9th terms of an AP are 4 and 8 respectively, which term of
this AP is zero? [NCERT]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common
#Q. [NCERT]
difference.

#Q. Which term of the AP: 3, 15, 27, 39,... will be 132 more than its 54th term?
[NCERT]

#Q. Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their
100th terms is 100, what is the difference between their 1000th terms?
[NCERT]

#Q. How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 7? [NCERT]

#Q. How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250? [NCERT]

#Q. For what value of n, are the nth terms of two APs: 63, 65, 67,... and 3, 10, 17,...
equal? [NCERT]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. Determine the AP whose third term is 16 and the 7th term exceeds the 5th
#Q. [NCERT]
term by 12.

#Q. Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6. [NCERT]

#Q. Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 8. [NCERT]

#Q. Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50. [NCERT]

#Q. A contract on construction job specifies a penalty for delay of completion

beyond a certain date as follows: Rs200 for the first day, Rs250 for the second
day, Rs300 for the third day, etc., the penalty for each succeeding day being
Rs50 more than for the preceding day. How much money the contractor has to
pay as penalty, if he has delayed the work by 30 days?
[NCERT]
 Topic : Homework

#Q.
[NCERT]

[NCERT]

[NCERT]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. The 4th term of an AP is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the AP is three
#Q. [CBSE 2016]
times its 11th term.

#Q. If the ratio mth of the sum of the first m and In terms of an AP is m²: n²,
show that the ratio of its and n terms is (2m-1): (2n-1). [CBSE 2016]

#Q. A thief runs with a uniform speed of 100 m/minute. After one minute a
policeman runs after the thief to catch him. He goes with a speed of
100 m/minute in the first minute and increases his speed by 10 m/minute
every succeeding minute. After how many minutes the policeman will catch the
thief? [CBSE (Delhi) 2016]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. The houses in a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that
#Q.
there exists a value of X such that the sum of numbers of houses preceding the
house numbered X is equal to the sum of the numbers of houses following X.
Find the value of X. [CBSE 2016]

#Q. Divide 56 into four parts which are in AP such that the ratio of product of
extremes to the product of means is 5:6. [CBSE 2016]

#Q. If the ratio of the 11th term of an AP to its 18th term is 2: 3, find the ratio of the
sum of the first five terms to the sum of its first 10 terms. [CBSE Delhi 2017]

#Q. If the ratio of the sum of the first n terms of two A.P.s is (7n + 1): (4n + 27),
then find the ratio of their 9th terms. [CBSE 2017]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the
#Q.
product of the first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is
7: 15. Find the numbers. [CBSE 2018]

#Q. Find the sum of first 8 multiples of 3. [CBSE 2018]

#Q. In an A.P., if the common difference (d) = 4 and the seventh term (a7) is 4,
then find the first term. [CBSE 2018]

#Q. If Sn, the sum of the first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 2n22+n, then find
its nth term. [CBSE 2019]

#Q. If the 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7, find the common
difference. [CBSE 2019]
 Topic : Homework

#Q. If in an AP, a = 15, d = -3 and an = 0, then find the value of n. [CBSE 2019]
#Q.

#Q. Which term of the arithmetic progression 3, 15, 27, 39.... will be 120 more
than its 21st term? [CBSE 2019]

#Q. Which term of the Arithmetic Progression - 7, 12, 17, 22,... 12, 17, 22,... will be
82. Is 100 any term of the A.P.? Give reason for your answer. [CBSE, Allahabad 2019]

#Q. If Sn the sum of first n terms of an AP is given by Sn = 3n2 - 4n find the nth
term. [Delhi 2019]