Class 11 Mathematics Chapter 9 Sequences And Series Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. Find the next term in the following sequence:23, 19, 15, 11 .....
2. In a simulation where 10 people have a virus, each day 3 more people than the previous day get the virus. How many people would have had the virus after 14 days? (the day where 10 people have the virus is considered the first day)
3. Is the sum of the first n terms of a geometric series always positive?
4. Define:common difference
5. If the 3rd and the 7th term of a geometric sequence are 3 and 48 respectively, which of the following must be true?I. The 5th term is 12.II. The sequence has no negative terms.III. All the terms in the sequence are integers.
6. A theater was designed to have 12 seats in the first row, 15 seats in the second row, 18 seats in the third row and so on. If the theater has seating capacity of 255 seats. How many rows does it have?
7. What is the 3rd term for the equation a$_{n}$=5n-3
8. Given the recursive formula, find the first four terms:a$_{n}$ = a$_{n-1}$ + 5a$_{1}$ =-16
9. Find the common ratio:-3, -9, -27, -81, .....
10. What is the value of the first term of the sequence a$_{n}$ = n-1?
11. Find the geometric mean of each pair of numbers. 9 and 16
12. Find the sum of the first 100 positive odd integers.
13. Find the sum of the series $\sum_{n=1}^{20}\left(3n+2\right)$
14. A sequence can be generated by using a$_{n}$ = a$_{(n-1)}$ + 10, where a$_{1}$ = 23 and n is a whole number greater than 1. What are the first five terms in the sequence?
15. If r = 4 and a$_{6}$ = 192, what is the first term of the sequence?
16. Find the 10th term of the series:1+2+4+8+16
17. Given the first five terms, write the recursive formula.15, 12, 9, 6, 3 .....
18. A geometric series is as follows:40 + 36 + 32.4 + ..... Find the sum of this series.
19. Find the sum of the first 10 terms for the series:-1 + 2 + 5 + 8 + .....
20. 9 + 6 + 4 + ..... , the find S$_{7}$
21. What are the missing numbers? 5, 7, ..... , 11, 13, .....
22. Given the geometric sequence $-160, \\80, -40, \\20, \ ..... $ $a_{11}$
23. Find the next term:4, 13, 22
24. Find the 20th term in the arithmetic sequence:5, 12, 19, 26 .....
25. Given the sequence 4, 11, 18, 25 ..... what is T$_{3}$?
26. It is the sum of definite number of terms of an arithmetic sequence
27. Find the common ratio for the geometric sequence:3, -12, 48, -192 .....
28. Find the fifth term of a geometric sequence whose first term is 6 and whose common ratio is 4/3.
29. Find S$_{6}$-4, -8, -16, -32 .....
30. Least and greatest values of n in the series.
31. Find the sum of first 7 terms of geometric progression below:4-8-16-32 .....
32. It is a sequence in which every term after the first is obtained by multiplying the same constant r.
33. The attendance at the art museum at the New Year's opening was 250 people. The attendance has been increasing at a rate of 3% each month. How many people will attend by the end of a year (12 months)?
34. Evaluate the arithmetic series described:28 + 38 + 48 + 58 ..... , S$_{7}$
35. Which of the following algebraic expressions best describes the nth term of the arithmetic sequence? 7, 9, 11, 13, .....
36. What is the sum of the first 20 counting numbers?
37. Arithmetic Series:The arithmetic sequence 28, 34, 40, 46, 52, ..... , has 11 terms. First term a = 28 and the common difference is d = 6. Find the sum of the 11 terms (n=11). $S_n=\\frac{n}{2}\left(2a+\left(n-1\right)\left(d\right)\right)$
38. Which kind of sequence is this:2, 6, 12, 36, 72 .....
39. Write the recursive rule for the arithmetic sequence82, 76, 70, 64, .....
40. Determine if the following sequence is arithmetic or geometric.6, 12, 24, 48, 96, .....
41. It is a set of things (usually numbers) that make a pattern.
42. Find the sum of the series:1+2+3+4+ ..... +50
43. There are 125 passengers in the first carriage, 150 passengers in the second carriage and 175 passengers in the third carriage, and so on in an arithmetic sequence. What is the total number of passengers in the 7th carriage?
44. -4, -12, -36, -108, ..... Find the common ratio
45. Evaluate the 5$^{th}$ partial sum of the given geometric sequence:2, 12, 72, .....
46. Find the arithmetic means in each sequence. 24, ..... , ..... , ..... , ..... , -1
47. Given the geometric sequenceFind $a_{10}$
48. In a geometric sequence, t$_{4}$ = 405 and t$_{7}$ = 10935. Find the first term (t$_{1}$).
49. Find the next three terms of the geometric sequence:-4, -12, -36, -108, .....
50. The 5th and 15th terms of a geometric sequence are 9 and 27. Is 85 a term of this sequence?
51. Given the sequence 4, 11, 18, 25 ..... what is a$_{3}$?
52. The individual numbers in a sequences are called .....
53. The first three terms of the sequence defined by $t_n=-0.3n+0.5$
54. Find the indicated sum for the geometric series.S$_{6}$ for (-4/5) + 8 + (-80) + 800 + .....
55. What is the 15th term of the arithmetic sequence:4, 10, 16, 22, ..... ?
56. Use the first three terms of the trigonometric series to approximate the value of cos (pi/2) to four decimal places.
57. Find the sum of the arithmetic series ..... 3 + 5 + 7 + ..... + 17
58. Find the sum of 125 + 25 + 5 + ..... + S$_{9}$
59. A$_{1}$ =-4, a$_{8}$ = 38a) Find the common differenceb) Find the n-th term of the arithmetic sequencec) Find a$_{20}$
60. Find the 10th term of the equation a$_{n}$ = 2n$^{2}$ + 3n + 4