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Q6:
Check whether – 150 is a term of the AP : 11, 8, 5, 2 . . .
Solution :
Given: An Arithmetic Progression (AP) sequence: $11, 8, 5, 2, \dots$ and a specific number $-150$.
To Find: Whether $-150$ is a term of the given Arithmetic Progression.
Step 1: Identifying the parameters of the Arithmetic Progression
An Arithmetic Progression is defined by its first term ($a$) and its common difference ($d$).
The given sequence is: $11, 8, 5, 2, \dots$
Let the first term be $a = 11$.
The common difference ($d$) is calculated by subtracting any term from the term that follows it:
$d = a_2 - a_1 = 8 - 11 = -3$
$d = a_3 - a_2 = 5 - 8 = -3$
Thus, $a = 11$ and $d = -3$.
Step 2: Applying the General Term Formula
The formula for the $n^{th}$ term of an Arithmetic Progression is given by:
$a_n = a + (n - 1)d$
Where:
- $a_n$ is the $n^{th}$ term.
- $a$ is the first term.
- $n$ is the position of the term (which must be a positive integer).
- $d$ is the common difference.
Step 3: Setting up the equation
Assume that $-150$ is the $n^{th}$ term of the AP. Therefore, we set $a_n = -150$.
Substituting the known values into the formula:
$-150 = 11 + (n - 1)(-3)$
Step 4: Solving for $n$
Subtract $11$ from both sides of the equation:
$-150 - 11 = (n - 1)(-3)$
$-161 = (n - 1)(-3)$
Divide both sides by $-3$:
$\frac{-161}{-3} = n - 1$
$\frac{161}{3} = n - 1$
Add $1$ to both sides to isolate $n$:
$n = \frac{161}{3} + 1$
$n = \frac{161 + 3}{3}$
$n = \frac{164}{3}$
$n = 54.66\dots$
Step 5: Logical Conclusion
In an Arithmetic Progression, the position of a term ($n$) must always be a natural number (i.e., a positive integer: $1, 2, 3, \dots$).
[Since $n = 54.66\dots$ is not an integer, it implies that $-150$ cannot be a term in this sequence.]
Final Answer: -150 is not a term of the given AP because the value of $n$ is not a positive integer.
More Questions from Class 10 Mathematics Arithmetic Progression EXERCISE 5.2
- Q1(i): Fill in the blanks in the following table, given that $a$ is the first term, $d$ the common difference and $a_n$ the $n$th term of the AP: (i) $a=7, d=3, n=8, a_n=...$
- Q1(ii): Fill in the blanks in the following table, given that $a$ is the first term, $d$ the common difference and $a_n$ the $n$th term of the AP: (ii) $a=–18, d=..., n=10, a_n=0$
- Q1(iii): Fill in the blanks in the following table, given that $a$ is the first term, $d$ the common difference and $a_n$ the $n$th term of the AP: (iii) $a=..., d=–3, n=18, a_n=–5$
- Q1(iv): Fill in the blanks in the following table, given that $a$ is the first term, $d$ the common difference and $a_n$ the $n$th term of the AP: (iv) $a=–18.9, d=2.5, n=..., a_n=3.6$
- Q1(v): Fill in the blanks in the following table, given that $a$ is the first term, $d$ the common difference and $a_n$ the $n$th term of the AP: (v) $a=3.5, d=0, n=105, a_n=...$
- Q10: The 17th term of an AP exceeds its 10th term by 7. Find the common difference.
- Q11: Which term of the AP : 3, 15, 27, 39, . . . will be 132 more than its 54th term?
- Q12: Two APs have the same common difference. The difference between their 100th terms is 100, what is the difference between their 1000th terms?
- Q13: How many three-digit numbers are divisible by 7?
- Q14: How many multiples of 4 lie between 10 and 250?
- Q15: For what value of $n$, are the $n$th terms of two APs: 63, 65, 67, . . . and 3, 10, 17, . . . equal?
- Q16: Determine the AP whose third term is 16 and the 7th term exceeds the 5th term by 12.
- Q17: Find the 20th term from the last term of the AP : 3, 8, 13, . . ., 253.
- Q18: The sum of the 4th and 8th terms of an AP is 24 and the sum of the 6th and 10th terms is 44. Find the first three terms of the AP.
- Q19: Subba Rao started work in 1995 at an annual salary of ₹ 5000 and received an increment of ₹ 200 each year. In which year did his income reach ₹ 7000?
- Q2(i): Choose the correct choice in the following and justify : (i) 30th term of the AP: 10, 7, 4, . . . , is
- Q2(ii): Choose the correct choice in the following and justify : (ii) 11th term of the AP: – 3, $-\frac{1}{2}$, 2, . . ., is
- Q20: Ramkali saved ₹ 5 in the first week of a year and then increased her weekly savings by ₹ 1.75. If in the $n$th week, her weekly savings become ₹ 20.75, find $n$.
- Q3(i): In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes : (i) 2, ☐, 26
- Q3(ii): In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes : (ii) ☐, 13, ☐, 3
- Q3(iii): In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes : (iii) 5, ☐, ☐, $9\frac{1}{2}$
- Q3(iv): In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes : (iv) – 4, ☐, ☐, ☐, ☐, 6
- Q3(v): In the following APs, find the missing terms in the boxes : (v) ☐, 38, ☐, ☐, ☐, – 22
- Q4: Which term of the AP : 3, 8, 13, 18, . . . ,is 78?
- Q5(i): Find the number of terms in each of the following APs : (i) 7, 13, 19, . . . , 205
- Q5(ii): Find the number of terms in each of the following APs : (ii) 18, $15\frac{1}{2}$, 13, . . . , – 47
- Q7: Find the 31st term of an AP whose 11th term is 38 and the 16th term is 73.
- Q8: An AP consists of 50 terms of which 3rd term is 12 and the last term is 106. Find the 29th term.
- Q9: If the 3rd and the 9th terms of an AP are 4 and – 8 respectively, which term of this AP is zero?
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