Arithmetic Progressions
Arithmetic Progressions: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Arithmetic Progression (A.P.), Common Difference of an A.P., Mean & Arithmetic Mean (A.M.) of n Numbers etc.
Important Questions on Arithmetic Progressions
For each positive integer , let denote the increasing arithmetic sequence of integers whose first term is and whose common difference is . For example, is the sequence . Find the number of values of for which contain the term .

If are positive and are in and roots of the quadratic equation are real then

Let be term of the series and . Then is equal to

The number of elements in the set and is a multiple of is _______.

The sum of all those terms, of the arithmetic progression , which are not divisible by , is equal to ________.


If and , then how many such are possible where is divisible by .

If is in AP then sum of terms which is not divisible by is


Let are in arithmetic progression having common difference , then the value of is

Sum of first terms of the series is

Three non-zero numbers and are in A.P. Increasing by or increasing by , the numbers are G.P., then find .

In an Arithmetic Progression, sixth term is one more than twice the third term. The sum of the fourth and fifth terms is five times the second term. Find the tenth term of the Arithmetic Progression.


Find the three numbers between and such that
(i) their sum is
(ii) the numbers are consecutive terms of an AP
(iii) the numbers are consecutive terms of GP

Let be in A.P. and be in G.P. If , then the value of is

Six numbers are in A.P. such that their sum is . The first term is times the third term. Then the fifth term is

Find the summation upto term of the series

Let be an arithmetic sequence such that arithmetic mean of is . Then the value of

If are in A.P. and the equations and have a common root then
