NCERT Exemplar Solutions
Class 10 - Mathematics - CHAPTER 5: Arithematic Progressions
Exercise 5.3

Arithmetic Progressions: matching, verification, nth-term, sums, and word problems (fully solved).

Question. 1

Match the APs in Column A with their common differences in Column B.

Column A:
(A1) 2, −2, −6, −10, …
(A2) \(a = -18,\; n = 10,\; a_n = 0\)
(A3) \(a = 0,\; a_{10} = 6\)
(A4) \(a_2 = 13,\; a_4 = 3\)

Column B:
(B1) \(\dfrac{2}{3}\), (B2) −5, (B3) 4, (B4) −4, (B5) 2, (B6) \(\dfrac{1}{2}\), (B7) 5

Answer:

Matches: (A1)→(B4), (A2)→(B5), (A3)→(B1), (A4)→(B2).

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Question. 2

Verify each is an AP and write its next three terms.

(i) \(0,\; \dfrac{1}{4},\; \dfrac{1}{2},\; \dfrac{3}{4},\ldots\)

(ii) \(5,\; \dfrac{14}{3},\; \dfrac{13}{3},\; 4,\ldots\)

(iii) \(\sqrt{3},\; 2\sqrt{3},\; 3\sqrt{3},\ldots\)

(iv) \(a+b,\; (a+1)+b,\; (a+1)+(b+1),\ldots\)

(v) \(a,\; 2a+1,\; 3a+2,\; 4a+3,\ldots\)

Answer:

(i) Yes, \(d=\dfrac{1}{4}\). Next: \(1,\; \dfrac{5}{4},\; \dfrac{3}{2}\).

(ii) Yes, \(d=-\dfrac{1}{3}\). Next: \(\dfrac{11}{3},\; \dfrac{10}{3},\; 3\).

(iii) Yes, \(d=\sqrt{3}\). Next: \(4\sqrt{3},\;5\sqrt{3},\;6\sqrt{3}\).

(iv) Yes, \(d=1\). Next: \(a+b+3,\; a+b+4,\; a+b+5\).

(v) Yes, \(d=a+1\). Next: \(5a+4,\; 6a+5,\; 7a+6\).

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Question. 3

Write the first three terms of the AP given \(a\) and \(d\).

(i) \(a=\dfrac{1}{2},\; d=-\dfrac{1}{6}\)

(ii) \(a=-5,\; d=-3\)

(iii) \(a=\sqrt{2},\; d=\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\)

Answer:

(i) \(\dfrac{1}{2},\; \dfrac{1}{3},\; \dfrac{1}{6}\)

(ii) \(-5,\; -8,\; -11\)

(iii) \(\sqrt{2},\; \sqrt{2}+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}},\; \sqrt{2}+\dfrac{2}{\sqrt{2}}=2\sqrt{2}\)

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Question. 4

Find \(a, b, c\) such that \(a,\;7,\;b,\;23,\;c\) are in AP.

Answer:

\(a=-1,\; b=15,\; c=31\)

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Question. 5

Determine the AP whose 5th term is 19 and \(a_{13}-a_{8}=20\).

Answer:

\(a=3,\; d=4\) (AP: 3, 7, 11, …)

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Question. 6

The 26th, 11th and last terms are \(0,\;3\) and \(-\dfrac{1}{5}\), respectively. Find the common difference and number of terms.

Answer:

\(d=-\dfrac{1}{5},\; n=27\)

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Question. 7

\(a_5+a_7=52\) and \(a_{10}=46\). Find the AP.

Answer:

\(a=1,\; d=5\) (AP: 1, 6, 11, …)

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Question. 8

Find \(a_{20}\) if \(a_1=12\) and \(a_7\) is 24 less than \(a_{11}\).

Answer:

\(a_{20}=126\)

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Question. 9

If \(a_9=0\), prove \(a_{29}=2a_{19}\).

Answer:

True.

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Question. 10

Is 55 a term of AP \(7,10,13,\ldots\)? If yes, which term?

Answer:

Yes, the 17th term.

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Question. 11

Determine \(k\) so that \(k^2+4k+8\), \(2k^2+3k+6\), \(3k^2+4k+4\) are three consecutive terms of an AP.

Answer:

\(k=0\)

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Question. 12

Split 207 into three parts in AP such that the product of the two smaller parts is 4623.

Answer:

67, 69, 71

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Question. 13

The angles of a triangle are in AP; the greatest is twice the least. Find all angles.

Answer:

40°, 60°, 80°

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Question. 14

If the \(n\)th terms of APs \(9,7,5,\ldots\) and \(24,21,18,\ldots\) are equal, find \(n\) and that term.

Answer:

\(n=16\), term = \(-21\)

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Question. 15

If \(a_3+a_8=7\) and \(a_7+a_{14}=-3\), find \(a_{10}\).

Answer:

\(a_{10}=-1\)

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Question. 16

Find the 12th term from the end of AP: \(-2,-4,-6,\ldots,-100\).

Answer:

\(-78\)

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Question. 17

Which term of AP \(53,48,43,\ldots\) is the first negative term?

Answer:

12th

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Question. 18

How many numbers between 10 and 300 leave remainder 3 when divided by 4?

Answer:

73

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Question. 19

Find the sum of the two middle-most terms of the AP: \(-\dfrac{4}{3}, -1, -\dfrac{2}{3},\ldots, 4\dfrac{1}{3}\).

Answer:

3

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Question. 20

First term is \(-5\), last term is \(45\), and sum of the AP is \(120\). Find the number of terms and the common difference.

Answer:

\(n=6,\; d=10\)

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Question. 21

Find the sum:

(i) \(1+(-2)+(-5)+\cdots+(-236)\)

(ii) \(\big(4-\dfrac{1}{n}\big)+\big(4-\dfrac{2}{n}\big)+\cdots+\big(4-\dfrac{n}{n}\big)\)

(iii) \(\dfrac{a-b}{a+b}+\dfrac{3a-2b}{a+b}+\dfrac{5a-3b}{a+b}+\cdots\) to 11 terms

Answer:

(i) \(-9400\)

(ii) \(\dfrac{7n-1}{2}\)

(iii) \(\dfrac{121a-66b}{a+b}\)

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Question. 22

Which term of the AP \(-2,-7,-12,\ldots\) is \(-77\)? Find the sum up to that term.

Answer:

16th term; sum = −632

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Question. 23

If \(a_n=3-4n\), show \(a_1,a_2,a_3,\ldots\) form an AP and find \(S_{20}\).

Answer:

AP with \(d=-4\); \(S_{20}=-780\)

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Question. 24

In an AP, if \(S_n=n(4n+1)\), find the AP.

Answer:

AP: 5, 13, 21, … (\(a=5, d=8\))

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Question. 25

In an AP, if \(S_n=3n^2+5n\) and \(a_k=164\), find \(k\).

Answer:

\(k=27\)

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Question. 26

If \(S_n\) is the sum of first \(n\) terms of an AP, prove \(S_{12}=3(S_8-S_4)\).

Answer:

Proved.

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Question. 27

Find \(S_{17}\) if \(a_4=-15\) and \(a_9=-30\).

Answer:

\(S_{17}=-510\)

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Question. 28

If \(S_6=36\) and \(S_{16}=256\), find \(S_{10}\).

Answer:

\(S_{10}=100\)

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Question. 29

Find the sum of all 11 terms of an AP whose middle-most term is 30.

Answer:

330

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Question. 30

Find the sum of the last 10 terms of the AP: \(8,10,12,\ldots,126\).

Answer:

1170

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Question. 31

Find the sum of first seven numbers which are multiples of 2 as well as of 9.

Answer:

504

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Question. 32

How many terms of the AP: \(-15,-13,-11,\ldots\) are needed to make the sum \(-55\)? Explain the double answer.

Answer:

5 terms or 11 terms

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Question. 33

The sum of first \(n\) terms of an AP with \(a=8\), \(d=20\) equals the sum of first \(2n\) terms of another AP with \(a=-30\), \(d=8\). Find \(n\).

Answer:

\(n=11\)

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Question. 34

Kanika deposits Rs 1 on day 1, Rs 2 on day 2, … through January 2008 (31 days). She also spent Rs 204 and still had Rs 100 left. What was her pocket money for the month?

Answer:

Rs 800

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Question. 35

Yasmeen saves Rs 32, Rs 36, Rs 40 in months 1,2,3 and continues so (AP with \(d=4\)). In how many months will she save Rs 2000?

Answer:

25 months

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NCERT Exemplar Solutions Class 10 – Mathematics – CHAPTER 5: Arithematic Progressions – Exercise 5.3 | Detailed Answers