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Raavi Tiwari
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Answer to: State whether the following quadrilaterals are similar or not:

From the given two figures, we can see their corresponding angles are different or unequal. Therefore they are not similar.

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Answer to: 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 1/4 m and a tread of 1/2 m.

As we can see from the given figure, the first step is 1/2 m wide, 2nd step is 1m wide and 3rd step is 3/2m wide. 1/2, 1, 3/2, 2, …….. Volume of s...

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Answer to: A ladder has rungs 25 cm apart. figure. The rungs decrease uniformly in length from 45 cm at the bottom to 25 cm at the top.

Distance between the rungs of the ladder is 25cm. Distance between the top rung and bottom rung of the ladder is = m = = cm = 250cm Therefore, ...

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Answer to: The sum of the third and the seventh terms of an AP is 6 and their product is 8. Find the sum of first sixteen terms of the AP.

From the given statements, we can write, a3 + a7 = 6 ……………….(i) a3 ×a7 = 8 ………………..(ii) By the nth term formula, an = a+(n−1)d Third term, ...

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Answer to: Which term of the AP: 121, 117, 113, . . ., is its first negative term? [Hint: Find n for an < 0]

Given the AP series is 121, 117, 113, . . ., Thus, first term, a = 121 Common difference, d = 117-121= -4 an = a+(n −1)d Therefore, an = 121...

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Answer to: In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the first potato and other potatoes are placed 3 m apart in a straight line. There are ten potatoes in the line.

The distances of potatoes from the bucket are 5, 8, 11, 14…, which is in the form of AP. 10, 16, 22, 28, 34,………. Hence, the first term, a = 10 and...

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Answer to: 200 logs are stacked in the following manner: 20 logs in the bottom row, 19 in the next row, 18 in the row next to it and so on. In how many rows are the 200 logs placed and how many logs are in the top row?

We can see that the numbers of logs in rows are in the form of an A.P.20, 19, 18… First term, a = 20 and common difference, d = a2−a1 = 19−20 = -1 ...

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Answer to: A spiral is made up of successive semicircles, with centres alternately at A and B, starting with centre at A of radii 0.5, 1.0 cm, 1.5 cm, 2.0 cm, ……… as shown in figure.

Perimeter of a semi-circle = πr P1 = π(0.5) = π/2 cm P2 = π(1) = π cm P3 = π(1.5) = 3π/2 cm Where, P1, P2, P3 are the lengths of the semi-circ...

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Answer to: In a school, students thought of planting trees in and around the school to reduce air pollution. It was decided that the number of trees

1, 2, 3, 4, 5………………..12 First term, a = 1 Common difference, d = 2−1 = 1 Sn = n/2 [2a +(n-1)d] S12 = 12/2 [2(1)+(12-1)(1)] = 6(2+11) = 6(1...

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Answer to: A sum of Rs 700 is to be used to give seven cash prizes to students of a school for their overall academic performance. If each prize is Rs 20 less than its preceding prize, find the value of each of the prizes.

Let the cost of 1st prize be Rs. P. Cost of 2nd prize = Rs. P − 20 And cost of 3rd prize = Rs. P − 40 common difference as −20 and first term as...

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Answer to: Find the sum of the odd numbers between 0 and 50.

The odd numbers between 0 and 50 are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 … 49. First term, a = 1 Common difference, d = 2 Last term, l = 49 l = a+(n−1) d 49 = 1+(...

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Answer to: Find the sum of first 15 multiples of 8.

The multiples of 8 are 8, 16, 24, 32… First term as 8 and common difference as 8. a = 8 d = 8 S15 = ? Sn = n/2 [2a+(n-1)d] S15 = 15/2 [2(8...

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Answer to: Find the sum of first 40 positive integers divisible by 6.

The positive integers that are divisible by 6 are 6, 12, 18, 24 …. First term is 6 and common difference is 6. a = 6 d = 6 S40 = ? Sn = n/2 ...

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Answer to: If the sum of the first n terms of an AP is 4n - n2, what is the first term (that is S1)? What is the sum of first two terms?

Given, Sn = 4n−n2 First term, a = S1 = 4(1) − (1)2 = 4−1 = 3 Sum of first two terms = S2= 4(2)−(2)2 = 8−4 = 4 Second term, a2 = S2 − S1 ...

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Answer to: Show that a1, a2 …, an, … form an AP where an is defined as below (i) an = 3+4n (ii) an = 9−5n

(i) an = 3+4n a1 = 3+4(1) = 7 a2 = 3+4(2) = 3+8 = 11 a3 = 3+4(3) = 3+12 = 15 a4 = 3+4(4) = 3+16 = 19 We can see here, the common difference ...

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Answer to: If the sum of first 7 terms of an AP is 49 and that of 17 terms is 289, find the sum of first n terms.

Given that, S7 = 49 S17 = 289 We know, Sum of n terms; Sn = n/2 [2a + (n – 1)d] S7= 7/2 [2a +(n -1)d] S7 = 7/2 [2a + (7 -1)d] 49 = 7/2 [...

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Answer to: Find the sum of first 51 terms of an AP whose second and third terms are 14 and 18 respectively.

Given that, Second term, a2 = 14 Third term, a3 = 18 Common difference, d = a3−a2 = 18−14 = 4 a2 = a+d 14 = a+4 a = 10 = First term S...

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