SEQUENCE Elias Sir

(GP) Mathematics

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𝑎(1−𝑟𝑛 ) 𝑎(𝑟𝑛 −1) 𝑎

G.P. nth 𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑚 = 𝑙 = 𝑎𝑟 𝑛−1 𝑟 ≠ 1 𝑆𝑛 = , 𝑟<1 𝑆𝑛 = , 𝑟 > 1 𝑆∞ = , −1 < 𝑟 < 1
1−𝑟 𝑟−1 1−𝑟
(1) The first and third terms of a geometric series of positive terms are 36 and 4 respectively. For the series, find
(a) The common ratio, (b) the sum to infinity,
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(2) The first term of a geometric series is 2 and the sun of the first three terms is 9 2.
Find the two possible values of the common ratio of the series.
(3) The second term of a geometric series is 8 and the sum of the first three terms of the series is 42. Find the two possible values of the
common ratio of the series.
(4) The second term of a convergent geometric series is 20 and the fourth term is 5.
(a) Determine the two possible values of the common ratio of the series.
Given that the common ratio is negative, (b) calculate the sum to infinity of the series.
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(5) The numbers , and are the first three terms of a geometric series.
𝑡 𝑡−1 𝑡+2
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(a) Find the value of 𝑡. (b) Show that the common ratio of this series is − .
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(c) Deduce the sum to infinity of the series.
(6) In a geometric series, (𝑥 + 1), (𝑥 + 3) and (𝑥 + 4) are the first, second and third terms respectively. Calculate the
value of 𝑥 and hence write down the numerical values of the common ratio and the first term of the series.
Calculate the numerical value of the sum to infinity of the series.
(7) The first three terms of a geometric series are (𝑥 −8), 𝑥 and (2𝑥 + 12) respectively.
(a) Find the two possible values of 𝑥 and hence, the two possible values of the common ratio of the series.
Given also that the common ratio is less than one, (b) find the sum to infinity of the series.
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(8) The numbers t, (t −7) and 𝑡 are the first three terms of a geometric series in which all the terms are positive.
Calculate
(a) The value of 𝑡. (b) The sum to infinity of the series.
(9) given that (𝑝2 −4),(5p−2) and 27 are, respectively, the first three terms of a geometric series,
(a) Find the two possible values of 𝑝.
(b) For each of your values of 𝑝, write down the first three terms of the series.
Given also that the series has a sum to infinity find (c) the common ratio of me series
(10) The first three terms of a geometric series are 25𝑝, (3𝑡 + 4)𝑝 and t 2 𝑝 respectively, where 𝑝 and 𝑡 are non-zero constants.
(a) Find the possible values of 𝑡. (b) Calculate the possible values of the common ratio of the series.
Given also that the value of 𝑡 is positive and that the sum to infinity of the series is 50,
(c) Show that p = 1.2.
(d) Find the difference, to 2 significant figures, between the sum to infinity of the series and the sum of the first 8 terms of the series.
(11) A geometric series has first term (2x−6), second term (2𝑥 +2) and third term (7𝑥 + 1).
(a) Find the two possible values of 𝑥.
Given that 𝑥 is an integer, (b) find the common ratio of the series.
(c) Calculate the sum of the first 10 terms of the series.
(12) The first three terms of a geometric series are (𝑥 −5), (2𝑥 +4) and (10𝑥 −8).
(a) Find the possible values of the common ratio of the series.
Given that 𝑥 is an integer, (b) Calculate the 10th term of the series.
(13) The third, fourth and fifth terms of a geometric series are (2𝑥 −1), (2−𝑥) and (2𝑥 − 9) respectively.
(a) Calculate the possible values of 𝑥.
For the case when 𝑥 is an integer, (b) calculate the common ratio of the series.
(c) calculate, to 2 decimal places, the sum of the first 10 terms of the series.
(14) The first three terms of a geometric series are 4𝑝𝑞, (7𝑝 − 4)𝑞 and 9𝑝𝑞 respectively, where 𝑝 and 𝑞 are non-zero constants.
(a) Find the possible values of 𝑝. (b) Calculate the possible values of the common ratio of the series.
Given that 𝑝 is an integer and that the sum of the first 4 terms is 1040, (c) find the value of 𝑞.
(15) The first three terms of a geometric series are(𝑥 −7),(2𝑥 −5) and (7𝑥 + 5) respectively.
(a) Determine the two possible values of 𝑥.
Given that the common ratio of the series is not 1, find, for the series
(b) the first term (c) the common ratio. (d) the sum of the first 10 terms.
(16) The first three terms of a geometric series are (𝑥 −3), (2𝑥 −2) and (5𝑥 + 1). Given that these terms are not equal,
find
(a) the value of 𝑥, (b) the first term of the series,
(c) the common ratio of the series, (d) the sum of the first 12 terms of the series.
(17) The third, fourth and fifth terms of a geometric series are (5𝑥 −9), (7𝑥 −3) and (12𝑥 + 4) respectively.
(a) Determine the two possible values of 𝑥.
Given that all the terms of the series are positive, find, for the series,
(b) the common ratio, (c) the first term, (d) the sum of the first 12 terms.
(18) The first three terms of a geometric series are (15𝑥 +6), (6𝑥 −3) and (𝑥 + 4) respectively.
(a) Find the possible values of 𝑥. (b) Find the possible values of the common ratio of the series.
Given that the series is convergent, find (c) the sum to infinity of the series.
(d) the percentage error when the sum of the first 𝑛 terms is taken as an approximation for the sum to infinity.
(19) The sum of the first four terms of a geometric series of positive terms is 78.336 and the sum to infinity of the series is 90. Calculate
(a) the common ratio of the series. (b) the first term of the series.
(c) the difference, to 3 significant figures, between the sum to infinity of the series and the sum of the first thirty terms.
Give your answer in standard form.
(20) The third and fifth terms of a geometric series 𝑆 are 45 and 405 respectively. Find
(a) the two possible values of the common ratio of 𝑆, (b) the first term of 𝑆.
Given that the sum of the third, fourth and fifth terns is 315, (c) find the sum of the first twelve terms of 𝑆.
Another series 𝑇 is formed with all its terms positive The first term of 𝑇 is the same as the first term of 𝑆. The
common ratio of 𝑇 is the reciprocal of one of the answers to part (a) . (d) find the sum to infinity of 𝑇
21. The first term of a geometric series is 20 and the common ratio is 0.9 [C12 Jan18 9]
(a) Find the value of the fifth term.
(b) Find the sum of the first 8 terms, giving your answer to one decimal place.
Given that 𝑆∞ − 𝑆𝑁 < 0.04, where 𝑆𝑁 is the sum of the first 𝑁 terms of this series,
(c) Show that 0.91𝑁 < 0.0002
(d) Hence find the smallest possible value of 𝑁.
22. The sum of the first term and the third term of a geometric series is 250 [P.Math-May-17p1-6]
The sum of the second term and the third term of the series is 150
The common ratio of the series is 𝑟.
(a) Find the two possible values of 𝑟.
The sum of the first n terms of the series is 𝑆𝑛
Given that 𝑟 > 0 and that 𝑆𝑛 > 399.99
(b) find the least value of 𝑛.

Answer
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(1) (a) 3, (b) 54
(2) (a) −2.5, 1.5.
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(3) 4, 4,
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4 (a) ±0.5, (b) −26 3.
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(5) (a) 4, (c) 3.
(6) 𝑥 = −5, 𝑟 = 0.5, 𝑞 = −4, 𝑆∞ = −8
(7) (a) 𝑥 = 12, −8, 𝑟 = 3, 0.5 (b) −32.
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(8) (a) 10, (b) 147
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(9) (a) − 14, 4, (b) {192, −72, 27), {12, 18, 27), (c) − 8
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(10) (a) 2,− 2, (b) 0.4, 0.1, (d) 0.033.
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(11) (a) 5, − 5 (b) 3, (c)118096.
(12) (a) 4,−1, (b) 1835008
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(13) (a) 5,3 (b) − 3 (c) 60.75
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(14) (a) 4, ,
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(b) 1.5, −1.5, (c)8.
(15) (a) 10, −2, (b) 3, (c) 5, (d) 7324218
(16) (a) 7,(b) 4, (c) 3, (d) 1062880
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(17) (a) 5, − , (b) 2, (c) 4, (d) 16380
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1 1 1 𝑁
(18) (a) 5, − 7, (b) 3 −1, (c) 121.5, (d) 100(3) %
(19) (a) 0.6, (b) 36, (c) 1.99× 10−5
(20) (a)3, −3, (b) 5, (c) − 664300, (d) 7.5
21. (a) 13.122 (b) 113.9 (d) 81
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22. (a) 𝑟 = , 𝑟 = −3 (b) least 𝑛 =16
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