1.

The sum of the first n terms of the geometric progressive 8, 24, 72, is
8744.
Find
a) the common ratio of the progression
b) the value of n .

2. The following sequence is an arithmetic progression.

2 p+ q , 3 p+2 q , 4 p+3 q
Find S10 in terms of p and q .

1 3
V = h + 8 h , where
3
h cm is the height of the water in the container. Water is poured into the
container at the rate of 10 cm 3 s1 . Find the rate of change of the height of
water ,in cm s1 , at the instant when its height is 2 cm.

3. The volume of water,

V cm3 , in a container is given by


4. The third term of a geometric progression is 32. The sum of the third term and
the fourth term is 16.Find
a) the first term and the common ratio of the progressive.
b) The sum to infinity of the progressive.

5. Express the recurring decimal 0.282828282828282828 as a fraction in its

simplest form.

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

S n=12 n7 n2 . Find
a) the sum of the first 6 terms
b) the 12th term


7. Diagram 6 shows a straight line graph of

Given that

y 2=2 x ( x10 ) , find the value of

y2
x

against

x .

and of

q .

8. The first three consecutive terms of a geometric progressive are

the ninth term.

9. Express the recurring decimal 1. 0 2

a , 6,18.

as a fraction in the lowest form.

Find


10. Diagram below shows part of the arrangement of circular discs, of the same
size, used to decorate a wall. Each subsequent layer is three discs less than the
previous ones.
Calculate
a) the number of discs on the first layer if the number of discs on the eighth
layer is 125.
b) The number of layers that can be formed.
c) The total number of discs from the fifth layer until the tenth layer.