NAME……………………………………………………………………………………….CLASS……………..ADM………………..

1. The 2nd and 5th terms of an arithmetic progression are 8 and 17 respectively. The 2nd, 10th and 42nd
terms of the A.P. form the first three terms of a geometric progression. Find
(a) the 1st term and the common difference. (3marks)

(b) the first three terms of the G.P and the 10th term of the G.P. (4marks)

(c) The sum of the first 10 terms of the G.P. (3marks)

NAME……………………………………………………………………………………….CLASS……………..ADM………………..
1. The 2nd and 5th terms of an arithmetic progression are 8 and 17 respectively. The 2nd, 10th and 42nd
terms of the A.P. form the first three terms of a geometric progression. Find
(a) the 1st term and the common difference. (3marks)

(b) the first three terms of the G.P and the 10th term of the G.P. (4marks)

(c) The sum of the first 10 terms of the G.P. (3marks)

(a) a+d=8
a + 4d = 17
3d = a
d=3
a=5

(b) 2nd = 8
10th = 5 + 9  3 = 32
42nd = 5 + 41  3 = 128
GP is 8, 32, 128, - - - -
a=8
r=4
nth term of G.P = arn – 1
10th term = 8(4)9
= 2097152
a (r n − 1)
Sn =
(c) r −1
8 ( 4 10 − 1 )
S 10 =
4 −1

8
= × 1048575
3
= 2796200