Answer for Geometric Series

Effective Guide Mathematics – Topical Revision

1. (a) 2
(b) 1536
(c) 3145725

2. (a) 1/2
(b) 1
(c) 64

3. (a) -3/5
(b) -472392/15625
(c) 1875

4. (a) 0.8
(b) 2 x (0.8)9
(c) 10

5. (a) 1/5
(b) 1/390625
(c) 31.25

6. (a) 3
(b) 18 x (3)�−1
(c) 11

1
7. (a) p =4, q = 2, s =1, t = 2
127
(b) 256

8. � = 12

2
9. 187

4
10. (a) 5
(b) 375

11. (a) 6560

(b) 54
(c) 58 806

12. (a) 102 � ��3

(b) � = 11
 13. (a) � = 1, � = 3
(b) 3159
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14. 6144

15. 121.5

5
16. (a) a = 16, r = 1/4 , (b) 2116

17. 7

8
18. +/- 5

19. 9

20. 9

21. 1/3

22. 19 525

23. 5 m

24. p = 1357; q = 333

8
25. (a) 5
2
(b)413

1
26. 1212

2�
27. (b) 81 ��2 (c) 210 ��2
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28. m = 4�3

25 1
29. (a) 64 (b) 3872

1
30. 373

31. 7

32. (a) 189 (b) 384

33. 29

34. 1683

35. � = �2 − 1

36. 11

37. (a) (i) 53th (ii) RM 170 000

(b) a = -20, d = 5

38. 10
39. (a) x = 5 (b) 3
40. (a) 750 (b) 9
41. (a) 2928 (b) 5706 (c) 6.00 a.m. Sunday