Ar

it
hmet
icpr
ogr
essi
onwor
kedexampl
es

 d=[a+(
n-1)
d]-
[a+(
n-2)
d]

 Recal
lSn=n/
2[2a+(
n-1)
d]

8Thef
ir
stt
erm ofanar
it
hmet
icpr
ogr
essi
oni
s12andt
hesum oft
hef
ir
st9t
ermsi
s135.

(
i)Fi
ndt
hecommondi
ff
erenceoft
hepr
ogr
essi
on.

Whatar
ewegi
ven?

 Fi
rstt
ermt
husa12

 Sum t
o9t
erms135

a=12

Recal
lSn=n/
2[2a+(
n-1)
d]

Subst
it
uteaby12

S9=9/
2[2*
12+(
9-1)
d]=135

24+8d=30

8d=6

d=0.
75or3/
4

5(a)Thefir
sttwot ermsofanar
it
hmeti
cpr ogr
essi
onare1andcos²xrespect
ivel
y.Showthat
thesum ofthefi
rsttenter
mscanbeexpressedint
heform a−bsin²
x,whereaandbar e
constant
stobefound.

Whatar
ewegi
ven?

 Fi
rstt
erm1

 Secondt
erm cos²
x

 Sum t
otent
ermsa-
bsi
n²x

Wecanf
indt
hecommondi
ff
erences

d=cos²
x-1

Fr
om t
ri
gonomet
rysi
n²x+cos²
x=1,

hencecos²
x-1=-si
n²x
a=1

Recal
lSn=n/
2[2a+(
n-1)
d]

S10=10/
2[2(
1)+(
10-
1)(
-si
n²x)
]

=5[
2-9si
n²x]

=10-
45si
n²x

3bci
rcl
eisdivi
dedi
ntonsector
sinsuchawayt
hatt
heangl
esoft
hesect
orsar
einar
it
hmet
ic
pr
ogr
ession.Thesmal
lestt
woanglesar
e3◦and5◦.Fi
ndtheval
ueofn.

Whatar
ewegi
ven?

 Shapeci
rcl
eimpl
i
est
heangl
eatt
hecent
eri
s360°

 Fi
rstt
erm 3°

 Secondt
erm 5°

 Sum t
ont
erms360

a=3

secondt
erm a+d=5

dcanbecal
cul
ated5-
3=2

Recal
lSn=n/
2[2a+(
n-1)
d]

360=n/
2[2(
3)+(
n-1)
2]

720=n[
6+2n-
2]

720=n[
4+2n]

0=2n²
+4n-
720

0=n²
+2n-
360

0=n²
+20n-
18n-
360

0=n(
n+20)
-18(
n+20)

0=(
n+20)
(n-
18)

n=-
20or18(
ncannotbenegat
ive)

2.Thef
ir
stt
erm ofanar
it
hmet
icpr
ogr
essi
oni
s61andt
hesecondt
ermi
s57.Thesum oft
he
f
ir
stnt
ermsi
sn.Fi
ndt
hev
alueoft
heposi
ti
vei
ntegern.

Whatar
ewegi
ven?

 Fi
rstt
erm 61

 Secondt
erm 57

 Sum t
ont
ermsn

d=57-
61=-
4

Recal
lSn=n/
2[2a+(
n-1)
d]

n=n/
2[2(
61)
+(n-
1)(
-4)
]

2n=n[
122-
4n+4]

2n=n[
126-
4n]

2n=126n-
4n²

4n²
+2n-
126n=0

4n²
-124n=0

n(
4n-
124)
=0

4n=124

n=31t
hev
alueofni
s31