Q. Identify the term that does not belong in the context of harmonic progression.
A.
Reciprocal
B.
Arithmetic progression
C.
Geometric progression
D.
Sequence
Solution
Geometric progression does not relate to harmonic progression, as harmonic progression is defined through the reciprocals of an arithmetic progression.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 1 and the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 1, what is the second term of the harmonic progression?
A.
1/2
B.
1/3
C.
1/4
D.
1/5
Solution
The first term is 1, and the second term's reciprocal will be 1 + 1 = 2, so the second term is 1/2.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 1 and the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 2, what is the second term of the harmonic progression?
A.
1/2
B.
1/3
C.
1/4
D.
1/5
Solution
The first term is 1, and the second term's reciprocal will be 1 + 2 = 3. Therefore, the second term is 1/3.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 1 and the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 1, what is the second term?
A.
1/2
B.
1/3
C.
1/4
D.
1/5
Solution
The first term is 1, and the reciprocal of the second term in HP is 1 + 1 = 2. Therefore, the second term is 1/2.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 1 and the second term is 1/2, what is the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression?
A.
1/2
B.
1/4
C.
1/3
D.
1
Solution
The reciprocals are 1 and 2, which have a common difference of 1.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression 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 are 1/3 and 1/6. The common difference is (1/6 - 1/3) = -1/6, which corresponds to a common difference of 1 in the arithmetic progression.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 4 and the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 2, what is the second term?
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
5
Solution
The first term is 4, and the reciprocal is 1/4. The second term's reciprocal will be 1/4 + 2 = 9/4, so the second term is 4/9.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 5 and the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 2, what is the second term?
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
6
Solution
The first term in the arithmetic progression is 1/5, and the common difference is 2. Therefore, the second term in the harmonic progression is 1/(1/5 + 2) = 1/(2.2) = 5/11.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 5 and the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression is 2, what is the second term of the harmonic progression?
A.
2.5
B.
3.33
C.
4
D.
6
Solution
The first term is 5, and the second term's reciprocal is 1/5 + 2 = 1/5 + 2/1 = 11/5. Therefore, the second term is 5/11, which is approximately 0.45.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 5 and the second term is 10, what is the fourth term?
A.
15
B.
20
C.
25
D.
30
Solution
The reciprocals are 1/5 and 1/10. The common difference is -1/10. The fourth term's reciprocal will be 1/10 - 1/10 = 1/25, hence the fourth term is 25.
Q. If the first term of a harmonic progression is 5 and the second term is 10, what is the sum of the first three terms?
A.
15
B.
20
C.
25
D.
30
Solution
The first term is 5, the second term is 10, and the third term can be calculated as 1/(1/5 + 1/10) = 3.33. The sum is 5 + 10 + 3.33 = 18.33, which rounds to 20.
Q. If the terms of a harmonic progression are 3, 6, and x, what is the value of x?
A.
9
B.
12
C.
15
D.
18
Solution
The reciprocals of the terms are 1/3, 1/6, and 1/x. Since they form an arithmetic progression, we can set up the equation: 1/6 - 1/3 = 1/x - 1/6, solving gives x = 12.
Q. In a harmonic progression, if the first term is 1 and the second term is 1/2, what is the common difference of the corresponding arithmetic progression?
A.
1/2
B.
1/4
C.
1/6
D.
1/8
Solution
The reciprocals are 1 and 2, which are in arithmetic progression with a common difference of 1/2.
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.