ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS SEQUENCES and SERIES 2019 , 1A geometrie series can be represented by 2 +4 + + Prove that $= xy (yy! 2018 ae . 2 Ina geometric progression, the 3rd term is 25 and the sum of the Ist and 2nd terms is 150. Determine the sum of the first four terms, given that r > 0. 2017 3 An accountant is offered a five-year contract with an annual increase. The accountant earned a salary of $53 982.80 and $60 598.89 in the third and fifth years respectively. If the increase follows a geometric series, calculate (the amount paid in the first year (ii) the TOTAL salary earned at the end of the contract. 2016 25 4 0 Evaluate 3" 1 Gi) Aman inyested $x in a company in January 2010, on which he ears quarterly dividends. Acthe end of the second, third and fourth quarter in 2011, he eared $100, $115 and $130 respectively. Calculate the total dividends on his investment by the end of 2016. 201s S$ _ Anemployee of a company is offered an annual starting salary of $36 000 which increases by $2.40 per annum, Determine the annual salary that the employee should receive in the ninth year. 2014 6 Aseries is given by 0.2 + 0.02 + 0.002 ~ 0.0002 +... @_— Show that this series is geometric. (i Find the sum to infinity of this series, giving your answer as an exact fraction 2013 Find the sum to infinity of the following series: fib Note: This series can be rewritten as the sum of two geometric series 2012 A cusiomer repays a loan monthly by increasing the payment cach month by $x. If the 8 customer repaid $50 in the 5* month and $70 in the 9" month, calculate the TOTAL amount of money repaid at the end of the 24" month (S marks)