If the roots of the equation $x^3 - 9x^2 + \alpha x - 15 = 0 $ are in $A.P.$, then $\alpha$  is 

For three positive integers $p , q , r , x ^{ pq p ^2}= y ^{ qr }= z ^{ p ^2 r }$ and $r=p q+1$ such that $3,3 \log _y x, 3 \log _z y, 7 \log _x z$ are in A.P. with common difference $\frac{1}{2}$. Then $r - p - q$ is equal to

If the sum of first $n$ terms of an $A.P.$ is $cn(n -1)$ , where $c \neq 0$ , then sum of the squares of these terms is

For a series $S = 1 -2 + 3\, -\, 4 … n$ terms,

Statement $-1$ : Sum of series always dependent on the value of $n$ , i.e. whether it is even or odd. 

Statement $-2$ : Sum of series is $-\frac {n}{2}$ when value of $n$ is any even integer

If three distinct number $a, b, c$ are in $G.P.$ and the equations $ax^2 + 2bc + c = 0$ and $dx^2 + 2ex + f = 0$ have a common root, then which one of the following statements is correct?

If $\frac{a^{n}+b^{n}}{a^{n-1}+b^{n-1}}$ is the $A.M.$ between $a$ and $b,$ then find the value of $n$.