Mathematical Series and Sequences
Questions about series definitions, arithmetic and geometric progressions, pattern completion, sum of series, and sequence properties.
Questions
When each term of a sequence is connected using $a +$ or $a -$ sign, then it is referred to as the _____ of numbers.
- Series
- Progression
- Arithmetic Progression
- Geometric Prpgression
In following symbol series, some of the symbols are missing which are given in that order as one of the alternatives below it. Choose the correct alternative.
- $\text{x++x}$
- $\text{+xx+}$
- $\text{xxx+}$
- $\text{x+x+}$
- $\text{x+xx}$
Adding all the terms in a sequence is called
- sequence
- series
- term
- constant
$1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +.....$ is a
- sequence
- term
- constant
- series
A sum of an infinite sequence it is called a
- term
- constant
- series
- sequence
Identify the series.
- {$1, 2, 3, 4, 5$}
- $1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5$
- $1 \times 2 \times 3 \times 4$
- $2 - 4 \times 3 + 1 - 23$
The sum of first $5$ odd numbers is called
- term
- constant
- series
- sequence
What is the next term of the series $1 + 3 + 5 + 7 +$ ___?
- $9$
- $11$
- $10$
- $8$
Adding first $100$ terms in a sequence is called
- term
- series
- constant
- sequence
A _____ is a sum of numbers.
- sequence
- series
- term
- constant
What is series?
- adding all the numbers
- subtracting all the numbers
- multiplying all the numbers
- dividing all the numbers
Which one of the following is not a series?
- adding first $n$ natural numbers
- multiplying first $10$ odd numbers
- adding first $20$ even numbers
- adding last $20$ natural numbers
$\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{6}+\frac{1}{8}+....$ is a
- sequence
- series
- term
- constant
Adding and constant difference between the terms is called
- sequence
- constant
- term
- series
A ______ is the sum of some set of terms of a sequence.
- term
- constant
- series
- sequence
Expansion of series: $\displaystyle\sum _{n=0}^4 2n$
- $0+2+4+8+16$
- $0+2+4+6+8$
- $2+4+6+8+10$
- None of the above
Which of the following is not an example of a series?
- $1,2,3,4,5,6,...$
- $-2,0,2,4,6,8,...$
- $1,1,2,3,5,8,..$
- None of the above
A fibonacci series is:
- series of numbers in which each number (Fibonacci number) is the sum of the two preceding numbers.
- the simplest is the series $1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8,$ etc.
- Both are correct
- None is correct
Which of the following is not a series?
- AP
- GP
- Fibonacci pattern
- None of the above
A series is:
- A number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another.
- Combination of terms following a particular pattern.
- Both A and B
- Non of the above
Series can be defined as:
- a number of things or events that are arranged or happen one after the other.
- a set of regularly presented television shows involving the same group of characters or the same subject.
- set of books, articles, etc., that involve the same group of characters or the same subject.
- All of the above
A divergent series:
- The infinite sequence of the partial sums of the series does not have a finite limit.
- $2+4+6+8+......$
- Both A and B are correct
- Only A is correct
Which of the following option will complete the given series $1,6,15,?,45,66,91$?
- $25$
- $26$
- $27$
- $28$
Select the most appropriate option to identify the INCORRECT number in the series. $3,5,13,43,176,891,5353$
- $5$
- $13$
- $43$
- $176$
If $\left| x \right| <1$ and $\left| y \right| <1$, the sum to infinity of the series $x+y,({ x }^{ 2 }+xy+{ y }^{ 2 }),({ x }^{ 3 }+{ x }^{ 2 }y+x{ y }^{ 2 }+{ y }^{ 3 }),.........$ is
- $\frac { x+y-xy }{ 1-x-y+xy } $
- $\frac { x+y+xy }{ 1-x-y+xy } $
- $\frac { x }{ 1-x } +\frac { y }{ 1-y } $
- $\frac { (x-y)(x+y-xy) }{ 1-x-y+xy } $
Sum the following series to n terms: $3+5+9+15+23+...$
- $\dfrac{n}{3}(n^{2}-8)$
- $\dfrac{n}{3}(n^{2}+8)$
- $\dfrac{n}{2}(n^{3}+8)$
- None of these
The sequence $1,1,1,.... $ is in
- A.P
- G.P
- A.P and G.P
- None
If a series consists only a finite number of terms it is called a ................
- infinite series
- finite series
- real number
- geometric series
If the sum of first $75$ terms of an AP is $2625$, then the $38^{th}$ term of an AP is
- $39$
- $37$
- $35$
- $38$
If $\displaystyle f(n+1)=\frac {2f(n)+1}{2}, n=1,2, .....$ and $f(1)=2$, then $f(101)= ..........$
- $53$
- $52$
- $51$
- $50$
If $a, b, c$ are in AP, $b - a, c - b$ and $a$ are in GP, then $a : b : c$ is
- $1 : 2 : 3$
- $1 : 3 : 5$
- $2 : 3 : 5$
- $1 : 2 : 4$
Let $x _{1}, x _{2}, .....x _{n}$ be in an AP of $x _{1} + x _{4} + x _{9} + x _{11} + x _{20} + x _{22} + x _{27} + x _{30} = 272$, then $x _{1} + x _{2} + x _{3} + ..... + x _{30}$ is equal to
- $1020$
- $1200$
- $716$
- $2720$
$S _{n} = 1^{3} + 2^{3} + ..... + n^{3}$ and $T _{n} = 1 + 2 + ..... + n$, then
- $S _{n} = T _{n}$
- $S _{n} = T _{n}^{4}$
- $S _{n} = T _{n}^{2}$
- $S _{n} = T _{n}^{3}$
If for $n\in I, n > 10; 1+(1+x)+(1+x)^2+.....+(1+x)^n=\displaystyle\sum^n _{k=0}a _k\cdot x^k, x\neq 0$ then?
- $\displaystyle\sum^n _{k=0}a _k=2^{n+1}$
- $a _{n-2}=\dfrac{n(n+1)}{2}$
- $a _p > a _{p-1}$ for $p < \dfrac{n}{2}, p \in N$
- $(a _9)^2-(a _8)^2={^{n+2}C _{10}}({^{n+1}C _{10}}-{^{n+1}C _9})$
Identify the function for the following sequence $4, 10, 18, 28...$
- $2n(n+3)$
- $n(n+3)$
- $n(n-3)$
- $n^2(n+3)$
Identify the sequence for the following function $n(n+3)$.
- $4, 10, 18, 28..$
- $4, 12, 18, 28..$
- $2, 10, 18, 28..$
- $4, 10, 18, 38..$
What is the next number in the sequence $2, 15, 41, 80, ?$
- $111$
- $120$
- $121$
- $132$
Find the first five terms of the sequence specified by the recursion formula
${a} _{k+1}={a} _{k}+3$, if ${a} _{1}=7$.
- $7,10,13,16,19$
- $6,9,12,15,18$
- $8,11,14,17,20$
- $5,8,11,14,17$