Sequences and Series

Let =3+4+8+9+13+14+ upto 40 terms. If ( ) 1020 is a root of the equation x2+x-2=0, (0, 2 ), then 2 +3 2 is equal to :

1. 2
2. 74
3. 52
4. 32

The value of 13-23+33- +153 is :

1. 1706
2. 1856
3. 1982
4. 2403

The sum of the first ten terms of an A.P. is 160 and the sum of the first two terms of a G.P. is 8. If the first term of the A.P. is equal to the common ratio of the G.P. and the first term of the G.P. is equal to common difference of the A.P., then the sum of all possible values of the first term of the G.P. is :

1. 349
2. 3413
3. 329
4. 3213

For the functions f( )= 2 + 2 , and g( )= 2 + 2 , > >0, let 0< < 2 f( )= 0< < g( ). If the first term of a G.P. is ( 2 ), its common ratio is ( 2 ) and the sum of its first 10 terms is mn, (m, n)=1, then m+n is equal to .

Consider the quadratic equation (n2-2n+2 )x2-3x+ (n2-2n+2 )2=0, n R. Let be the minimum value of the product of its roots and be the maximum value of the sum of its roots. Then the sum of the first six terms of the G.P., whose first term is and the common ratio is , is :

1. 6137
2. 12181
3. 364243
4. 1093729

The sum 1+ 12 (12+22 )+ 13 (12+22+32 )+ upto 10 terms is equal to :

1. 130
2. 155
3. 3152
4. 3252

Let the sum of the first n terms of an A.P. be 3n2+5n. Then the sum of squares of the first 10 terms of the A.P. is:

1. 10220
2. 12860
3. 15220
4. 19780

n=110 ( 528n(n+1)(n+2) ) is equal to:

1. 65
2. 130
3. 220
4. 440

If the sum of the first 10 terms of the series 11+14 4+ 21+24 4 + 31+34 4+ 41+44 4+ is mn, (m, n)=1, then m+n is equal to :

1. 256
2. 264
3. 276
4. 284

Let A1, A2, A3, , A39 be 39 arithmetic means between the numbers 59 and 159. Then the mean of A25, A28, A31 and A36 is equal to :

1. 129
2. 136
3. 131.50
4. 134