Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 2 and the second term is 3, what is the third term?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
Solution
In a harmonic progression, the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression. The reciprocals of 2 and 3 are 1/2 and 1/3. The common difference is 1/3 - 1/2 = -1/6. The third term's reciprocal will be 1/3 - 1/6 = 1/6, so the third term is 6.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 2 and the second term is 4, what is the third term?
A.1
B.3
C.6
D.8
Solution
In a harmonic progression, the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression. The reciprocals of 2 and 4 are 1/2 and 1/4. The common difference is -1/4. Therefore, the third term's reciprocal is 1/4 - 1/4 = 0, which means the third term is 1.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 2 and the second term is 4/3, what is the third term?
A.1
B.3/2
C.2/3
D.1/2
Solution
In a harmonic progression, the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression. The reciprocals of the first two terms are 1/2 and 3/4. The common difference is 1/4, so the reciprocal of the third term is 1/2 + 1/4 = 3/4. Therefore, the third term is 1/(3/4) = 4/3.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 3 and the second term is 6, what is the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Solution
The reciprocals of the first two terms are 1/3 and 1/6. The common difference is 1/6 - 1/3 = -1/6, which is incorrect. The correct common difference is 1/3 - 1/6 = 1/6.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 4 and the second term is 2, what is the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Solution
The reciprocals of the terms are 1/4 and 1/2. The common difference is 1/2 - 1/4 = 1/4.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 4 and the second term is 8, what is the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
Solution
The reciprocals are 1/4 and 1/8. The common difference is 1/8 - 1/4 = -1/8, which means the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 1/8.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 4 and the second term is 8, what is the third term?
A.12
B.16
C.20
D.24
Solution
The reciprocals are 1/4 and 1/8. The common difference is 1/8 - 1/4 = -1/8. The third term's reciprocal will be 1/8 - 1/8 = 0, hence the third term is 16.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 5 and the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 2, what is the second term?
A.2.5
B.3.33
C.4
D.6
Solution
The first term is 5, and the second term in the harmonic progression corresponds to the reciprocal of the second term in the arithmetic progression, which is 5 + 2 = 7. Thus, the second term is 1/7.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 5 and the second term is 10, what is the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.5
Solution
The reciprocals are 1/5 and 1/10. The common difference is 1/10 - 1/5 = -1/10, which is the difference in the arithmetic progression.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is a and the second term is b, what is the formula for the nth term?
A.1/(1/n + 1/a)
B.1/(1/n + 1/b)
C.1/(1/a + 1/b)
D.1/(1/a - 1/b)
Solution
The nth term of a harmonic progression can be expressed as 1/(1/a + (n-1)d) where d is the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression.
Q. In a linear equation, if the slope is 3 and the y-intercept is -2, what is the equation of the line?
A.y = 3x + 2
B.y = 3x - 2
C.y = -3x + 2
D.y = -3x - 2
Solution
The equation of a line in slope-intercept form is y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is the y-intercept. Here, m = 3 and b = -2, so the equation is y = 3x - 2.
Q. In a mixture of three types of fruit juices, the ratio of juice A to juice B is 1:2, and the ratio of juice B to juice C is 3:4. What is the ratio of juice A to juice C?
A.1:6
B.2:3
C.3:4
D.1:8
Solution
Let A = x, B = 2x, C = (4/3) * 2x = (8/3)x. Thus, A:C = x:(8/3)x = 1:8.
Q. In a mixture of two liquids, if the first liquid is 20% concentrated and the second is 80% concentrated, what is the concentration of the mixture if equal volumes are mixed?
A.50%
B.60%
C.70%
D.40%
Solution
The average concentration = (20% + 80%) / 2 = 50%.
Q. In a mixture of two liquids, if the first liquid is 25% alcohol and the second is 75% alcohol, what is the overall percentage of alcohol if equal volumes of both liquids are mixed?