Practice assignment

Subject Maths
Maths for IITJEE,AIEEE & other Engg. Foundation

Q1)

If , are the roots of ax2+bx+c=0 , (a0) and = b2- 4ac. Given that , 2 2 , 3 3 are
in G.P, then:a) 0
b) b = 0
c) c = 0
d) b
.c 0

Q2)

An infinite G.P has first term x and sum 5, then x belongs to :a) x < -10
b) -10 < x <0
c) 0 <x <10

Q3)

If 0, , then
2

a) 2 tan

Q4)

tan 2

x2 x

x2 x

d) x > 10

is always greater than or equal to :b) 1

c) 2

Suppose a , b, c are in A.P and a2, b2, c2 are in G.P. If a < b < c and a+b+c =
a)

b)

2 2

c)

2 3

1
1

2
3

d) sec2

3
, then the value of a is :2
1
1

d)
2
2

Q5)

If the sum of first 2n terms of A.P 2,5,8,_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is equal to the sum of the first n terms of the
A.P . 57,59,61,_ _ _ _ _ _ then n equals to :a) 10
b) 12
c) 11
d) 13

Q6)

Let , be the roots of x2-x+p=0 and , be the roots of x2-4x+q=0 . If , , , are in G.P, then
the integer values of p and q respectively are :a) -2,-32
b) -2,3
c) -6,3
d) -6,-32

Q7)

In a geometric progression consisting of positive terms each term equals to the sum of next two terms.
Then the common ratio of this progression equals:1
1
1 5
5
a)
b)
c) 5
2
2
1
5 1
d)
2

Q8)

The first term of an A.P of consecutive integers is (p 2+1). The sum of (2p+1) terms of this series can be
expressed as :a) (p+1)2
b) (2p+1)(p+1)2
c) (p+1)3
d) p3+(p+1)3

Q9)

If a , b, c are in A.Pa) A.P

a, mb, c are in G.P then a, m 2 b, c are in :b) G.P

c) H.P

d) None of these

Q10)

Let the harmonic mean and geometric mean of two positive numbers be in the ratio 4:5 , then the two
numbers are in the ratio :a) 4:1 or 1:4
b) 9:1 or 1:9
c) 2:1 or 1:2
d) None of these

Q11)

Sum of first n terms of the series

a) 2n-n-1

b) 1-2-n

1 3 7 15

_ _ _ _ is equal to :2 4 8 16
c) n+2-n-1
d) 2n-1

PASSAGE:-Question No.12 to 14:Let Vr denotes the sum of the first r terms of an arithmetic progression (A.P) whose first term is r and
the common difference is (2r-1). Let Tr = Vr+1 Vr - 2 and Qr = Tr+1 Tr for r = 1,2,_ _ _ _ _
Q12)

Q13)

The sum V1 + V2 +- - - - + Vn is :1
1
n n 1 3n 2 n 1
n n 1 3n 2 n 2
a)
b)
12
12
1
3
2n 2n 3
3
Tr is always :a) an odd number

b) an even number

c)

1
n 2n 2 n 1
2

c) a prime number

d)

d) a composite

number
Q14)

Which one of the following is a correct statement ?

a) Q1 , Q2, Q3 _ _ _ _ are in A.P with common difference 5 .
b) Q1 , Q2, Q3 _ _ _ _ are in A.P with common difference 6 .
c) Q1 , Q2, Q3 _ _ _ _ are in A.P with common difference 12 .
d) Q1 = Q2 = Q3 = - - - - - - -

Q15)

The harmonic mean of two numbers is 4 and the arithmetic mean A and geometric mean G satisfy the
relation 2A+G2 = 27, the numbers are :a) 6,3
b) 5,4
c) 5,-2.5
d) -3,1

Q16)

If three positive numbers a , b , c are in A.P such that abc = 4, then the minimum value of b is :a) 21/3
b) 22/3
c) 21/2
d) 23/2

PASSAGE:- Let A1 , G1 , H1 denotes the arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means respectively of two distinct
positive numbers. For n 2, let An-1 and Hn-1 have arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means An , Gn ,
Hn respectively. ( Q17. to Q19.)
Q17)

Which one of the following statement is correct ?

a) G1 > G2 > G3 >- - - - - - b) G1 < G2 < G3 <- - - - - - c) G1 = G2 = G3 =- - - - - - d) G1 < G3 < G5 <- - - - - - - and G2 > G4 > G6 >- - - - - - -

Q18)

Which one of the following statement is correct ?

a) A1 > A2 > A3 >- - - - - - b) A1 < A2 < A3 <- - - - - - c) A1 > A3 > A5 >- - - - - - - and A2 < A4 < A6 <- - - - - - d) A1 < A3 < A5 <- - - - - - - and A2 > A4 > A6 >- - - - - - -

Q19)

Which one of the following statement is correct ?

a) H1 > H2 > H3 >- - - - - - b) H1 < H2 < H3 <- - - - - - c) H1 > H3 > H5 >- - - - - - - and H2 < H4 < H6 <- - - - - - d) H1 < H3 < H5 <- - - - - - - and H2 > H4 > H6 >- - - - - - -

Q20)

Let an =

3 3
3
n 1 3
1
4 4
4

4
which bn a n n > m.

a) 7
these

b) 8

and bn 1 an . Then the least value of m for

c) 5

d) None of

Q21)

Sum to n terms of the series 13 3.23 33 3.43 53 is (n is even):a)

n n 2 1 2n 1
3

b)

n n 3 4n 2 10n 8
8

c)

n n 3 1
8

d) None of

these
Q22)

In a G.P the product of first four term is 4 and the second term is the reciprocal of the fourth term. The
sum of infinite terms of the G.P is :8
8
a) -8
b)
c)
d) 8
3
3

Q23)

If three unequal numbers a , b , c are in A.P and b-a, c-b, a are in G.P , then
a)

Q24)

1
3

b) 1

a 3 b3 c 3
is equal to :3abc

c) 2

d) 3

Let x be the arithmetic mean and y, z be the two geometric mean between any positive numbers then
y3 z3
is equal to :xyz

a) 1
Q25)

Q26)

b) 2

c) 3

d) 4

If a , b , c be three positive numbers which form three successive terms of a G.P and c > 4b-3a, then the
common ratio of the G.P can be equal to :1
a)
b) 2
c) 3
d) None of
3
these
1 1 1
If a , b , c be positive numbers then a b c must be greater than or equal to : a b c
a) 4
b) 9
c) 10
d) 255

Q27)

If H be the H.M and G be the G.M of two positive numbers a and b such that H:G = 4:5, then a/b can
be equal to :a) 4
b) 9
c) 10
d) 255

Q28)

The number of terms common to A.P1 = 3,7,11,-----------------407 and A.P2 = 2,9,16,-------------709,--a) 20

b) 14
c) 21
d) 15

Q29)

In the arithmetic progressions 2,5,8,--------upto 50 terms and 3,5,7,9,-------upto 60 terms, find how many
terms are identical ?
a) 20
b) 14
c) 21
d) 15

Q30)

If a1 , a2 , a3 an are in A.P where ai > 0 for all i then

1
1
1
1

a1 a2
a2 a3
a3 a4
an 1 an
a)

n 1
a1 an

b)

n 1
a1 an

c)

an a1
a1 an

PASSAGE:- Suppose a series of n terms is given by S n t1 t 2 t3 t n

S n 1 t1 t 2 t3 t n 1 , n > 1 Subtracting we get

d)
then

n 1
an a1

S n S n 1 t n , n > 2

Further if we put n=1 in the first sum then S1 = t1 .Thus we can write tn = S n S n 1 , n > 2 and t1 = S1 .The
above result can be used to find the terms of any kind of series , if the sum is given .(Q31. to Q35.)
Q31)

If sum to n terms of a series is of the form an 2+bn , where a and b are constants then the fourth term
of the series is :a) 5a+b
b) 7a+b
c) 9a+3b
d) 16a+4b

Q32)

The sum of n terms of a series is (a.2n-b),where a and b are constants then the series is :a) A.P
b) G.P
c) A.G.P
d) G.P from IInd term onwards

Q33)

If the sum of n of the series is (a.2n-b),where a and b are constants then the sum
a) a

Q34)

b)

a
2

c)

r 2

is:-

2
a

1
n n 1 n 2 n 3 then the nth term is given by :4
n(n 1)(2n 1)
c)
d) n(4n2-1)
6

if the sum to n terms of a series is given by

a)

Q36)

d)

The sum to n terms of a series is given by

a) n(n+1)(n+2) b) (n+1)(n+2)(n+3)

Q35)

1
a

b)

n(n 1)(n 2)
, then the nth term of the series is :6
c) n
d) n n

In the nth row of the triangle .

1
2
4

Q37)

3
5

6
7
8
9
10
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1
1 2
1
2
a) Last term= n n 1
b) First term= n n 2 c) Sum= n n 1 d) Sum=
2
2
2
1 2
n n 1
2
If a,b,c are positive real numbers such that a+b+c+d=2, then m=(a+b)(c+d) satisfies the relation:a) 0 <m <1
b) 1 <m <2
c) 2 <m <3
d) 3 <m <4

Q38)

If a,b,c,d and p are distinct real numbers such that (a 2+b2+c2)p2-2(ab+bc+cd)p+b2+c2+d2 < 0, then
a,b,c,d=
a) are in A.P
b) are in G.P
c) are in H.P
d) ab=cd

Q39)

If a,b,c are positive real numbers then {(1+a)(1+b)(1+c)} 7 is greater than:a) 7 a4 b4 c4

b) 7 a4/7 b4/7 c4/7
c) 77 a4 b4 c4

Q40)

Let the positive numbers a,b,c,d are in A.P. Then abc, abd, bcd are :a) Not in A.P/G.P/H.P
b) in A.P
c) in G.P

d) 7abc
d) in H.P

Q41)

If

tan
k 1

1
2 , find tan = ?
2k

a) 1
d) None of these
Q42)

b) 0

c)

Let A1, A2 be two arithmetic means, G1, G2 be two geometric means and H1, H2 be two harmonic means
between two positive numbers a and b . The value of
a) 1/2

G1G2 H1 H 2
.
H1 H 2 A1 A2

is :-

b) 1

c) 3/2

d) 2
Q43)

Q44)

Q45)

Sum of infinite series 1.3 1.3.5 1.3.5.7 1.3.5.7.9 is :a) 1

b) 1/2
c) 3/2
d) None of these
If three successive terms of a G.P with common ratio r(r>1) form the sides of a ABC and [r] denotes
greatest integer function then [r]+[-r]=
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d)
None of these
Let x1 ,x2-- (0, ) denotes the value of x satisfying the equation:1 cos x cos 2 x cos x 3 93 then the value of 1 ( x1 ,x2+-------) :27

b) 0
Q46)

Q47)

Q49)

Q50)

a) 1
d) Data inadequate

If a1 , a2 , a3 an are positive real numbers whose product is a fixed number c, then the
minimum value of a1+a2+a3+------+an-1+2an is :a) n(2c)1/n
b) (n+1).c1/n
c) 2n.c 1/n
d)
1/n
(n+1)(2c)
If f(x) is a function satisfying f(x+y)=f(x).f(y) for all x 1y N such that f(1)=3 and
Then the value of n is :a) 4

Q48)

c) Not defined

b) 5

c) 6

f ( x) 120 .
x 1

d) None of these

If the numbers a,b,c,d,e form an A.P then the value of a - 4b + 6c - 4d + e is :a) 1

b) 2
c) 0
None of these
1
1
1
,
,
are consecutive terms of :1 x 1 x 1 x
a) H.P
d) A.G.P

b) G.P

d)

c) A.P

Let a1, a2, ----------a10 be in A.P and h1, h2, ----------h10 be in H.P. If a1 = h1 =2 and a10 = h10 =3 then a4 + a7
is a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6