7.

The second term of an arithmetic sequence is 4 and the sum of the rst six
terms of the series is 21.
a) Find the rst term and the common difference.
b) Hence determine T
100
.
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8. Determine the value of the following:
a)
8

w=0
(7w + 8)
b)
8

j=1
7j + 8
9. Determine the value of n.
n

c=1
(2 3c) = 330
10. The sum of n terms of an arithmetic series is 5n
2
11n for all values of n.
Determine the common difference.
11. The sum of an arithmetic series is 100 times its rst term, while the last term is 9
times the rst term. Calculate the number of terms in the series if the rst term is
not equal to zero.
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1. 286P 2a. 286Q 2b. 286R 3. 286S 4. 286T 5. 286V
6. 286W 7. 286X 8a. 286Y 8b. 286Z 9. 2872 10. 2873
11. 2874
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1.5 Finite geometric series EMCDZ
When we sum a known number of terms in a geometric sequence, we get a nite
geometric series. We generate a geometric sequence using the general form:
T
n
= a . r
n1
where
n is the position of the sequence;
T
n
is the n
th
term of the sequence;
a is the rst term;
r is the constant ratio.
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1.5. Finite geometric series