Chapter: Arithmetic Progressions

1 Mark questions Year

Q1. 2013

Sol.

Q2. Find the 9th term from the end (towards the first term) of the A.P. 5, 9, 13, ....., 185. 2016

Sol.

Q3. For what value of k will k + 9, 2k – 1 and 2k + 7 are the consecutive terms of an A.P. ? 2016

Sol.

Q4. Find how many integers between 200 and 500 are divisible by 8. 2017

Sol.

Q5. What is the common difference of an A.P. in which a21 – a7 = 84? 2017

Sol.

Q6. In an A.P., if the common difference (d) = – 4, and the seventh term (a7) is 4, then find 2018
the first term.
Sol.

Q7. How many two digits numbers are divisible by 3? 2019

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Q8. Find the common difference of the Arithmetic Progression (A.P.) 2019

Sol.

Q9. 2019

Sol.

Q10. The value of x for which 2x, (x + 10) and (3x + 2) are the three consecutive terms of an 2020
A.P., is

Sol.

Q11. The first term of A.P. is p and the common difference is q, then its 10th term is 2020
(a) q + 9p (b) p – 9q (c) p + 9q (d) 2p + 9q
Sol.

Q12. 2020

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Q13. 2020

Sol.

Q14. 2023

Sol. Option (b) is correct

Q15. Assertion (A): a, b, c are in A.P. if only if 2b = a + c. 2023

Reason (R): The sum of first n odd natural numbers is n2 .

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Q16. If k + 2, 4k – 6 and 3k – 2 are three consecutive terms of an A.P., then the value of k is: 2023
(a) 3 (b) – 3 (c) 4 (d) – 4
Sol. Option (a) is correct
Explanation: Since, k + 2, 4k – 6 and 3k – 2 are consecutive terms of A.P.
(4k – 6) – (k + 2) = (3k – 2) – (4k – 6)
3k – 8 = – k + 4
4k = 12
k=3
Q17. 2023

Sol.

Q18. If the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. be 3n2 + n and its common difference is 6, then 2023
its first term is
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 4

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Q Three numbers in A.P. have the sum 30. What is its middle term ? 2024
(A) 4 (B) 10
(C) 16 (D) 8

Sol.

(B) 10
Q 2024

Q 2024

Sol Given AP: - 29, - 26, - 23, ...

So, We have
First term of an AP, a = - 29
Common difference of an AP, d = - 26 + 29 = 3
Let assume that nth term of an AP is 16.
So, We have

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 On substituting the values of a and d, we get

Hence, 16th term of an AP - 29, - 26, - 23, ... is 16.

option (B)

Sol

n = 23
option (c)
2 Marks Questions
Q19. How many three digit natural numbers are divisible by 7? 2013

Sol.

Q20. 2013

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Q21. Find the middle term of the A.P. 6, 13, 20, ...., 216. 2015

Sol.

Q22. Find the middle term of the A.P. 213, 205, 197, ..., 37. 2015

Sol.

Q23. 2015

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Q24. The 14th term of an AP is twice its 8th term. If its 6th term is – 8, then find the sum of 2015
its first 20 terms.
Sol.

Q25. How many terms of the A.P. 18, 16, 14, .... be taken so that their sum is zero? 2016

Sol.

Q26. How many terms of the A.P. 27, 24, 21, .... should be taken so that their sum is zero? 2016

Sol.

Q27. How many terms of the A.P. 65, 60, 55, ....... be taken so that their sum is zero? 2016

Sol.

Q28. The 4th term of an A.P. is zero. Prove that the 25th term of the A.P. is three times its 2016
11th term.

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Q29. 2017

Sol.

Q30. Which term of the A.P. 8, 14, 20, 26, ... will be 72 more than its 41st term ? 2017

Sol.

Q31. For what value of n, are the nth terms of two A.Ps 63, 65, 67,.... and 3, 10, 17,.... equal? 2017

Sol.

Q32. Find the sum of first 8 multiples of 3. 2018

Sol.

Q33. Which term of the A.P. 3, 15, 27, 39, ... will be 120 more than its 21st term? 2019

Sol.

Q34. If Sn , the sum of first n terms of an A.P. is given by Sn = 3n2 – 4n. Find the nth term. 2019

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Q35. Find, how many two-digit natural numbers are divisible by 7. 2019

Sol.

Q36. If the sum of first n terms of an AP is n2 , then find its 10th term. 2019

Sol.

Q37. Show that (a – b)2, (a2 + b2) and (a+ b)2 are in A.P. 2020

Sol.

Q38. Find the sum of first 20 terms of the following A.P. : 1, 4, 7, 10, ........ 2020

Sol.

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Q39. The sum of the first 7 terms of an A.P. is 63 and that of its next 7 terms is 161. Find the 2020
A.P.
Sol.

Q40 2022

Sol.

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Q41. Find a and b so that the numbers a, 7, b, 23 are in A.P. 2022

Sol.

Q42. Find the sum of first 20 terms of an A.P. whose nth term is given as an = 5 – 2n. 2022

Sol.

Q43. In an A.P. if the sum of third and seventh term is zero. Find its 5th term. 2022

Sol.

Q44. Determine the A.P. whose third term is 5 and seventh term is 9. 2022

Sol.

Q45. How many natural numbers are there between 1 and 1000 which are divisible by 5 2022
but not by 2 ?

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Q46. If the first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 15 and the sum of first n terms is 30, 2022
then find the value of n.
Sol.

Q47. Find the sum of all 11 terms of an A.P. whose 6th term is 30. 2022

Sol.

3 Marks Questions
Q48. 2015

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Q49. 2015

Sol.

Q50. 2015

Sol.

Q51. The 16th term of an AP is five times its third term. If its 10th term is 41, then find the 2015
sum of its first fifteen terms.
Sol.

Q52. The 13th term of an AP is four times its 3rd term. If its fifth term is 16, then find the 2015
sum of its first ten terms.
Sol.

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Q53. If the sum of first 7 terms of an A.P. is 49 and that of its first 17 terms is 289, find the 2016
sum of first n terms of the A.P.
Sol.

Q54. If the ratio of the sum of first n terms of two A.P’s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), find the ratio 2016
of their mth terms.
Sol.

Q55. The digits of a positive number of three digits are in A.P. and their sum is 15. The 2016
number obtained by reversing the digits is 594 less than the original number. Find the
number.
Sol.

Q56. The sums of first n terms of three arithmetic progressions are S1 , S2 and S3 2016
respectively. The first term of each A.P. is 1 and their common differences are 1, 2 and
3 respectively. Prove that S1 + S3 = 2S2 .

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Q57. 2017

Sol.

Q58. 2017

Sol.

Q59. 2017

Sol.

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Q60. If the pth term of an A.P is q and qth term is p. Prove that its nth term is (p + q – n). 2017

Sol.

Q61. The first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum of all its terms is 400. Find 2017
the number of terms and the common difference of the A.P.
Sol.

Q62. If the 10th term of an A.P. is 52 and the 17th term is 20 more than the 13th term, find 2017
the A.P.
Sol.

Q63. How many terms of an A.P. 9, 17, 25, .... must be taken to give a sum of 636? 2017

Sol.

Q64. The sum of four consecutive numbers in an A.P. is 32 and the ratio of the product of 2018
the first and the last term to the product of two middle terms is 7 : 15. Find the
numbers.
Sol.

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Q65. Show that the sum of all terms of an A.P. whose first term is a, the second term is b 2020
and the last term is c is equal to

Sol.

Q66. Solve the equation: 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + ... + x = 287. 2020

Sol.

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Q67. If in an A.P., the sum of first m terms is n and the sum of its first n terms is m, then 2020
prove that the sum of its first (m + n) terms is –(m + n).
Sol.

Q68. Find the sum of all 11 terms of an A.P. whose middle term is 30. 2020

Sol.

Q69. Which term of the A.P. is the first negative term. 2020

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Q70. Find the middle term of the A.P. 7, 13, 19, ...., 247. 2020

Sol.

Q71. If the last term of an A.P. of 30 terms is 119 and the 8 th term from the end (towards 2022
the first term) is 91, then find the common difference of the A.P. Hence, find the sum
of all the terms of the A.P.

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Q72. 2022

Sol.

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Q73. The sum of the first three terms of an A.P. is 33. If the product of first and third term 2022
exceeds the second term by 29, find the A.P.
Sol.

Q74. How many terms are there in an A.P. whose first and fifth terms are –14 and 2, 2023
respectively and the last term is 62.
Sol.

Q75. Which term of the A.P.: 65, 61, 57, 53, .................. is the first negative term? 2023

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Q76. The sum of first 15 terms of an A.P. is 750 and its first term is 15. Find its 20th term. 2023

Sol.

Q77. Rohan repays hit total loan of ₹ 1,18,000 by paying every month starting with the first 2023
instalment of ₹ 1,000. If he increases the instalment by ₹ 100 every month, what
amount will be paid by him in the 30th instalment? What amount of loan has he paid
after 30th instalment?
Sol.

Q If the sum of the first 14 terms of an A.P. is 1050 and the first term 2024
is 10, then find the 20th term and the nth term.
OR
(b) The first term of an A.P. is 5, the last term is 45 and the sum of all
the terms is 400. Find the number of terms and the common difference of the A.P.

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Sol

OR
Given,

● First term, a = 5

● Last term, l = 45

● Sum of n terms, Sₙ = 400

We know that sum of n terms of AP is given by the formula Sₙ = n/2 [a + l]

400 = n/2 (5 + 45)

400 = n/2 × 50

n = 16

By using the formula aₙ = a + (n -1) d, we will find the common difference where aₙ

= l.

l = aₙ = a + (n -1) d

45 = 5 + (16 -1) d

40 = 15d

d = 40/15

d = 8/3

4 Marks Questions (Including case study questions)

Q78. If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of first 17 terms is 289, find the sum 2013
of its first n terms.
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Q79. Ramkali required ₹ 2500 after 12 weeks to send her daughter to school. She saved ₹ 2015
100 in the first week and increased her weekly saving by ₹ 20 every week. Find
whether she will be able to send her daughter to school after 12 weeks.
Sol.

Q80. Find the 60th term of the AP 8, 10, 12, ..., if it has a total of 60 terms and hence find the 2015
sum of its last 10 terms.
Sol.

Q81. An arithmetic progression 5, 12, 19, ... has 50 terms. Find its last term. Hence find the 2015
sum of its last 15 terms.

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Q82. A thief, after committing a theft, runs at a uniform speed of 50 m/ minute. After 2 2016
minutes, a policeman runs to catch him. He goes 60 m in first minute and increases his
speed by 5 m/ minute every succeeding minute. After how many minutes, the
policeman will catch the thief?
Sol.

Q83. The sum of three numbers in A.P. is 12 and sum of their cubes is 288. Find the 2016
numbers.
Sol.

Q84. The houses in a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there exists 2016
a value of X such that sum of numbers of houses preceding the houses numbered X is
equal to sum of the numbers of houses following X.

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Q85. The ratio of the sums of first m and first n terms of an A.P. is m2 : n2 . Show that the 2017
ratio of its mth and nth terms is (2m – 1) : (2n – 1).
Sol.

Q86. 2017

Sol.

Q87. If the ratio of the sum of the first n terms of two A.P. s is (7n + 1) : (4n + 27), then find 2017
the ratio of their 9th terms.

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Q88. If the sum of first four terms of an A.P. is 40 and that of first 14 terms is 280. Find the 2019
sum of its first n terms.
Sol.

Q89. The first term of an A.P. is 3, the last term is 83 and the sum of all its terms is 903. Find 2019
the number of terms and the common difference of the A.P.
Sol.

Q90. Which term of the Arithmetic Progression –7, –12, –17, –22, ... will be –82? Is –100 any 2019
term of the A.P.? Give reason for your answer.
Sol.

Q91. How many terms of the Arithmetic Progression 45, 39, 33, ... must be taken so that 2019
their sum is 180? Explain the double answer.

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Q92. The sum of four consecutive number in A.P. is 32 and the ratio of the product of the 2020
first and last and term to the product of two middle terms is 7: 15. Find the numbers.
Sol.

Q93. Solve : 1 + 4 + 7 + 10 + .... + x = 287 2020

Sol.

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Q Case Study 2024
Treasure Hunt is an exciting and adventurous game where participants
follow a series of clues/numbers/maps to discover hidden treasures.
Players engage in a thrilling quest, solving puzzles and riddles to unveil
the location of the coveted prize.
While playing a treasure hunt game, some clues (numbers) are hidden in
various spots collectively forming an A.P. If the number on the nth spot is
20 + 4n, then answer the following questions to help the players in
spotting the clues :
Which number is on first spot ? 1
(ii) (a) Which spot is numbered as 112 ? 2
OR
(b) What is the sum of all the numbers on the first 10 spots ? 2
(iii) Which number is on the (n – 2)th spot ?

Sol

5 Marks Questions
Q94. The ratio of the 11th term to the 18th term of an A.P. is 2 : 3. Find the ratio of the 5th 2023
term to the 21st term. Also, find the ratio of the sum of first 5 terms to the sum of first
21 terms.
Sol. Let First term = a Common difference = d

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Q95. If the sum of first 6 terms of an A.P. is 36 and that of the first 16 terms is 256, find the 2023
sum of first 10 terms

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Q96. Find the sum of integers between 100 and 200 which are (i) divisible by 9 (ii) not 2023
divisible by 9.
Sol.

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Q97. Solve the equation: – 4 + (– 1) + 2 + 5 + ........ + x = 437. 2023

Sol.

Q98. The sum of first seven terms of an A.P. is 182. If its 4th term and the 17th term are in 2023
the ratio 1 : 5, find the A.P

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Q99. The sum of first q terms of an A.P. is 63q – 3q2 . If its pth term is – 60, find the value of 2023
p. Also, find the 11th term of this A.P.
Sol.

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Q 2024

Sol

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