Title: Sequence & Series

Chapter: Sequence & Series

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Exercise – 1
PART - I : COMPREHENSION
Comprehension # 1 (Q.1 & 2)
n(n  1)
We know that 1 + 2 + 3 + ....... = = f(n),
2
n(n  1) (2n  1)
12 + 22 + 32 + .......... + n2 = = g(n),
6
2
 n(n  1) 
13 + 23 + 33 + .......... + n3 =   = h(n)
 2 
1. Even natural number which divides g(n) – f(n), for every n  2, is
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 6 (D) none of these

2. f(n) + 3 g(n) + h(n) is divisible by 1 + 2 + 3 + ........... + n

(A) only if n = 1 (B) only if n is odd
(C) only if n is even (D) for all n  N

Comprehension # 2 (Q.3 & 4)

In a sequence of (4n + 1) terms the first (2n + 1) terms are in AP whose common difference is 2, and the
last (2n + 1) terms are in GP whose common ratio 0.5. If the middle terms of the AP and GP are equal,
then
3. Middle term of the sequence is
n . 2n  1 n . 2n  1
(A) (B) (C) n . 2n (D) None of these
2n  1 22n  1

4. First term of the sequence is

4n  2n . 2n 4n  2n . 2n 2n  n . 2n 2n  n . 2n
(A) (B) (C) (D)
2n  1 2n  1 2n  1 2n  1

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Comprehension # 3 (Q.5 to 7)
Let 1Tn = Tn+1 –Tn, 2 Tn = 1Tn+1 – 1Tn , 3Tn = 2Tn+1 – 2Tn , ........ , and so on, where T1, T2, T3,
…..Tn–1, Tn, Tn+1,…… are the terms of infinite G.P. whose first term is a natural number and common
ratio is equal to 'r'.
5. If 2 T1 = 36, then sum of all possible integral values of r is equal to :
(A) 8 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) –2

7 p
6. Let Tn1
n 
3
and r =
7
then sum of squares of all possible value of p is equal to :

(A) 42 (B) 46 (C) 45 (D) 30

7. If 7 Tn = 3 Tn , then 'r' equal to
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) –2

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 Answer Key
PART - I : COMPREHENSION
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (A)
6. (B) 7. (A)

Solution
n(n  1)(2n  1) n(n  1) n(n  1)  2n  1  n(n  1) 2n  2
1. g(n) – f(n) =
6
–
2
=
2  3  1 = 2 3
 
n(n  1)(n  1) (n  1) n (n  1)
= =
3 3
(n  1) n (n  1) 1.2.3
for n = 2 = which is divisible by 2 but not by 22
3 3
(n  1) n (n  1)
 greatest even integer which divides , for every n  N, n  2, is 2
3

2
n(n  1) n(n  1)(2n  1)  n(n  1)  n(n  1)  n(n  1) 
2. f(n) + 3g(n) + h(n) =
2
+
2
+ 
2
 = 2  1  2n  1  2 
  
 n(n  1) 
= (1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + n)  2n  2   for all n  N
 2 
3. (3, 4)
1
Let 1st term be a . and common difference is 2 ; T2n + 1 = a + 4n = A (say) r =
2
Middle term of AP = Tn + 1 ; Middle term of GP = T3n + 1
(a  4n) a  4n
Tn + 1 = a + 2n  T3n + 1 = A . rn = (a + 2n) =  2n a + 2n2n = a + 4n
2n 2n
4n  2n . 2n 4n  2n . 2n 2n . 2n 2n 1n
a= T = a + 4n = + 4n = =
2n  1 2n + 1
2n  1 2n  1 2n  1
n 1
a  4n 2 n 2n
T3n + 1 = = n n = n
2n 2 (2  1) 2 1

5. (5 to 7)
Let first term is 'a'
(5) a (1–r)2 = 36
 r can be 2, 3, 4, 7, –1, –2, –5
a 7 7  3a
(6) = r=  a can be 1, 2, 3, 4 and p can be 4, 1, –2, –5
1 r 3 7
(7) arn–1 (1–r)6 = arn–1 (1–r)2 (1–r)4 = 1 r=2

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