ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

1 + 2 + 3 + ...... + n = ______

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Write the first four terms of the sequence if a_n= (-1)ⁿn²

• -1, 4, -9, 16 A
• 1, -4, 9, 16 B
• 1, 4, 9, 16 C
• None of these D

If x,y are two -ve distinct numbers then

• A>G>H A
• A<G<H B
• A=G=H C
• None of these D

For three consecutive terms in A.P middle term is called

• A.M A
• nth term B
• Central term C
• None of these D

The sum of n terms of a series is denoted by

• d A
• n B
• S_n C
• a_n D

The harmonic mean between a and b is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

Sequence also called..............

• Series A
• Function B
• progressions C
• Elements D

Write the first four terms of the arithmetic sequence 5, 2, -1, ... is

• 3 A
• -4 B
• 7 C
• 1 D

If x, y, z are the pth, qth, rth terms of an A.P. and also of G.P., then x^y-z. y^z-x. z^x-yeqals

• xyz A
• 0 B
• 1 C
• None of these D

an - an-1 will be common difference in an A.P if

• n = 1∀n∈ N A
• n>1∧n∈N B
• n∈Z C
• None of the above D

If a^x= b^y= c^zand a, b, c are in G.P. then x, y, z are in

• A.P. A
• G.P. B
• H.P. C
• None of these D

If 5,7 and 9 are A.Ms between a and b, then a and b is equal to

• 2 and 12 A
• 1 and 10 B
• 3 and 11 C
• -7 and 2 D

The sixth term of the sequence 1,3,12,60....is

• 1500 A
• 72 B
• 2160 C
• 2520 D

The common ration of a geometric sequence cannot be

• 0 A
• 1 B
• 2 C
• 3 D

Geometric mean between a and b is

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

If a₁, r and a_nare the first term, common ratio and the nth term respectively of a G. P. then a_n=

• a₁rⁿ A
• a₁r^n-1 B
• a₁rⁿ⁺¹ C
• a₁r D

The third term of the sequence a_n= (-1)^n-1(n-7) is ______

• 8 A
• 4 B
• -4 C
• 8 D

The sum of an indicated number of terms in a sequence is called

• sequence A
• progression B
• Series C
• Mean D

The next term of the sequence 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, ..... is.

• 15 A
• 16 B
• 17 C
• 18 D

The general term of a sequence is denoted by

• a₁ A
• a_n B
• n C
• s_n D

The5thand 13th terms of an A.P are 5 and-3 respectively The first term of the A.P is

• 1 A
• -15 B
• 9 C
• 2 D

Given two numbers a and b. Let A denote the single A.M. between these and S denote the sum of n A.M.'s between them. Then S/A depends upon

• n, a, b A
• n, a B
• n, b C
• n D

• 
  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

• 1 A
• 2 B
• 3/2 C
• 5/2 D

If b₁, b₂, b₃, ... are in G.P. with first term unity and common ratio r, then the minimum value of b₁- b₃+ b₅is equal to

• 3/4 A
• 1/4 B
• 1 C
• None of these D

5th term of a G.P. is 2, then the product of first 9 terms is

• 256 A
• 128 B
• 512 C
• None of these D

The sum of infinite numbers of terms of an arithmetic series is

• Finite A
• Infinite B
• May or may not finite C
• None of these D

In an A.P,a +(n-a)d is

• 1st term A
• General term B
• Last term C
• None of these D

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  A
• 
  B
• 
  C
• 
  D

The element range of sequence are called

• Series A
• progression B
• Members C
• Terms D