Class X Session 2023-24 Question 5
MATH SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER Class X Session 2023-24 MATHEMATICS STANDARD (Code No.041) Question 5 Two APs have the same common difference. The first term of one of these is –1 and that of the other is – 8. The difference between their 4th terms is : (a) 1 (b) -7 (c) 7 (d) 9 Explanation : Since both arithmetic progressions (APs) have the same common difference, we can find the difference between their 4th terms by simply subtracting the corresponding first terms of the two progressions. ππ = π1 + ( π − 1 )π where ππ is nth term a1 is the first term, π is the term number, and d is the common difference. Given: First term of the first AP (π1 ) = -1 First term of the second AP (π2 ) = -8 The 4th term of an arithmetic progression is given by: ππ = π1 + ( π − 1 )π where ππ is the πth term, π1 is the first term,n is the n term number, and d is the common difference. For the first AP:π4 = −1+(4