Class 11 RD Sharma Solutions- Chapter 19 Arithmetic Progressions- Exercise 19.2 | Set 1

General Formula 

Tn = a + (n - 1)*d

where,

Tn is the nth term

a is the first term

d = common difference

Question 1. Find

i) 10^th term of AP 1, 4, 7, 10.....

Solution:

So we have a₁ = a = 1

d= 4-1 = 3

n= 10

So we can calculate 10^th term of AP by using general formula-

T₁₀= a + (10-1)d

= 1 + 9*3

= 28

Hence, the 10^th term is 28.

ii) 18^th term of AP √2, 3√2, 5√2.....

Solution:

So we have a₁ = a = √2

d= 3√2 - √2 = 2√2

n= 18 (given in Question )

So we can calculate 18^th term of AP by using general formula-

T₁₈= a + (18-1)d

= √2 + 17*(2√2 )

= 35√2

Hence the 18^th term is 35√2.

iii) nth term of AP 13, 8, 3, -2....

Solution:

So we have a1 = a = 13

d= a₂ - a₁ = 8 - 13 = -5

So n^th term is

T_n= 13 + (n-1)( - 5 )

= 13 -5n + 5

= 18 - 5n

Hence the n^th term is 18-5n.

Question 2. In an A.P. show that a_m+n + a_m-n = 2a_m.

Solution:

We can prove this with the help of general formula. Let's solve LHS.

a_m+n= a + (m+n-1)d

a_m-n = a + (m-n-1)d

and a_m = a + (m-1)d

So now,

LHS = a + (m+n-1)d + a + (m-n-1)d

= 2a + (m+n-1+m-n-1)d

= 2a+ (2m-2)d

= 2(a+(m-1)d)

= 2a_m= RHS

Question 3. i) Which term of the A.P. is 3, 8, 13,...... is 248.

Solution:

So we are given a = 3

d= 8 - 3 = 5

T_n = 248

a + (n -1)d = 248

3 + (n-1)5 = 248

(n-1)5 = 245

n-1 = 49

n =50

Hence 50^th term of this AP is 248.

ii) Which term of A.P. is 84, 80, 76...... is 0.

Solution:

So we are given a = 84

d= 80 - 84 = -4

Tn = 0

a + (n -1)d = 0

84 + (n-1)(-4) =0

(n-1)(-4) = -84

n-1 = 21

n =22

Hence 22^th term of this AP is 248.

iii) Which term of the A.P. 4, 9, 14..... is 254?

Solution:

So we are given a = 4

d= 9 - 4 = 5

Tn = 254

a + (n -1)d = 254

4 + (n-1)5 = 254

(n-1)5 = 250

n-1 = 50

n =51

Hence 51^th term of this AP is 248.

Question 4. i) Is 68 a term of the A.P. 7, 10, 13,......?

Solution:

We are given a = 7

d= 10 - 7 = 3

We can find whether 68 is a term of this AP by finding the valid n for 68 by using general formula. If there is no valid integer n value for 68 then it will not be a term of this AP.

T_n = 68

a+ (n-1)d = 68

7 + (n-1)3 = 68

(n-1)3= 61

n-1 = 61/3

n= 64/3

Hence we can see there is no valid integer value of n for 68 so 68 is not the term of the AP.

ii) Is 302 is a term of A.P. 3, 8, 13, ....?

Solution:

We are given a = 3

d= 8 - 3 = 5

We can find whether 302 is a term of this AP by finding the valid n for 302 by using general formula. If there is no valid integer n value for 302 then it will not be a term of this AP.

T_n = 302

a+ (n-1)d = 302

3 + (n-1)5 = 302

(n-1)5= 299

n-1 = 299/5

n= 304/5

Hence we can see there is no valid integer value of n for 302 so 302 is not the term of the AP.

Question 5. i) Which term of the sequence 24, 23¼, 22½, 22¾, ...... is the first negative number?

Solution:

We are given a = 24

d= 23¼ - 24 = 93/4- 24 = -3/4

So to find first negative number we can find n value from T_n < 0

a + (n- 1)d < 0

24 + (n-1)(-3/4) < 0

24 -3n/4 +3/4 < 0

99/4 - 3n/4 <0

3n/4> 99/4

By solving this inequality we found

n>33

So we can say 34th term of AP will be first negative number.

ii) Which term of sequence 12 + 8i , 11+ 6i, 10 +4i, ...... is (a) purely real (b) purely imaginary

Solution:

We are given a = 12 + 8i

d= (11 + 6i) -(12 + 8i) = 11 +6i - 12 - 8i =-1 - 2i

So T_n for this sequence will be

T_n = a + (n-1)d

= 12 + 8i + (n-1)(-1-2i)

= 12 + 8i -n +1 -2in + 2i

= 13 - n + 10i -2in

= 13 - n + (10 - 2n)i

(a) For T_n to be purely real, imaginary part should be equal to 0.

So we know that 10 - 2n must be 0

10 - 2n =0

so n= 5

Hence 5^th term of A.P. is purely real.

(b) For T_n to be purely imaginary, real part should be equal to 0.

So we know that 13 - n must be 0

13 - n =0

so n= 13

Hence 13th term of A.P. is purely imaginary.

Question 6. i) How many terms are in AP 7, 10, 13, ....., 43?

Solution:

We are given a= 7

d= 10 - 7 = 3

T_n = 43

Last term of AP is 43. So if we calculate the position of 43 then we will get the terms in this AP.

a + (n-1)d =43

7 + (n-1)3 = 43

(n-1)3 = 36

n-1 = 12

n = 13

So there are total 13 terms in this AP.

ii) How many terms are there in AP -1, -5/6, -2/3, -1/2......, 10/3?

Solution:

We are given a= -1

d= -5/6 - (-1) = 1-5/6 = 1/6

Tn = 10/3

Last term of AP is 10/3. So if we calculate the position of 10/3 then we will get the terms in this AP.

a + (n-1)d =10/3

-1 + (n-1)(1/6) = 10/3

(n-1)(1/6) = 13/3

n-1 = 13*6/3

n-1= 26

n = 27

So there are total 27 terms in this AP.

Question 7. The first term of AP is 5. The common difference is 3 and last term is 80. Find the number of terms.

Solution:

We are given

first term a₁= a= 5

common difference d= 3

T_n = 80

Last term of AP is 80. So if we calculate the position of 80 then we will get the terms in this AP.

a + (n-1)d =80

5 + (n-1)3 = 80

(n-1)3 = 75

n-1 = 75/3

n = 25+1

n = 26

So there are total 26 terms in this AP.

Question 8. The 6^th and 17^th terms of an AP are 19 and 41 respectively. Find the 40^th term.

Solution:

We are given T₆=19 and T₁₇=41.

a + 5d = 19 ----- 1

a+ 16d = 41 ----- 2

On solving equation 1 and 2

a + 5d - a - 16d = 19 - 41

-11d = - 22

d = 2

and a =19 - 10

a= 9

So T₄₀ = a + 39d

= 9 + 39*2

= 9 + 78

= 87

So 40^th term is 87 in this AP.

Question 9. If 9^th term of an AP is Zero, prove that its 29^th term is double the 19^th term.

Solution:

We are given 9th term of AP is 0.

a₉=a+ 8d = 0 ------1

We have to prove, a₂₉ = 2a₁₉

We know a₂₉= a+ 28d -------2

a₁₉= a+ 18d -------3

From equation 1 we get

a+ 8d = 0

a= -8d

So putting a = -8d in eq 2 & 3 will give us the value of a₂₉ and a₁₉

a₂₉ = -8d +28d = 20d

a₁₉ = -8d +18d = 10d

So its proved 2a₁₉ = a₂₉.

Question 10. If 10 times the 10^th term of an AP is equal to 15 times the 15^th term, show that 25^th term of AP is zero.

Solution:

We are given 10 times the 10^th term of an AP is equal to 15 times the 15^th term.

10a₁₀ = 15a₁₅

10(a + 9d) = 15( a +14d)

10a + 90d = 15a + 210d

5a= -120d

5a + 120d= 0

a + 24d = 0

a₂₅ = 0

So its proved a₂₅ is equal 0.

Question 11. The 10^th and 18^th term of AP are 41 and 73 respectively, find 26^th term.

Solution:

We are given a₁₀ = a+ 9d = 41 -------1

a₁₈ = a+ 17d = 73 -------2

On solving 1 & 2

a + 9d - a -17d = 41 - 73

-8d = -32

d= 4

By substituting value of d in equation 1 we get

a= 41-9*4

a= 5

So value of 26^th term can be calculated by,

a₂₆ = a + 25d

= 5 + 25*4

= 105

So the 26th term of AP is 105.

Question 12. In certain AP the 24^th term is twice the 10^th term. Prove that the 72^nd term is twice the 34^th term.

Solution:

We are given 24^th term of an AP is twice the 10^th term.

a₂₄ = 2a₁₀

So a + 23d = 2(a + 9d)

a + 23d = 2a + 18d

a = 5d

And we know, a₃₄= a +33d

= 5d + 33d

= 38d

Similarly, a₇₂= a +71d

= 5d + 71d

= 76d

Now we can see that a₇₂ = 2a₃₄ . Hence proved 72^nd term is twice the 34^th term.