ECAT Pre Engineering MCQ Test With Answer for Chapter 8 Mathematics

Sum of first n terms of an arithmetic series is

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

Arithmetic mean between a and b is

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The A.M. of two numbers is 34 and G.M. is 16, the numbers are

• 2 and 64 A
• 64 and 3 B
• 64 and 4 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

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

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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

A,G,H are in

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

The nth term of an A.P., is 12-4n. Its common difference is

• 8 A
• 4 B
• 4 C
• 16 D

The 6th term of an arithmetic sequence whose first term is 3 and common difference in zero is

• 18 A
• 6 B
• 3 C
• 0 D

How many term are there in the A.P, in which a₁ = 11 , a_n =68, d=3

• 30 A
• 27 B
• 20 C
• 21 D

• 15/23 A
• 7/15 B
• 7/8 C
• 15/7 D

The difference of two consecutive terms of an A.P. is called ______

• General term A
• Common ratio B
• Common difference C
• None of these D

G is geometric mean between a and b if a, G, b is

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

The sum of the squares of three distinct real numbers, which are in G.P., is S². if their sum isαS then

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If S_rdenotes the sum of the first r terms of a G.P., then S_n, S_2n- S_n, S_3n- S_2nare in

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

A series consisting of an unlimited number of terms is termed as an

• Finite sequence A
• Infinite sequence B
• ^{Infinite series} C
• geometric sequence D

If x,y are two positive distinct numbers then

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

Sum of n terms of a geometric series if | r | < 1 is

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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 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

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an -an-1,∀n∈N∧n>1 in an A.P is called

• Common difference A
• nth term B
• Common ratio C
• None of these D

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

• 8 A
• 4 B
• -4 C
• 8 D

If three unequal numbers p, q, r are in H.P. and their squares are in A.P., then the ration p : q : r is

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In following question, a number series is given with one term missing. choose the correct alternative that will same pattern and fill in the blank spaces.1 , 4, 9, 16, 25, x

• 35 A
• 36 B
• 48 C
• 49 D

The harmonic mean between a and b is

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Geometric mean between a and b is

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