CHAPTER 1 PROGRESSIONS FORM 5

PAPER 1

1. Three consecutive terms of an arithmetic progression are 2 p 2, 9, 3 p . Find the

common difference of the progression.
[3 marks]

2. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 1, x, 7, ......

Find
(a) the common difference of the progression
(b) the sum of the first 10 terms after the 3rd term.
[4 marks]

3. Given an arithmetic progression 2, 1, 4....... , state three consecutive terms in this

progression which sum up to 84 .
[3 marks]

4. The sum of the first n terms of the geometric progression 5, 15, 45,.. is 5465.
Find
(a) the common ratio of the progression,
(b) the value of n.
[4 marks]

5. The first three terms of a geometric progression are 48, 12, 3.

Find the sum to infinity of the geometric progression.
[3 marks]

6. In a geometric progression, the first term is 27 and the fourth term is 1 .

Calculate
(a) the common ratio
(b) the sum to infinity of the geometric progression.
[4 marks]

7. Express the recurring decimal 0.121212 as a fraction in its simplest form.

[4 marks]

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PAPER 2

1. Ali and Borhan start to collect stamps at the same time.

(a) Ali collects p stamps in the first month and his collection increase constantly by q
stamps every subsequent month. He collects 220 stamps in the 7th month and the total
collection for the first 12 month are 2520 stamps. Find the value of p and q.
[5 marks]

(b) Borhan collects 60 stamps in the first month and his collection increase constantly by 25
stamps every subsequent month.
If both of them collect the same number of stamps in the nth month, find the value of n.
[2 marks]

2. Diagram 2 shows the arrangement of the first three of an infinite series of similar rectangles.
The first rectangle has a base of x cm and a height of y cm. The measurements of the base
and height of each subsequent rectangle are half of the measurements of its previous one.

y cm

x cm
Diagram 2

(a) Show that the areas of the rectangles form a geometric progression and state the
common ratio.
[3 marks]
(b) Given that x 20 cm and y 80 cm,
9
(i) determine which rectangle has an area of 1 cm2
16
(ii) find the sum to infinity of the areas, in cm2, of the rectangles.
[5 marks]

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3. Diagram 3 shows part of an arrangement of circle of equal size.

10 cm

Diagram 3

The number of circles in the lowest row is 80. For each of the other rows, the number of
circles is 3 less than in the row below. The diameter of each circle is 10 cm . The number of
circles in the highest row is 5.
Calculate
(a) the height, in cm, of the arrangement of circles
[3 marks]

(b) the total length of the circumference of circles, in terms of cm.

[3marks]

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ANSWER (PAPER 1)

1 9 (2 p 2) 3 p 9 1

p4 1

common difference 96 3 1

2 (a) x (1) 7 x

x3 1

common difference 4 1
(b) the sum of the first 10 terms after the 3rd term:
S13 S 3
13
2(1) 12(4) 9 1
2
290 1

3 a (n 1)d a (n 2)d a (n 3)d 84 1

n 12 1
Three consecutive terms:
T12 31, T11 28, T10 25 1
4 (a) 15
r 3 1
5
(b) 5(3 n 1)
5465 1
3 1
37 3 n 1

n7 1
5 12 1
r 1
48 4

48
S 1
1
1
4
64 1

6 (a) 27(r ) 41 1 1
1 1
r
3
27
(b) S 1
1
1
3

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1 1
20
4
7. 0.121212 = 0.12 + 0.0012 + 0.000012 + ..

a 0.12 1

0.0012 1
r 0.01
0.12

0.12
S
1 0.01 1

4 1

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ANSWER (PAPER 2)

1 (a) p (7 1)q 220 .eq(1) 1

12
2 p (12 1)q 2520 ..eq(2) 1
2

eq (1) x 2 : 2 p 12q 440 . eq(3) 1

either
From eq (2) : 2 p 11q 420 . eq(4)

(3) (4) : q 20 1

p 100 1
(b) Ali : Tn 100 (n 1)20
80 20n
Borhan : Tn 60 (n 1)25
35 25n

80 20n 35 25n 1

n9 1
2 (a) xy xy
Area : xy , , , .............. 1
4 16

xy xy
1 1
r1 4 r2 16 both 1
xy 4 xy 4
4

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r1 r2 , the areas of the rectangles form a geometric progression with 1

1
the common ratio =
4
(b)(i) a 20(80) 1600 1
1
r
4
n 1
1 9
1600 1 1
4 16
n 1 5
1 1

4 4
n6 1

(ii) 1600 1
S
1
1
4

1 1
2133
3
3 (a) 80, 77, 74, , 5
Tn 5 , a 80, d 3
80 (n 1)(3) 5 1

n 26 1

Height of the arrangement = 26 10 260 cm 1

(b)
S 26
26
2(80) (26 1)(3) 1
2

1105 1

The total length of circumference of circles = 1105 2 (5)

11050 cm 1

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