Question

In an A.P. of 40 terms, the sum of first 9 terms is 153 and the sum of last 6 terms is 687. Determine the first term and common difference of A.P. Also, find the sum of all terms of the A.P.

In order to organise, Annual Sports Day, a school prepared an eight lane running track with an integrated football field inside the track area as shown below : The length of innermost lane of the track is 400 m and each subsequent lane is 7.6 m longer than the preceding lane. Based on given information, answer the following questions, using concept of Arithmetic Progression.

In an equilateral triangle of side 10 cm, equilateral triangles of side 1 cm are formed as shown in the figure below, such that there is one triangle in the first row, three triangles in the second row, five triangles in the third row and so on. Based on given information, answer the following questions using Arithmetic Progression.

Cable cars at hill stations are one of the major tourist attractions. On a hill station, the length of cable car ride from base point to top most point on the hill is 5000 m. Poles are installed at equal intervals on the way to provide support to the cables on which car moves. The distance of first pole from base point is 200 m and subsequent poles are installed at equal interval of 150 m. Further, the distance of last pole from the top is 300 m. Based on above information, answer the following questions using Arithmetic Progression :