SUBJECTIVE ASSIGNMENT OF CH - 5

Level 1 :
1. In which of the following situations, does the list of numbers involved make an arithmetic progression, and
why ?
(i) The taxi fare after each km when the fare is Rs.15 for the first km and Rs.8 for each additional km.
(ii) Th amount of air present in a cylinder when a vacuum pump removes 1/4 of the air remaining in the
cylinder at a time.
(iii) The cost of digging a well after every meter of digging, when it costs Rs.150 for the first metre and
rises by Rs.50 for each subsequent metre.
(iv) The amount of money in the amount every year, when Rs.10000 is deposited at compound interest at
8% per annum.
Ans : i)Yes; 15,23,31,... forms an A.P. as each succeeding term is obtained by 8 in its preceding term,
2 3
 8   8   8 
ii) No, iii) Yes, iv) No; Amounts are 10000 1  100 , 10000 1  100  , 10000 1  100  ,.....
     
2. Write first four terms of of the AP, when the first term a and the common difference d are given as follows
i) a = 10,d = 10 ii) a = -2,d = 0 iii) a = -1.25,d = -0.25
Ans : i) 10,20,30,40 , ii) -2,-2,-2,-2, iii) -1.25,-1.50,-1,75,-2.0..
3. (i) If the numbers n-2,4n-1 and 5n+2 are in A.P., find the value of n. Ans : n = 1
(ii) Find k so that k 2  4k  8, 2k 2  3k  6, 3k 2  4k  4 are three consecutive terms of an A.P. A : k = 0
4. Which of following are AP’s ? If they form an AP, find common difference d & write three moreterms.
i) 3, 3  2 , 3  2 2 , 3  3 2 , .... ii) 0.2,0.22,0.222,0.2222,.. iii) a, a 2 , a 3 , a 4 ,...
iv) -1/2,-1/2,-1/2,-1/2 v) a, 2a, 3a, 4a,... vi) 2 , 8 , 18 , 32 ,...
vii) 3 , 6 , 9 , 12 ,... viii) 12 , 32 , 52 , 7 2 ,... ix) 12 , 52 , 7 2 , 73 ,....
Ans : i) Yes; d  2 ; 3  4 2 , 3  5 2 , 3  5 2 , 3  6 2 , ii) No, iii) No ,
iv) Yes; d = -0; -1/2,-1/2,-1/2 , v) Yes; d = a; 5a,6a,7a ,
vi)Yes; d  2 ; 50 ; 72 ; 98 , vii) No , viii) No , ix) 97,121,145
5. How many two - digit numbers are divisible by 3? Ans. 30
6. Find the 11th term from the last term (towards the first term) of the AP: 10,7,4,....., -62. Ans : -32
7. Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP : 3,8,13,....,253. Ans . 158
8. Two APs have the same common difference . The difference between their 100th terms is 100, what is
the difference between their 1000th terms ? Ans : 100
9. How many three - digit numbers are divisible by 7 ? Ans : 128
10. For what value of n,are the nth terms of two AP’s : 63,65,67,.... and 3,10,17,...equal ? A : 13
11. Which term of A.P : 3,15,27,...... will be 132 more than its 54th term ? A : 65
12. Find AP whose third term is 16 and 7th term exceeds the 5th term by 12. A : 4,10,16,22,..
13. Ramkali saved Rs 5 in the first week of a year and then uncreased her weekely savings by Rs. 1.75. If
in the nth week, her weekly savings become Rs.20.75, find n. Ans : 10th week
14. Find the sum of :
nn  1
i.) first 1000 positive integers ii.) first n positive integers A. (i) 500500 (ii)
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15. Find the sum of the first 40 positive integers divisible by 6. Ans. 4920
16. Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50 . Ans. 625
17. A contract on construction job specifies a penalty for delay of completion beyond a certain date as
follows : Rs. 200 for the first day, Rs . 250 for the second day, Rs.300 for the third day, etc. the penalty
for each succeeding day being Rs.50 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 ? Ans. 27750 Rs.
18. A sum of Rs 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their overall aca
demic performance . If each prize is Rs. 20 less than its preceding prize , find the value of each of the
prizes . Ans. Value of prixes are 160,140,120,100,80,60,40
19. In an APs :
(i) given a=5, d= 3, a n =50 , find n & S n . (ii) given a=7, a13 =35, find d & S13 .
(iii) given a12 =37, d=3 , find a & S12 . (iv) given a3 =15 , S10 =125, find d & a10 .
(v) given d=5, S 9 =75, find a & a9 . (vi) given a=2 , d=8, S n = 90, find n & a n .
(vii) given a=3, n=8, S=192 , find d. (viii) given a n =4, d=2, S n = -14, find n & a.
(ix) given a=8, a n =62, S n =210, find n & d. (x) given l=28, S=144 & n=9, find a .
Ans. (i) n=16 , S n =440 (ii) d= 7/3 , S13 =273 (iii) a= 4, S12 =246
(iv) a= -1, a 10 = 8 (v) a= -35/3 , a 9 = 85/3 (vi) n=5, a n = 34 (vii) d = 6
(viii) n = 7, a = -8 (ix) n=6, d= 54/5 (x) a=4
20. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is 4n  n 2 . What is the first term . What is the sum of first two terms
? What is 2nd term, 3rd ,10th & nth terms. (V. Imp. Q) Ans. a1  S1  3, S2  4, a2 S2  S1  1
S 3  3 , a 3  S 3  S 2   1, a10  S10  S 9  15, a n  S n  S n 1  5  2n
Q21. If an AP is S n = n(4n+1), then find the AP.. (V. Imp. Q) Ans. AP= 5, 13, 21, 29, …
Q22. Find the value of a25  a15 for the AP: 6, 9, 12, 15, ……….. Ans : 30
Q23. If 7 times the seventh term of the AP is equal to 5 times the fifth term, then
find the value of its 12th term. Ans. 0

Level- 2:
Notes : 1) If three numbers are in AP then we have to take that no. as a - d, a, a + d.
2) If four numbers are in AP then we have to take that no. as a - 3d, a - d, a + d, a + 3d.
3) Middle term of a Finite AP :
th
 n 1
(i) If AP has odd no. of terms then One middle term is exist which is   term.
 2 
th th
n n 
(ii) If AP has even no. of terms then Two middle terms exist which are   &   1  terms.
2 2 

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4) Method to find first negetive term in an AP : Take a n  0 & find n .
5) Always remember in an AP : (i) S1  a1 (ii) S n  S n 1  an i.e S 2  S1  a 2 
6) If x , y , z are three consecutive terms of an AP then 2y = x + z . (V. Imp. Concept)

Question Bank
1. Which term of the A.P. 53,48,43,..... is the first negative term ? Ans: 12th term
2. Find the middle term(s) of the following A.P. :
(i) 2,6,10,14,.....,106 (ii) -11,-7,-3,......,49 Ans: (i) 54 (ii) 17 and 21
3. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 12 and the sum of their cubes is 288. Find the numbers. Ans: 2,4,6
4. Split 207 into three parts such that these are in A.P. and the product of two smaller parts is 4623.
Ans : 67,69,71
5. The angles of a triangle are in A.P. The greatest angle is twice the least. Find all the angles of the triangle.
Ans : 40 , 60 , 80
6. The digits of a positive number of three digits are in A.P. and their sum is 15. The number obtained by
reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number . Find the number. Ans : 852
7. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an A.P. 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 .
Ans : d = 2,the required numbers are 2,6,10,14 when d = -2, 14,10,6,2
8. Find the sum of all two digits numbers, which leave 1 as remainder, when divided by 3. Ans: 1605
9. Solve the equation 1+6+11+16+.....+ x = 148. Ans : 36
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10. The ratio of sum of m & n terms of AP is m 2 :n 2 . Show that ratio of the m & n is (2m-1) : (2n-1).
11. If first term of an A.P. is 2 and sum of first 5 terms is equal to one fourth of the sum of next five terms,
find the sum of first 30 terms. Ans : -2550
12. In an A.P. of 50terms, the sum of first 10terms is 210 and the sum of its last 15 terms is 2565. Find the
A.P. Ans : 3,7,11,15
13. The sum of the m terms of an A.P. is the same as the sum of its n terms . Show that the sum of its (m+n)
terms is zero.
14. Find the sum of all the 11 terms of an A.P. whose middle most term is 30. Ans : 330
15. If the ratio of the 11th term of an A.P. to its 18th term is 2:3, find the ratio of the sum of first five terms to
the sum of its first 10 terms . Ans : 6:17
16. If pth term of an A.P. is 1/q & the qth term is 1/p, prove that sum of first pq terms must be 1/2(pq+1).
17.Find a,b and c if it is given that the numbers a,7,b,23,c are in A.P. A : a = -1,b = 15,c = 31
18. If the 9th term of an A.P. is zero, prove that its 29th term is twice its 19th term.
19. If the pth term of an A.P. be q and the qth term be p, then prove that the
(i) (p+q)th term is zero (ii) nth term is p+q-n
20. If the mth term of an A.P. is 1/n and nth term is 1/m, then show that its (mn)th term is 1.
21. Find no. of natural numbers b/w 50 and 500 which when divided by 5 leave reminder 2. Ans : 90
22. Prove the sum of (m+n)th and (m-n)th terms of an A.P. is equal to twice the mth term.
 Ch-5 ( Case Stidies Questions)
Q1. In Mathematics, relations can be expressed in various ways. The matchstick patterns are based on linear
relations. Different strategies can be used to calculate the number of matchsticks used in different figures.
One such pattern is shown below. Observe the pattern and answer the following questions using Arithmetic
Progression:

(a) Write the AP for number of triangles used in the figures. Also, write nth term of this AP. A. a n = 2n +2
(b) Which figures has 61 matchstickes? Ans. n= 8

Q2. 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 and hence find the minimum number of days he
needs to practice before the day his goal is accomplished? Ans. 180 days
ii) Find the total number of push-ups performed by Nitesh up to the day his goal is achieved.
Ans. 624450 pushups
Q3. Gauri is making toothpicks pattern, she takes 5 toothpicks to build the trapezoid shown
at below. She takes 9 toothpicks to build 2 adjoined trapezoids in second row and so on.

(i) Write the A.P. representing above situation.

(ii) How many toothpicks are required to build 9 such adjoined trapezoids ?
(iii) If 560 toothpicks are available, how many trapezoids are there in the last such a row?
(iv) If 860 toothpicks are available, how many trapezoids are there in the last such a row?
Q4. 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 1800
cars in 4th year and 2600 cars in 8th year. Assuming that the production increases uniformly by a fixed
number every year.
Based on the above information answer the following questions.
(i). Find the production in the 1st year.
(ii). Find the production in the 12th year.
(iii). Find the total production in first 10 years.
(iv) In how many years will the total production reach 31200 cars?
Q5. A manufacturer of TV sets produced 600 sets in the third year and 700 sets in the seventh year.
Assuming that the production increases uniformly by a fixed number every year, find :
(i) the production in the 1st year
(ii) the production in the 10th year
(iii) the total production in first 7 years
Q6. 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 . Now answer the following questions :
(i) If the first circular row has 30 seats, how many seats will be there in the 10th row?
(ii) For 1500 seats in the auditorium, how many rows need to be there?
(iii) If 1500 seats are to be arranged in the auditorium, how many seats are still left to be put after 10 th row?
(iv) If there were 17 rows in the auditorium, how many seats will be there in the middle row?

Q7. In a board game, the number of sea shells in various cells forms an AP. If the number of sea shells in the
3rd and 11th cell together is 68 and number of shells in the 11th cell is 24 more than that of 3rd cell
(i) What is the difference between the number of sea shells in the 19th and 20th cells?
(ii) How many sea shells are there in the first cell?
(iii) How many total sea shells are there in first 13 cells?
(iv) What is the sum of number of sea shells in the 7th and 9th cell?

Q8. Your elder brother 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) Find the amount paid by him in 30th installment. Ans: 3900
(ii) Find the amount paid by him in the 30 installments. Ans:73500
(iii) What amount does he still have to pay offer 30th installment? Ans:44500
(iv) If total installments are 40 then amount paid in the last installment? Ans:4900
(v) Find the ratio of the 1st installment to the last installment . Ans:10:49

Q9. Ms. Sheela visited a store near her house and found that the glass jars are arranged one above the other
in a specific pattern. On the top layer there are 3 jars. In the next layer there are 6 jars. In the 3rd layer from
the top there are 9 jars and so on till the 8th layer.
On the basis of the above situation answer the following questions.
(i) Write an A.P whose terms represent the number of jars in different layers starting from top . Also, find the
common difference. Ans : AP is 3,6,9,12,.....,24 & d is 3
(ii) Is it possible to arrange 34 jars in a layer if this pattern is continued? Justify your answer. Ans : No
(iii) If there are ‘n’ number of rows in a layer then find the expression for finding the total number of jars in
terms of n. Hence find S8 . Ans : Sn = 3n/2 (n+1), S8 = 108
(iv) The shopkeeper added 3 jars in each layer. How many jars are there in 5th layer from the top? A : 18

Q10. Manpreet Kaur is the national record holder for women in the shot-put discipline. Her throw of 18.86m
at the Asian Grand Prix in 2017 is the maximum distance for an Indian female athlete. Keeping her as a role
model, Sanjitha is determined to earn gold in Olympics one day. Initially her throw reached 7.56m only. Being
an athlete in school, she regularly practiced both in the mornings and in the evenings and was able to improve
the distance by 9cm every week. During the special camp for 15 days, she started with 40 throws and every
day kept increasing the number of throws by 12 to achieve this remarkable progress.
(i) How many throws Sanjitha practiced on 11th day of the camp? A : 160 throws
(ii) What would be Sanjitha’s throw distance at the end of 6 weeks? A : 8.1 m
(iii) When will she be able to achieve a throw of 11.16 m? A : 41 weeks
(iv) How many throws did she do during the entire camp of 15 days ? A : 1860 throws