NCERT Solutions class 10 Maths Exercise 5.4 Ch 5 Arithmetic Progressions


NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths Exercise 5. Chapter 5 Arithmetic Progressions – FREE PDF Download

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NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Maths Chapter 5- Arithmetic Progressions



1. Which term of the AP: 121, 117, 113, ….. is its first negative term?

Ans. Given: 121, 117, 113, ……. 

Here a=121, d=117-121=-4

Now, 

 = 

For the first negative term, 

 

 

 

 is an integer and 

Hence, the first negative term is 32nd term.


2. The sum of the third and the seventh terms of an AP is 6 and their product is 8. Find the sum of sixteen terms of the AP.

Ans. Let the AP be  

Then, 

 

 

 ……….(i)

Also 

 

 

 

 

  

Taking 

 =  = 76

Taking ,

 =  = 20

 and 76


3. A ladder has rungs 25 cm apart (see figure). The rungs decrease uniformly in length from 45 cm, at the bottom to 25 cm at the top. If the top and the bottom rungs are  m apart, what is the length of the wood required for the rungs?

Ans. Number of rungs  + 1= 11 

The length of the wood required for rungs = sum of 11 rungs

112[25+45]112[25+45] = 5.5 ×× 70 = 385 cm


4. The houses of a row are numbered consecutively from 1 to 49. Show that there is a value of  such that the sum of the numbers of the houses preceding the house numbered  is equal to the sum of the numbers of the houses following it. Find this value of 

Ans. Here  and 

 

 = 

 = 

 = 49 x 25
According to question,

 = 
  + 
 
  = 
 
Since,  is a counting number, so negative value will be neglected.


5. A small terrace at a football ground comprises of 15 steps each of which is 50 m long and built of solid concrete.

Each step has a rise of  m and a tread of  m (see figure). Calculate the total volume of concrete required to build the terrace.

Ans. Volume of concrete required to build the first step, second step, third step, ……. (in m2) are 



Total volume of concrete required =