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CHAPTER -5
ARITHMETIC PROGRESSIONS
Prepared by- RITESH RANJAN
TGT (MATHS)
KV HINOO 1ST SHIFT,RANCHI

KEY CONCEPT
Arithmetic Progression is a sequence of numbers in order, in which the difference between any
two consecutive numbers is a constant value. In other words We can say that an arithmetic
progression is a list of numbers in which each term is obtained by adding a fixed number to the
preceding term except the first term. This fixed number is called the common difference of the
AP. Remember that common difference can be positive, negative or zero.

Example: Consider the following lists of numbers :

(i) 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . (ii) 100, 70, 40, 10, . . . (iii) 3, 3, 3, 3, . . .

We can clearly see that

Common difference in (i) is 1 which is positive.

Common difference in (ii) is -30 which is negative.

Common difference in (iii) is zero

Some daily life Examples of A.P:

(a) The heights (in cm ) of some students of a school standing in a queue in the morning
assembly are 147 , 148, 149, . . ., 157.

(b) The minimum temperatures ( in degree Celsius ) recorded for a week in the month of
January in a city, arranged in ascending order are – 3.1, – 3.0, – 2.9, – 2.8, – 2.7, –
2.6, – 2.5

Note that in examples given above, there are only a finite number of terms. Such an
AP is called a finite AP. Also note that each of these Arithmetic Progressions (APs)
has a last term.

General form of an A.P:-

a, a + d, a + 2d, a + 3d, . . . represents an arithmetic progression where a is the first term

and d the common difference. This is called the general form of an AP.

nth Term of an AP:

nth term 𝑎𝑛 of the AP with first term a and common difference d is given by

𝒂𝒏 = a + (n – 1) d

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𝒂𝒏 is also known as last term of a finite A.P and sometimes It is denoted by 𝒍.

Sum of First n Terms of an AP :

 𝒏
Sum of the first n terms of an AP is given by 𝑺𝒏 = [2a + (n – 1) d ]
𝟐

 We can also write this as

𝒏
𝑛 𝑺𝒏 = (a +𝒂𝒏 )
𝑆𝑛 = [a + a + (n – 1) d ] i.e., 𝟐
2

 Now, if there are only n terms in an AP, then 𝒂𝒏 = 𝒍 (the last term).

We see that . 𝒏
𝑺𝒏 = (𝒂 + 𝒍 )
𝟐

This form of the result is useful when the first and the last terms of an AP are given and the
common difference is not given.

Arithmetic Progression Formula (AP Formulas)

For the first term 'a' of an AP and common difference’d’, given below is a list of arithmetic
progression formulas that are commonly used to solve various problems related to AP:

● Common difference of an AP: d = a2 - a1 = a3 - a2 = a4 - a3 = ... = an - an-1

● nth term of an AP: an = a + (n - 1)d
● Sum of n terms of an AP: Sn = n/2 (2a + (n - 1) d) = n/2 (a + l), where l is the last
term of the arithmetic progression.
𝑛
● Sum of first n natural numbers= (n +1)
2
● Sum of first n odd numbers= n2
● an = Sn - Sn-1

NOTE:
● Three consecutive terms of an A.P should be taken as (a-d), a and(a+d)
● Four consecutive terms of an A.P should be taken as (a – 3d), (a – d), (a + d) and
(a +3d).
● Five consecutive terms of an A.P should be taken as (a – 2d), (a – d), a,(a + d) and
(a + 2d).

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SECTION A (Solved MCQ)

1. The nth term of an A.P. 5, 2, -1, -4, -7 … is
(a) 2n + 5 (b) 2n – 5 (c) 8 – 3n (d) 3n – 8
Answer: c
Explanation: Here a = 5, d = 2 – 5 = -3
an = a + (n – 1)d = 5 + (n – 1) (-3) = 5 – 3n + 3 = 8 – 3n
2. The sum of first n odd natural numbers is
(a) 2n² (b) 2n + 1 (c) 2n – 1 (d) n²
Answer: d
Explanation: Required Sum = 1 + 3 + 5 + … + upto n terms.
Here a = 1, d = 3 – 1 = 2
𝑛 𝑛 𝑛
Sum = 2[2 × 1 + (n – 1) × 2] = 2[2 + 2n – 2] = 2 × 2n = n²

3. The 10th term from the end of the A.P. 4, 9,14, …, 254 is
(a) 209 (b) 205 (c) 214 (d) 213
Answer: a
Explanation: Here l = 254, d = 9 - 4 = 5
∴ 10𝑡ℎ term from the end = l – (10 – 1 )d = 254 -9d = 254 - 9(5) = 254 – 45 = 209
4. If 2x, x + 10, 3x + 2 are in A.P., then x is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 6
Answer: d
Explanation : Since 2x, x + 10 and 3x + 2 are in A.P.
∴ (x + 10)-2x = (3x + 2)-(x+10)
⇒(x + 10)+ (x + 10)= (3x + 2)+2x
⇒ 2x + 20 = 5x + 2
⇒ 2x – 5x = 2 – 20
⇒ 3x = 18
⇒x=6
5. 30th term of the A.P: 10, 7, 4… is
(a) 97 (b) 77 (c) -77 (d) -87
Answer: c
Explanation a30 = 10+(30−1)(−3)
a30 = 10+ (29)(−3)
a30 = 10−87 = −77

Practice Questions:
1. Which term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, 18 … is 78?
(A) 12th (B) 13th (C) 15th (D) 16th
2. In an AP, if d = -4, n = 7, an = 4, then a is equal to
(A) 6 (B) 7 (C) 20 (D) 28

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3. In an AP, if a = 3.5, d = 0,n = 101, then an will be

(A) 0 (B) 3.5 (C) 103.5 (D) 104.5
4. The 11th term of the AP: -5, −52 , 0, 52,…
(A) -20 (B) 20 (C) -30 (D) 30
5. Which term of the AP: 21, 42, 63, 84,… is 210?
(A) 9th (B) 10th (C) 11th (D) 12th
6. The 4th term from the end of the AP: -11, -8, -5, 49 is
(A) 37 (B) 40 (C) 43 (D) 58
7. The sum of first 16 terms of the AP: 10, 6 2, … is
(A) -320 (B) 320 (C) -352 (D) -400
8. The sum of first five multiples of 3 is
(A) 45 (B) 55 (C) 65 (D) 75
9. The list of numbers – 10, – 6, – 2, 2,... is

(A) an AP with d = – 16 (B) an AP with d = 4

(C) an AP with d = – 4 (D) not an AP

10. The sum of first 100 multiples of 3 is

(A) 30300 (B) 15150 (C) 300 (D) none of these

SECTION-B SA I (2 Marks Questions)

1. If 17th term of an A.P. exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.(**)
Solution: an = a+(n-1)d
Given, a17 − a10 = 7

⟹ (a +16d)−(a+9d) = 7
⟹7d = 7

⟹d = 1
Therefore, the common difference is 1.

2. Which term of the AP : 3, 9, 15, 21, . . . , is 99?(***)

Solution.- Here, a = 3, d = 9 – 3 = 6
We know that an = a + (n – 1)d
Let an = 99 or, a + (n – 1)d = 99
⟹3 + (n – 1)6 = 99
⟹ (n – 1)6 = 99 – 3 = 96
⟹ 𝑛 − 1 = 16
⟹ 𝑛 = 17.

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3. Determine the AP whose 3rd term is 5 and the 7th term is 9. (***)
Solution-We have a3 = a + (3 – 1) d = a + 2d = 5 (1)
and a7 = a + (7 – 1) d = a + 6d = 9 (2)
Solving the pair of linear equations (1) and (2), we get a = 3, d = 1 Hence, the required AP is
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, . . .

4. Find the 11th term from the last term (towards the first term) of the AP : 10, 7, 4, . . ., – 62.
(***)
Solution : Here, a = 10, d = 7 – 10 = – 3, l = – 62,
where l = a + (n – 1) d
To find the 11th term from the last term, we will find the total number of terms in the AP.
So, – 62 = 10 + (n – 1)(–3)
i.e., – 72 = (n – 1)(–3) i.e., n – 1 = 24 or n = 25
So, there are 25 terms in the given AP.
The 11th term from the last term will be the 15th term.
a15 = 10 + (15 – 1)(–3) = 10 – 42 = – 32 i.e., the 11th term from the last term is – 32.
Alternative Solution : If we write the given AP in the reverse order, then a = – 62 and d = 3 So, the
question now becomes finding the 11th term with these a and d. So,
a11 = – 62 + (11 – 1) × 3 = – 62 + 30 = – 32 So, the 11th term, which is now the required term, is –
32.
5. Find the sum of the first 22 terms of the AP : 8, 3, –2, . . . (**)
Solution : Here, a = 8, d = 3 – 8 = –5, n = 22.
𝑛
We know that 𝑆𝑛 = 2 [2a + (n – 1) d ]

Putting values of a ,d and n we get 𝑆𝑛 = -979

Practice Questions:
1. Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP : 3, 8, 13, . . ., 253. (***)
2. Find the 31st term of an A.P. whose 11th term is 38 and 16th term is 73. (***)
3. Which term of the A.P.84, 80, 76 ………………. is zero? (***)
4. Find the value of x if 3x-4, 4x-7, 7x-3 are in A.P. (***)
5. Which term of the sequence 48, 43, 38, 33……………… is the first negative term? (***)
6. If the 3rd and the 9th terms of an AP are 4 and -8, respectively, then which term of this AP is
zero. (***)
7. In a flower bed, there are 23 rose plants in the first row, 21 in the second, 19 in the third, and so
on. There are 5 rose plants in the last row. How many rows are there in the flower bed? (**)
8.Find the sum of first 15 multiples of 8. (***)
9. If the sum of the first 14 terms of an AP is 1050 and its first term is 10, find the 20th term. (**)
10. Find the sum of first 1000 positive integers. (**)

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11. Which term of the A.P. 3, 8, 13, 18, … is 78? (***)

12. In an AP if the common difference (d) = -4 and the seventh term (a7) is 4, then find the first term.
(**)
SECTION-C (SAII)-3 MARKS QUESTIONS

1. Check whether – 150 is a term of the AP: 11, 8, 5, 2 . . . (**)

Solution: Given AP: 11, 8, 5, 2, …
First term, a = 11
Common difference, d = a2 − a1 = 8 − 11 = −3
Let −150 be the nth term of this AP.
As we know that
an = a + (n − 1) d
⇒ -150 = 11 + (n – 1)(-3)

⇒ -150 = 11 – 3n + 3

⇒ -164 = -3n

⇒ n = 164/3
Clearly, n is not an integer but a fraction.
Therefore, – 150 is not a term of the given AP.
2. The first term of an A.P. is 5, the common difference is 3, and the last term is 80; find the
number of terms. (**)
Solution: Given,a = 5 and d = 3
We know that, the nth term an = a + (n – 1)d
So, for the given A.P. an = 5 + (n – 1)3 = 3n + 2
Also given, last term = 80
⇒ 3n + 2 = 80
3n = 78
n = 78/3 = 26
Therefore, there are 26 terms in the A.P.
3. Which term of the AP 121, 117. 113 … is its first negative term? (***)
Solution: Given A.P is 121, 117, 113…
First term (a) = 121, Common difference (d) = 117 – 121 = – 4
We know that, the nth term an = a + (n – 1)d
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Let the nth term is negative, i.e., an < 0

121 + (n – 1) – 4 < 0
121 + 4 – 4n < 0
125 – 4n < 0
4n > 125
n > 125/4
n > 31.25
The integer which comes after 31.25 is 32.

∴ The 32nd term in the A.P. will be the first negative term.

PRACTICE QUESTIONS:
1. Which term of the sequence 48, 43, 38, 33……………… is the first negative term? (***)
2. Which term of the A.P. 4, 12, 20, 28,…. will be 120 more than its 21st term? (***)
3. Determine the AP whose 5th term is 15 and sum of its 3rd and 8th term is 34. (***)
4. If 19th term of an A.P. is equal to 3 times its 6th term. If the 9th term of the A. P. is 19, find the A.P.
(***)
5. If the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is given by Sn = 4n2 – 3n, find the nth term of the A.P. (**)
6. How many terms of the AP 24, 21, 18, . . . must be taken so that their sum is 78? (**)
7. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n terms.
(**)
8. 7 times the 7th term of an AP is equal to 11 times its 11th term, then what will be its 18th term ?
(**)
9. In an AP if a = 1, an = 20 and Sn = 399, then find no.of terms in the given A.P. (*)
10. Find the sum of the first 15 multiples of 8. (***)
11. Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6. (***)
12.Find the sum of all 3 - digit natural numbers which are divisible by 13. (***)
13.Find the sum of all 3- digit natural numbers which are multiples of 11. (***)
14. In an A.P., if the 5th and 12th terms are 30 and 65, respectively, what is the sum of the first 20
terms? (**)

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SECTION-D LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS (5 MARKS)

1. If the 9th term of an A.P. is zero, prove its 29th term is double the 19th term. (**)
Solution: Given,a9 = 0
We know that, the nth term an = a + (n – 1)d

So, a + (9 – 1)d = 0 ⇒ a + 8d = 0 ……(i)

Now, The 29th term a29 = a + (29 – 1)d

⇒ a29 = a + 28d
And, a29 = (a + 8d) + 20d [using (i)]

⇒ a29 = 20d ….. (ii)

Similarly, the 19th term a19 = a + (19 – 1)d
⇒ a19 = a + 18d
And, a19 = (a + 8d) + 10d [using (i)]
⇒ a19 = 10d …..(iii)
On comparing (ii) and (iii),
a29 = 2(a19)
Therefore, the 29th term is double the 19th term.
2. If 10 times the 10th term of an A.P. is equal to 15 times the 15th term, show that the 25th term
of the A.P. is zero. (**)
Solution:Given,10 times the 10th term of an A.P. is equal to 15 times the 15th term.
We know that, the nth term an = a + (n – 1)d

⇒ 10(a10) = 15(a15)

⇒10(a + (10 – 1)d) = 15(a + (15 – 1)d)

⇒10(a + 9d) = 15(a + 14d)

⇒10a + 90d = 15a + 210d

⇒5a + 120d = 0

⇒5(a + 24d) = 0
⇒a + 24d = 0

⇒a + (25 – 1)d = 0 ⇒ a25 = 0

Therefore, the 25th term of the A.P. is zero.

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3. Three numbers are in A.P. If the sum of these numbers is 27 and the product 648, find the
numbers. (**)
Solution: Let the three numbers of the A.P. be a – d, a, a + d
From the question,
Sum of these numbers = 27
a – d + a + a + d = 27

⇒ 3a = 27

⇒a = 27/3 = 9
Now, the product of these numbers = 648

⇒ (a – d)(a)(a + d) = 648

⇒ a(a2 – d2) = 648

⇒ 9(92 – d2) = 648

⇒93 – 9d2 =648

⇒729 – 648 = 9d2

⇒81 = 9d2

⇒d2 = 9 ⇒d = 3 or -3

Hence, the terms are 9-3, 9 and 9+3 ⇒ 6, 9, 12 or 12, 9, 6 (for d = -3).

PRACTICE QUESTIONS:
1. Sum of first 14 terms of an A.P is 1050 and its first term is 10. Find its 30th term. (**)
2. Find the 20th term of the AP whose 7th term is 24 less than the 11th term, first term being 12. (**)
3. Which term of the Arithmetic Progression -7, -12, -17, -22,…..will be -82? Is -100 any term of the
A.P.? Give a reason for your answer. (**)
4. How many terms of the Arithmetic Progression 45, 39, 33, …. must be taken so that their sum is
180? (***)
5. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an AP is 32 and the ratio of the product of the first and
the last term to the product of two middle terms is 7:15. Find the numbers. (**)
6. In a certain A.P., the 24th term is twice the 10th term. Prove that the 72nd term is twice the
34th term. (**)
7. The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an A.P. is 24, and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 34. Find
the first term and the common difference of the A.P. (***)
8. Find the four numbers in A.P. whose sum is 50 and in which the greatest number is 4 times the
least. (**)
(Hint: consider the four terms of the A.P. to be (a – 3d), (a – d), (a + d) and (a + 3d).
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9. The first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 45, and the sum is 400. Find the number of terms and
the common difference. (***)
10. The pth, qth and rth terms of an A.P. are a, b, c, respectively. Show that a(q−r)+b(r−p)+c(p−q)=0.
(**)
11. If the ratio of sums of first p terms and q terms of an arithmetic progression is p2:q2 then find the
ratio of its pth and qth term. (**)

SECTION-E (CASE BASED QUESTIONS)-4 MARKS (1+2+1)

1. World Environment Day is an annual global event celebrated
on June 05. It is observed to raise awareness on the protection
and preservation of the environment. World Environment Day
is the largest platform that advocates the practice of sustainable
development around the world. With the current pace of the
overutilization of natural resources, the future generation is
likely to be deprived of these resources. Millions of people
around the world participate in this program to protect and
conserve the environment to fulfill the needs of the future
generation.

In Kendriya Vidyalaya Hinoo , students thought of planting trees in and around the school to
reduce air pollution .On the occasion of World Environment Day It was decided that the
number of trees, that each section of each class will plant, will be the 10 times as the class,
in which they are studying, e.g., a section of Class I will plant 10 trees, a section of Class II
will plant 20 trees and so on till Class XII. There are three sections of each class.

Now answer the following questions.

I. How many trees will be planted by class 7 ? 1

II. What will be the total no. of trees planted by the students of Kendriya 2
Vidyalaya Hinoo?
(OR)
Find total no.of trees planted by students of class VI to class XII.
III. Find total no. of trees planted by Primary Section (Class I to V)? 1

2. In the month of April to June 2022, the

exports of passenger cars from India
increased by 26% in the corresponding
quarter of 2021–22, as per a report. A car
manufacturing company planned to produce
th
1800 cars in 4 year and 2600 cars in 8th
year. Assuming that the production increases
uniformly by a fixed number every year.

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Based on the above information answer the following questions.

I. Find the production in the 1st year. 1

II. Find the total production in first 10 years. 2

[OR]
In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars?
III. Find the production in the 12th year. 1

3. The school auditorium was to be constructed to accommodate at least 1500 people. The
chairs are to be placed in concentric circular arrangement in such a way that each succeeding
circular row has 10 seats more than the previous one.

I. If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10th row? 1

II. For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there? 2
OR
If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are still left to be
put after 10th row?
III. If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the middle 1
row?

4. Priya is preparing for the Bicycle

Marathon.Her racing bicycle has a
device to calculate the no.of
kilometers she cycled.She decideds
to increase the distance she cycles
everyday by a fixed number of
kilometers.

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I. On the first day Priya cycled 8 km. In 10 days she cycled a total of total of 1
170 km. Find fixed no.of kilometer by which she increases her distance
everyday.
II. Priya plans to go on a cycle tour from Bangalore to Mangalore covering 425 2
Km.She travels 20 km on day 1 and increases the distance covered each day
by 5 km. In how many days will She reach her destination?
III. Using data of (i) find How many kilometer did She cycle on the third day? 1

5. Rohit wants to buy a car and plans to take loan from a bank for his car. He repays his total loan
of Rs 1,18,000 by paying every month starting with the first instalment of Rs 1000. If he
increases the instalment by Rs 100 every month, answer the following:

I. What is the amount paid by him in 30th installment ? 1

II. What amount does he still have to pay after 30th installment? 2
OR
If total installments are 40 then what amount is paid in the last installment?
III. What is the total amount paid by him in the 30 installments 1

6. Anuj gets pocket money from his father everyday. Out of the pocket money, he saves Rs.
2.75 on first day, Rs. 3 on second day, Rs. 3.25 on third day and so on.
On the above information, answer the following questions.

I. what is the amount saved by Anuj on 11th day? 1

II. what is the amount saved by Anuj on 30th day? 2

OR
What is the total amount saved by him in the month of June?
III. what is the amount saved by Anuj in 4 days? 1

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7. Push-ups are a fast and effective exercise for building strength. These are helpful in almost
all sports including athletics. While the push-up primarily targets the muscles of the chest, arms,
and shoulders, support required from other muscles helps in toning up the whole body.

Nitesh wants to participate in the push-up challenge. He can currently make 3000 push-ups in
one hour. But he wants to achieve a target of 3900 push-ups in 1 hour for which he practices
regularly. With each day of practice, he is able to make 5 more push-ups in one hour as
compared to the previous day. If on first day of practice he makes 3000 push-ups and
continues to practice regularly till his target is achieved. Keeping the above situation in mind
answer the following questions:

I. Form an A.P representing the number of push-ups per day . 1

II. Find the total number of push-ups performed by Nitesh up to the day his goal is 2
achieved
III. Find the minimum number of days he needs to practice before the day his goal is 1
accomplished?

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ANSWER KEY OF PRACTICE QUESTIONS

SECTION-A (MCQ)
1)(D)16th 2)(D)28 3)(B)3.5 4)(B)20 5)(B)10TH
6)(B)40 7)(A) -320 8)(A)45 9)(B)-An AP with d=4 10)(B)15150
SECTION-B (SA I)
1) 158 2) 178 3) 22 4) x= -7/2 5) 11th term
6) 5th term 7) 10 8) 960 9) 200 10) 500500
11) 16th term 12)a=28

SECTION-C (SA II)

1) 11 2) 26 3) a=-1,d=4 AP will be -1,3,7….. 4) a=3,d=2 AP will be
3,5,7…
5) 8n-7 6)n=4,13 7)n2 8) 0 9) 38 10) 960
11) 4920 12)37674 13) 44550 14)a=10,d=5 Sum=1150
15) radius of first circle=3 cm
Radius second circle=3+4=7 cm
Radius of third circle=7+4=11 cm
Clearly 3,7,11…are in A.P
Let nth circle has radius 43 cm
Then 43=3+(n-1)4
On soving we get n=11
So 11th circle has radius 43 cm.

SECTION-D (LA)
1) a=10,d=10 hence a30=300 2) 126
3) 16th term will be -82.Also on solving n=98/5(not a positive integer)therefore -100 can not be the
term of given AP.
4) n=10,6 5) 2,6,10,14 or 14,10,6,2 6) Prove as done in solved examples.
7) a= -1/2,d=5/2 8)5,10,15,20 9) n=16,d=8/3
10) Prove using formula for nth term of an AP 11) 2p-1:2q-1

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SECTION-E (CASE BASED QUESTIONS)

1)(i) 70×3=210
(ii)3(10+20+…….120)=2340
(OR)
3(60+70+……120)=1890
(iii) 3(10+20+30+40+50)=450
2) (i) Since the production increases uniformly by a fixed number every year, the no.of Cars
manufactured in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, . . .,years will form an AP. So, a + 3d = 1800 & a + 7d = 2600
So a = 1200 & d = 200
(ii) Sn =n/2( 2a + (n-1)d
⇒S10 =10/2( 2×1200 + (10-1)200)=21000
(OR)

Sn =n/2( 2a + (n-1)d
⇒31200=n/2( 2×1200 + (n-1)200)
⇒31200=n/2( 2400 + 200n-200)
⇒31200=n/2( 2200 + 200n)
⇒312=n( 11 + n) ⇒n2+11n-312=0
⇒ n2+24n-13n-312=0⇒(n-13)(n+24)=0⇒n=13 or -24
n=-24(not possible) therefore n=13.

(iii) a12= a+11d=1200+11×200=1200+2200=3400

3) (i) Since each row is increasing by 10 seats, so it is an AP with first term a= 30, and d=10.
So number of seats in 10th row = 𝑎10 = a+ 9d
= 30 + 9×10 = 120

(ii) Sn =n/2( 2a + (n-1)d

⇒1500 = n/2( 2 × 30 + (n-1)10)
⇒3000 = 50n + 10n2
⇒n2 +5n -300 =0
⇒n2 + 20n -15n – 300 =0 ⇒ (n+20) (n-15) =0
⇒n=-20 or n=15
Rejecting the negative value, n= 15
OR

No. of seats already put up to the 10th row = S10 = 10/2 {2 × 30 + (10-1)10)}
= 5(60 + 90) = 750
So, the number of seats still required to be put are 1500 -750 = 750

(iii) If no. of rows =17

then the middle row is the 9th row
𝑎8 = a+ 8d
= 30 + 80= 110 seats

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4. (i) HINT:Here a=8 and S=170 n=10 then d=?

Solve it using sum of first n terms formula and you will get d=2
Fixed distance=2 km

(ii) HINT: Here a=20,d=5.S=425 n=?

On solving you will get n2+7n-170=0
n=10,-17
n=-17(rejected) hence n=10

(iii) a3=a+2d=8+2×2=12 km.

5) (i)3900
(ii)44500 OR 4900
(iii) 73500

6. a=2.75d=0.25

(i) Tn=2.75+10x0.25=5.25
(ii) S4=4/2(2x2.75+3x0.25)=12.50
(iii) T30=2.75+29x0.25=10

OR, s30=30/2(2x2.75+29x0.25)=191.25

7. (I) (i)A.P is 3000,3005,3010,………3900

𝑛
(II) Sum of n terms= 2 (a+l)

181
= 2
(3000+3900)=624450

(III) A.P is 3000,3005,3010,………3900

Finding n=181

Minimum no.of days before his goal is accomplished=181-1=180

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