Question a) b) A geometric series has first term 48 and common ratio 2 ‘The sum of the first n terms of the series is denoted by S, and the sum to infinity is denoted by S. calculate the least value of n for which the difference between the sum to infinity and the sum of the first n terms is less than 5. ‘The sum to n terms of a series is given by S, =n? —3n. Find an expression for the nth term. ‘Show that the series is in arithmetic progression, Hence, find the sum of the first 150 even numbered terms (ie. second, fourth, sixth term etc). Question 1 a) Aseries is defined by S, =5n? 2. Show that the difference between consecutive terms of the series forms an arithmetic progression. Find the sum of the first 50 terms of this Progression. b) A pump is used to extract air froma bottle. For each operation. the pump can only extract 5% of air in the bottle. The volume of air before extraction is 50 cnx’ d Show that the total volume of air extracted after n operations is given by 50(1-0.95"), ii) Find the least number of operations for the pump to extract at least half of the air in the bottle. Question 2 a) The first term of a geometric series is 8. The sum of its first ten terms is jofithe sum of the reciprocal of these terms. Find the common ratio. b) The positive multiples of 3 are grouped into sets: Ai = (3}, Ar = (6.9}, As = (12.15,18} and Ay = (21,24.27,30} ... where the set Ay contains nelements. i) Find the total number of elements in the first n sets. Show that the last element of the set Asis given by Sn +D 3n(n? +2) i) Show that the sum of all the elements in the set Aa isQuestion 3 (IJC Prelim 2009) A geometric series G is given by e—e* +e" —e* +__ where a is a negative real number. i) Show that Gis convergent. ii) The sum to infinity of G is S. Given that the sum to infinity of the even numbered terms of G, ie the second, fourth, sith. terms, is -1 find the exact value of iii) In another series H, each term is the modulus of the corresponding term of G. Given that @=-0.03, find the greatest value of n such that the product of the first n terms of H exceeds, 15 000. 2. Itis given that m, mg, v3, .. are the first three terms of a geometric progression where uj > O and 1 50 ~1y=(£5+](us+m) Find the exact value of the common ratio. Express 5 Iny in tems of n=l on Answer r=e; 5Okm, + 1225 J agit + Vi Vi+1 where a is a constant, and the sequence v7 = 1, 2, 3, 5, The sequence w j, = 1,2,3,..., is defined by 1; J Vi+2 n ,isdefined by vy = Duy; gol i) Show that v, = a-e - 2 ()) Show that vy = 75 = SS + oS 2207 (ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the value of |S: vj in terms of a, giving your answer in the simplest n=l form. Answer 2207a -1104V2a7 + # Find ye" +m) in terms of 7. Answer ‘l-(4)"|- (n+l)Question 1 Show that rr ay = (n-41)(4n+5). Hence, evaluate Dir (2r +1) Question 2 4" =D ( Let (=, ev oA) 3043) ie N) i) Show that, for} = 1, &()- 67 -p=—£ i) jow that, for j > | 8) 8G -D= ay gi ii) Hence find, interms of, th sum ofthe series $F G4+DG+2 Question 1 . 1 Show that ———~ = Vnt1-vn. » wh mete ii) Prove that —F— Toa —Vn<—= Hence, deduce that Fe FL colnst-tcrs Hehe A E v3 V4 ii vz 3 vn Question 2 [A sequence of positive integers us, tp, us, ... is defined by u, =5" —6r +1 for positive integers ofr. find, in terms of n, an expression for the sum of the first a terms of the sequence. Question 3-2_-__ 73 __ pence, find in terms of 1, the sum of the series, x xl @-D@GD _ 2,36, 0 14n—6 “723234 345 G@-D@@D Deduce the sum to infinity of the above series. where n €Z*.n22