Section A

1. Find the sum to the infinity of the geometric progression

Answer:

(3m)

2. Given that

and

are the first three terms of a geometric progressions, find

a) the value of ,

b) the sum from the fifth term to the tenth terms. Answer a) (4m)

b)

3.

and

are the first terms of an arithmetic progression. If the

terms of the

progression is negative, find the least value of Answer : (3m)

4. The first terms of an geometric progression is Find the common ratio of the progression. Answer :

. The sum to infinity of the progression is

(2m)

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5.

are the three consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression. Find the common difference.

Answer:

(3m)

___________________________________________________________________________ 6. The sum of the first terms of an arithmetic progression is given by . Find

a) the sum of the first six terms, 2

b) the

terms. (4m)

Answer: a)

b)

7. The sum to infinity of an geometric progression

a) the common ratio in terms of a) the value of

Find

Answer: a)

(3m)

b)

Section B 1. The table shows the value of two variables, variables and are known to be related by and obtained from an experiment. The where and are constant.

x y

5 4.98

10 2.85

20 2.35

30 2.22

40 2.16

i.

Use scale of against

cm to

units on the

axis and cm to 2 units on the

axis, plot (5m)

and draw the line of best fit. and

ii.

Use your graph in (i) to estimate the value of

(5m)

Answer: