MAT112

Exercise chapter 2: Sequence ; )

1. Given the sequence 150, 275, 400, 525, …, find the:
a) Tenth term [Ans: 1275]
b) Fifteenth term [Ans: 1900]
2. The first term of an arithmetic progression is -10 and the last term is 35. If the common
difference is 3:
a) Find the number of terms in sequence [Ans: 16]
b) Calculate the sum of all the terms [Ans: 200]
3. The second and sixth terms of an arithmetic sequence are 1 and 27 respectively. Find:
a) The first term and the common difference [Ans: a = -11/2 d = 13/2]
b) The tenth term [Ans: 53]
c) The sum of the first sixteen terms [Ans: 692]
4. Given a sequence 6, 12, 24, 48, …, 3072, find:
a) The number of terms in the sequence [Ans: 10]
b) The sum of the first eight terms [Ans: 1530]
5. The third term and sixth term of a geometric sequence are 2 and 16 respectively. Find:
a) The first term and the common ratio [Ans: a = ½ r = 2]
b) The eleventh term [Ans: 512]
c) The sum of the first six terms [Ans: 63/2]
6. The seats in a hall are arranged in a sequence such that the first row has 10 seats, the second
row has 15 seats, the third row has 20 seats and so on. Find:
a) The seats of the tenth row [Ans: 55]
b) Which row has 35 seats? [Ans: 6]
c) How many seats are there if the are 30 rows of the seats? [Ans: 2475]
7. Given the first three terms of Geometric Sequence: 2b+3, b+6, b, where each of the term is
positive, find:
a) The value of b [Ans: 12]
b) The first term and common ratio [Ans: a = 27 r = 2/3]
8. Calculate the value of m and n that satisfy the simultaneous equation: [Ans: m = 7 n = -2]
2𝑚 + 3𝑛 = 8
3𝑚 − 𝑛 = 23

9. Calculate the value of e and f that satisfy the simultaneous equation: [Ans:e = 5 f = 1/3]

4𝑒 + 3𝑓 = 21

𝑒 − 6𝑓 = 3
10. Calculate the value of x and y that satisfy the simultaneous equation: [Ans: x = -5 y = 6]

3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 9

2𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 8

11. Calculate the value of x and y that satisfy the simultaneous equation: [Ans: x=16/7 y=30/7]

3𝑥 + 4𝑦 = 24

4𝑥 + 3𝑦 = 22