Q. If the 2nd term of a GP is 12 and the 4th term is 48, what is the common ratio?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common ratio be r. Then, 2nd term = ar = 12 and 4th term = ar^3 = 48. Dividing these gives r^2 = 4, so r = 2.
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A
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Q. If the 2nd term of a GP is 8 and the 4th term is 32, what is the common ratio?
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Let the first term be a and the common ratio be r. Then, 2nd term = ar = 8 and 4th term = ar^3 = 32. Dividing gives r^2 = 4, so r = 2.
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A
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 10 and the 5th term is 16, what is the common difference?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + d = 10 and a + 4d = 16, we can solve for d to find it is 2.
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A
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 10 and the 5th term is 16, what is the 3rd term?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From a + d = 10 and a + 4d = 16, we can find a + 2d = 12, which is the 3rd term.
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A
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 4th term is 25, what is the common difference?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + d = 15 and a + 3d = 25, we can find d = 5.
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A
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the 4th term is 14, what is the 1st term?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + d = 8 and a + 3d = 14, we can find a = 6.
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A
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the 5th term is 14, what is the 3rd term?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + d = 8 and a + 4d = 14, we can find the 3rd term a + 2d = 10.
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A
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Q. If the 2nd term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the 5th term is 20, what is the first term?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + d = 8 and a + 4d = 20, we can solve for a to find it equals 4.
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A
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Q. If the 3rd term of a geometric sequence is 12 and the common ratio is 2, what is the first term? (2023)
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The 3rd term is given by ar^2. So, 12 = a(2^2) => a = 12/4 = 3.
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B
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Q. If the 3rd term of a GP is 27 and the common ratio is 3, what is the first term?
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Let the first term be a. Then, the 3rd term is ar^2 = 27. Thus, a * 3^2 = 27, giving a = 3.
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B
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Q. If the 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 12 and the 7th term is 24, what is the common difference?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. We have a + 2d = 12 and a + 6d = 24. Subtracting these gives 4d = 12, so d = 3.
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B
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Q. If the 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 6th term is 24, what is the common difference?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 2d = 15 and a + 5d = 24, solving gives d = 3.
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B
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Q. If the 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 7th term is 27, what is the common difference?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 2d = 15 and a + 6d = 27, solving gives d = 3.
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B
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Q. If the 3rd term of an arithmetic sequence is 12 and the 7th term is 24, what is the common difference? (2023)
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. Then, a + 2d = 12 and a + 6d = 24. Solving these gives d = 3.
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B
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Q. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 15 and the 10th term is 30, what is the common difference?
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Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 4d = 15 and a + 9d = 30, we can find d = 3.
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A
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Q. If the 5th term of an arithmetic progression is 20 and the 10th term is 35, what is the first term?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 4d = 20 and a + 9d = 35, we can solve for a to find it is 10.
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B
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Q. If the 6th term of an arithmetic progression is 30 and the 9th term is 45, what is the common difference?
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Solution
Let the first term be a and the common difference be d. From the equations a + 5d = 30 and a + 8d = 45, we can find d = 5.
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A
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Q. If the 7th term of an arithmetic progression is 25 and the common difference is 3, what is the 1st term?
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Solution
Using the formula for the nth term, a + 6d = 25. Substituting d = 3 gives a + 18 = 25, thus a = 7.
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A
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Q. If the 7th term of an arithmetic progression is 50 and the common difference is 5, what is the first term?
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Solution
Using the formula for the nth term, a + 6d = 50. Substituting d = 5 gives a + 30 = 50, hence a = 20.
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B
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Q. If the activation energy of a reaction is increased, what happens to the rate constant k?
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains the same
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
According to the Arrhenius equation, an increase in activation energy results in a decrease in the rate constant k.
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B
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Q. If the amount after 2 years at compound interest is Rs. 1210 and the principal is Rs. 1000, what is the rate of interest?
A.
10%
B.
5%
C.
12%
D.
15%
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Solution
Using the formula A = P(1 + r)^t, we have 1210 = 1000(1 + r)^2. Solving gives r = 0.1 or 10%.
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A
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Q. If the amplitude of a damped oscillator decreases to half its value in 5 seconds, what is the damping ratio?
A.
0.1
B.
0.2
C.
0.3
D.
0.4
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Solution
Using the formula A(t) = A_0 e^(-ζω_nt), we find ζ = 0.2.
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B
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic motion is doubled, how does the maximum velocity change?
A.
It doubles
B.
It quadruples
C.
It remains the same
D.
It halves
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Solution
Maximum velocity V_max = Aω. If A is doubled, V_max also doubles.
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A
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic motion is doubled, how does the total energy change?
A.
Remains the same
B.
Doubles
C.
Quadruples
D.
Halves
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Solution
The total energy E in SHM is given by E = (1/2)kA². If A is doubled, E becomes (1/2)k(2A)² = 4(1/2)kA², which is quadrupled.
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C
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic motion is doubled, what happens to the total energy of the system? (2022)
A.
It remains the same
B.
It doubles
C.
It quadruples
D.
It halves
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Solution
Total energy (E) in SHM is proportional to the square of the amplitude (A). If A is doubled, E becomes 4A^2, hence it quadruples.
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C
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic motion is halved, how does the maximum velocity change?
A.
Halved
B.
Doubled
C.
Remains the same
D.
Quadrupled
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Solution
Maximum velocity V_max = ωA. If A is halved, V_max is also halved.
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A
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, how does the total energy change?
A.
Remains the same
B.
Doubles
C.
Quadruples
D.
Halves
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Solution
The total energy in simple harmonic motion is proportional to the square of the amplitude. If amplitude is doubled, energy increases by a factor of 2^2 = 4.
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C
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, what happens to its total energy?
A.
It remains the same
B.
It doubles
C.
It quadruples
D.
It halves
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Solution
The total energy of a simple harmonic oscillator is proportional to the square of the amplitude. If the amplitude is doubled, the energy increases by a factor of 2^2 = 4.
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C
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is halved, how does the total energy change?
A.
Remains the same
B.
Halved
C.
Doubled
D.
Quadrupled
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Solution
The total energy in SHM is proportional to the square of the amplitude. If amplitude is halved, energy is reduced to (1/2)^2 = 1/4, which is halved.
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B
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Q. If the amplitude of a simple harmonic oscillator is increased, what happens to its total energy? (2021)
A.
Increases
B.
Decreases
C.
Remains the same
D.
Becomes zero
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Solution
The total energy (E) in a simple harmonic oscillator is given by E = (1/2)kA². If amplitude (A) increases, energy increases.
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A
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