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Mathematics : Sequence and Series
Practice Paper – 01
Answer Key
1. (B) 11. (C) 21. (D)
2. (B) 12. (A) 22. (C)
3. (A) 13. (A) 23. (B)
4. (B) 14. (A) 24. (B)
5. (C) 15. (A) 25. (B)
6. (C) 16. (C) 26. (A)
7. (C) 17. (B) 27. (D)
8. (A) 18. (B) 28. (A)
9. (A) 19. (C) 29. (B)
10. (A) 20. (A) 30. (B)

Hints and Solution

1. (B)
a1  a 2n  a 2  a 2n 1  a n  a n 1  K  say 


 a  a2 a  a n 1  
 K 1  ......  n 
 a1  a 2
 a n  a n 1 

K a1  a n 1

d a1  a n 1
2. (B)
a+f=b+e=c+d
3. (A)
4. (B)
Let x and y be two positive numbers. Since a is the single A.M. between x and y

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xy
 a
2
It is given that p and q are two geometric means between x and y common ratio r given by
r  y / x
1/3

 p = xr = x y and q  xr  x y
2/3 1/3 2 1/3 2/3

 p3  q3  x 2 y  xy2  xy  x  y   2axy  2a pq
5. (C)
a b c
x ,y  ,z 
1 a 1 b 1 c
6. (C)
1
1 1 1 3 1
 2  ........  3   
3 3 1 3 2 3
1
3
7. (C)
1 1 1
6, a, bare in H.P  , , are in A.P.
6 a b
2 1 1 6a
   b
a 6 b 12  a
a 3, 4,6,8,9,10,11
8. (A)
sin 2 x
loge 2 16 or 1
cos2 x
e

2Tan x  24 or 20
2

9. (A)

 2  0   2  12    2  22    2  32   .....
 t n  2   n  1
2

10. (A)
2 1 1
a  b  16 and ab  16 and  
x a b
11. (C)
2 1 1 y x 1
  ,  
b a c b a c
12. (A)

ab y2 z2
Given that x  and a, y, z, b are in G.P. y2  az, z2  by, y3  z3  
2 xz xy

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13. (A)
a  b  a1  a 2n  a 2  a 2n 1  .....and
2ab
ab  g1g 2n  g 2g 2n 1.....and h 
ab
14. (A)
a dr
Sa  
1  r 1  r 2

15. (A)
2 1 1
 
cos x cos  x  y  cos  x  y 
16. (C)
b2  ac

 
2
ax 2  2bx  c  0 ax  c 0

17. (B)
18. (B)
Roots are real and equal

  a 2  b2  c2  b2  c2  d 2    ab  bc  cd   0
2

 b2  ac,c2  bd,ac  bd
 a, b,c,d are in G.P
19. (C)
20. (A)
a  ar  ar 2  x.ar
Or, r  r 1  x   1  0, r is real
2

  0 i.e. 1  x   4  0
2

Or, x  2x  3  0
2

Or,  x  1 x  3  0

 x  1 or x  3
21. (D)
2b = a + c ….. (i)
b4  a 2 c2 or b2   ac .....(ii)
Here
3 3 1
a bc   3b  or b 
2 2 2
From(i)
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From (i), a + c = 1 ac   b 2  
4
From(ii)

1 2
Solving this we get a 
2
22. (c)
n 1
Required ratio (replace n with )
2
 2  n  1   5  n  1 
  8 :   3
 2   2 
  2n  18 :  5n  1
23. (b)
From synopsis
24. (b)
25. (b)
t is given that

log 2,log  2x  1 ,log  2x  3 are in A.P.

 2log  2x  1  log 2  log  2x  3

  2x  1  2  2x  3
2

  2x   4  2x   5  0
2

  2x  5 2x  1  0  2x  5  x  log 2 5
26. (a)
27. (d)
Let ‘d’ is common difference of A.P
1
 3  a10  2  9d  d 
9
1 1 1
Let ‘D’ is common difference of , ,.....
h1 h 2 h10
1 1 1 9 1
    D
3 h10 2 D 54

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