SPM QUESTIONS:

1. 2003 (Paper 1: No.8)

In a geometric progression, the first term is 64 and the fourth term is 27. Calculate
(a) The common ratio
(b) The sum to infinity of the geometric progression.

[4 marks]
2. 2004(Paper 1: No.9)
Given a geometric progression
4
y, 2, p…..express p in terms of y.
y

[4 marks]

3. 2004(Paper 1: No.12)
Express the recurring decimal 0.969696……as a fraction in its simplest form.

[4 marks]
 4. 2004(Paper2: Section A: No.6)
Diagram 2 shows the arrangement of the first three of an infinite series of similar triangles.
The first triangle has a base of x cm and a height of y cm. The measurements of the base and
height of each subsequent triangle are half of the measurements of its previous one.

Diagram 2
(a)Show that the areas of the triangles form a geometric progression and state the common
ratio. [3 marks]
(b) Given that x= 80 cm and y= 40 cm,
1 2
(i) determine which triangle has an area of 6 cm
4
(ii) find the sum to infinity of the areas, incm 2 , of the triangles.

[5 marks]
5. 2005 (Paper 1: No.10)
The first three terms of a sequence are 2, x, 8 Find the positive value of x so that the sequence
is
(a) an arithmetic progression
(b) a geometric progression

[4 marks]
6. 2005 (Paper 1: No. 12)
The sum of the first n terms of the geometric progression 8, 24, 72, …..is 8744. Find
(a) the common ratio of the progression
(b) the value of n
 [4 marks]
ASSESSMENT:

1. In the progression 5, 10, 20, 40, ……. Find the least number of terms required such that
their sum exceeds 1000.

2. The third term and the sixth term of a geometric progression are 27 and 8 respectively.
Find the second term.

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3. In a geometric progression, the sum of the first five terms is- 8 . Given that the common
1
ratio is . Find
2
(a) the first term
(b) the sum of all the terms from the fourth to the sixth term.

4. The third term of a geometric progression exceeds the second term by 6 while the fourth
term exceeds the third term by 2. Find the sum of the first 5 terms.
Answer

ASSESMENT