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6. The sum of infinite terms of the series ......... is:
13 132 133
(A*) 1/4 (B) 5/36 (C) 5/39 (D) 20/27
25. If a < 1 and b < 1, then the sum of the infinite series,
1 + (1 + a) b + (1 + a + a2) b2 + (1 + a + a2 + a3) b3 +........ is equal to:
1 1 1 1
(A*) (1 b) (1 a b) (B) (1 a) (1 b ) (C) (1 a ) (1 a b ) (D)
(1 b) (1 a 2 )
3 5 7
28. Sum of infinite terms of the sequence 1 + + + +............., is
2 4 8
(A) 2 (B) 4 (C*) 6 (D) None of these
1 1
40. If the sum of the series 3 + (3 + x) + 2 (3 + 2x) +............. = 8 then x =
4 4
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C*) 3 (D) 4
4 7 10
55. The sum to infinity of the series 1 + + 2 + 3 +.... is
5 5 5
16 11 35 8
(A) (B) (C*) (D)
25 8 16 16
Sol. Ans. (C)
4 7 10
S=1+ + 2 + 3 +......... to .............(1)
5 5 5
1 1 4 10
S = + 2 + 3 +...... to ........(2)
5 5 5 5
(1) – (2)
3
4 3 3 3 5 7 35
S = 1 + 2
3
..... to = 1 = S=
5 5 5 5 1 4 16
1
5
2
1 1
Q 26. The sum to n terms of the series 1 + 2 1 + 3 1 +...... is given:
n n
2
1
(A*) n2 (B) n (n + 1) (C) n 1 (D) none of these
n
1 1
Q 31. If 3 + (3 + d) + 2 (3 + 2d) +...... + upto = 8, then the value of d is:
4 4
(A*) 9 (B) 5 (C) 1 (D) none of these
2 3
2n 1 2n 1 2n 1
33. The sum of n terms of the series, + 3 + 5 + ...... is :
2n 1 2n 1 2 n 1
(A*) 2 n2 + n (B) n2 + 2n (C) n2 + n (D) none of these
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44. If the sum to infinity of the series , 1 + 4 x + 7 x2 + 10 x3 + ........ , is , where |x| < 1, then ‘ x ‘ equals to :
16
(A) 19/7 (B*) 1/5 (C) 1/4 (D) none of these
Sol. S = 1 + 4x + 7x2 + 10x3 + ...............
x.S = x + 4x2 + 7x3 + .....................
Subtract
S(1 – x) = 1 + 3x + 3x2 + 3x3 + ............
1
S(1 – x) = 1 + 3x |x| < 1
1 x
1 2x
S=
(1 x )2
1 2x 35
Given =
(1 x )2 16
16 + 32x = 35 + 35x2 – 70 x
35x2 – 102x + 19 = 0
35x2 – 7x – 95x + 19 = 0
7x (5x – 1) – 19(5x – 1) = 0
(5x – 1) (7x – 19) = 0
1 19
x= ,
5 7
1
But |x| < 1 x=
5
42. If three positive real numbers a, b, c are in AP such that abc = 4, then the minimum value of b is
(A) 21/3 (B*) 22/3 (C) 21/2 (D) 23/2
35
2. If the sum to infinity of the series, 1 + 4 x + 7 x2 + 10 x3 +........, is , then ‘ x ‘ equals to:
16
(A) 19/7 (B*) 1/5 (C) 1/4 (D) none of these
2. If a, b, c, d are four positive real numbers such that a + b + c + d = 4, then the maximum and minimum
1 1 1 1
values of abcd and + + + respectively, are
a b c d
(A) 4, 1 (B*) 1, 4 (C) 2, 4 (D) 4, 2
1 3 5
3. Sum of the series 1 + + 2 + 3 + ..... to infinity is [3]
5 5 5
3 11 13 1
(A) (B*) (C) (D)
8 8 8 5
1. If the roots of the equation x3 – 12x 2 + 39x – 28 = 0 are in A.P., then their common difference will be
(A*) 3 (B) 2 (C) – 2 (D*) – 3 [3]
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16. The sum to n terms of the series 1 + 2 1 + 3 1 +...... is given:
n n
2
1
(A*) n2 (B) n (n + 1) (C) n 1 (D) none of these
n
1 1
17. If 3 + (3 + d) + 2 (3 + 2d) +...... + upto = 8, then the value of d is:
4 4
(A*) 9 (B) 5 (C) 1 (D) none of these
1 3 7 15
14. The sum to n terms of the series, + + + +...... is equal to:
2 4 8 16
(A) 2n n 1 (B) 1 2n (C*) 2n + n 1 (D) 2n 1
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