1.1.3 Terms in arithmetic progressions (a) State the common difference of each of the following arithmetic progressions 1.

2, 6, 10, 14, 2. 21, 18, 15, 12,

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[3]

3. -6, 1, 8, 15,

4. -12, -9, -6, -3,

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[3]

5.

1 7 5 13 , , , , ... 3 12 6 12

6. - , -

1 3

5 3 5 , - , - , ... 6 4 4

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(b) Find the tenth term and the twentieth term of the following arithmetic progressions 1. 2, 6, 10, 14, 2. 21, 18, 15, 12,

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[38 ; 78]

[-6 ; -36]

3. -6, 1, 8, 15,

4. -12, -9, -6, -3,

[57 ; 127]

[15 ; 45]

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1 7 5 13 , , , , ... 3 12 6 12

6. - , -

1 3

5 3 5 , - , - , ... 6 4 4

31 61 [ 12 ; 12 ]

[- 29 ;- 59 ] 6 6

(c) Calculate the number of terms in each of the following arithmetic progressions 1. 2, 6, 10, , 82 2. 21, 18, 15, , -66.

[21]

[30]

3. -6, 1, 8, , 190

4. -12, -9, -6, , 36

[29]

[17]

1 7 5 22 5. , , , .., 3 12 6 3

1 5 3 46 6. - , - , - , ..., 3 6 4 3

[29]

[31]

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(d) Further Practice 1. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are k-2, k+2, 2k+1. Find the value of k.

2. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are k-3, 2k-3, k+1. Find the value of k.

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3. The nth term of an arithmetic progression is given by Tn = 3n + 1. Find (a) the first term, (b) the common difference.

4. The nth term of an arithmetic progression is given by Tn = 4n - 9. Find (a) the first term, (b) the common difference.

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5. Given an arithmetic progression 2, 6, 10, 14, , find the smallest value of n such that the nth term is greater than 100.

6. Given an arithmetic progression -12, -9, -6, -3, , find the greatest value of n such that the nth term is smaller than 200.

[26]

[71]

7. The third term and eighth term of an arithmetic progression are 6 and 31 respectively. Find the first term and the common difference.

8. The fourth term and ninth term of an arithmetic progression are 9 and 29 respectively. Find the first term and the common difference.

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