Progressions: Paper 1 Form 5 Set 4

SBP 2008 1. For a geometric progression, the sum of the first two terms is 30 and the third term exceeds the first term by 15. Find the common ratio and the first term of the geometric progression. [4 marks]

SELANGOR 2008 2. The first three terms of a sequence are the sequence is an arithmetic progression. Given a geometric progression and . Find the value of so that [2 marks] in terms of [3 marks]

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The first term of an arithmetic progression is . Given that the value of the 13th term is 4 times the value of the 5th term, find the common difference of this arithmetic progression. [3 marks]

WP 2008 5. The third and the fifth terms of a geometric progression are and respectively. Given that all the terms are positive, find the common ratio and the first term. [4 marks] 6. Given that are three consecutive terms of a geometric progression, find the possible values of . [4 marks] The sum for the first six terms of an arithmetic progression is 39. If the 6 th term is 8, find the first term. [3 marks]

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SABAH 2008 8. An arithmetic progression has 15 as the second term and -3 as the common difference. List the first five terms of the progression. [2 marks] The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are a) b) 10. the value of the sum of the first 8 terms of the progression. [4 marks] Find

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The first term and the fourth term of a geometric progression are 16 and 2 respectively. Calculate the sum to infinity of the geometric progression. [3 marks]

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Progressions: Paper 1 Form 5 Set 4

MRSM 2008 11. The first three terms of a geometric progression are the value of and the common ratio. The term of an arithmetic progression, sum of the first terms of the progression. , is given by Calculate [3 marks] . Find the [3 marks]

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PERAK 2008 13. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are a) b) 14. the value of the sum of the first 10 terms of the progression. [3 marks] Find

In a geometric progression, the second term is 72 and the fourth term is 8. Calculate a) b) the positive value of the common ratio, the sum to infinity of the geometric progression [4 marks]

TERENGGANU 2008 15. A typist takes 6.75 minutes to type the first page but the speed decreases with the constant rate for the consequent pages. She took 0.25 minutes more compared to the first page. Find the time taken to type the first 8 pages in minutes. [3 marks] The sum of the first Find the second term. terms of a geometric progression is given by [3 marks] .

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