" Edexcel Pure Math(Chapterwise) 1) GP (Paper 1,sec B) 4. The numbers +, =>; and = are the first three terms of a geometric series (a) Find the value of (b) Show that the common ratio of this series is - i . (€) Deduce the sum to infinity of the series, miata P- Ina 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. [Jan91/Q9(ii)/M....) }. 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, 5 Given also that the common ratio is less than one, (b) find the sum to infinity of the series. [Jan93/Q1O(iiy/M.:.] 7 A. The numbers t, (t-7) and 2 are the first three terms ofa geometric series in which allithe terms are positive. Calculate + (a) the value of t. (b) The sum to infinity of the series. [Jan94/Q1O(ii)/M...} A. Given that (p? — 4), (Sp-2) and 27 are, respectively , the first three terms ‘of 4 geometric, series, ; a8 (a) find the two possible values of p. g . (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 the series. [Jan95/Q13(i)/M..:-] 6. The first three terms ofa geometric series are 25p, (3¢ + 4)p and t?p respectively, where p and f are non-zero constants. (a) Find the possible values of #. (b) Calculate the possible values of the common ratio of the series. Given also that the value of / is positive and that the sum to infinity of the series is 50. (©) show that p = 1.2 (d) find the difference, to 2 significant figures, between the‘sum tc infinity of the series and the sum of the first 8 terms of the series. ([May96/Q11/M15) 7. A geometric.series has first term (2x — 6), second term (2x + 2) and third term (7x + 1). (a) Find the two possible values of 2. = Given that x is an integer, (b) find the common ratio of the series (©) calculate the sum of the first 10 terms of the series. [May98/Q14(ii)/M....] . Be The first three terms of a geometric 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 10" term of the series. [June99/Q9(ii)/M..- --] 2: The third, fourth and fifth terms of a geometric series are (2x — 1); (2— x) and (2x - 9) fespectively. ‘Edexcel Pure Math(Chapterwise) (a) Calculate the possible values of x. For the case when 2 is an integer, (b) calculate the common ratio of the series. as (c) calculate, to 2 decimal places, the sum of the 10 terms of the series, Pee 410. The first three terms ofa geometric series are 4pq, (7p - 4q and 9pg respectively, where p and g are non-zero constants. (a) Find the possible values of p. [4] ; eG (b) Calculate the possible values of the common ratio of the paced . a Given that p is an integer and that the sum of the first 4 terms is 1040, eo (c) Find the value of g. [3] Mig) 44. The first three terms ofa geometric series are (x — 7), (2x — 5) and (7x + 5) respectively (a) Determine the two possible values of ~. [5] i Given that the common ratio of the series is not 1, find .for the series (b) the first term. [2] (c) the common ratio. [2] (@) the sum of the first 10 terms. [3] [Jan05/Q8/M12} , 12. The first three terms of a geometric series are (x — 3), (2x — 2) and (Sx + 1). Given that these terms are not equal, find (a) The value of z, [4] (b) The first term of the series, [1] o (c) The common ratio of the series, (1] (d) The sum of the first 12 terms of the series. ,2] [Jan06/Q6/M8] : 13. The third, fourth fifth terms of a geometric series are(Sx — 9), (7x — 3) and (12x +4) respectively. (a) Determine the two possible values of x. [5] Given that all the terms of the series are Positive, find, for the series, (b) the common ratio, [2] : (c) the first term, [2] (d) the sum of the first 12 terms, [2] (Jan08/Q7/Mi1] 14, The first three terms of a geometric series are (15x + 6), (6x — 3) and (x +4) Tespectively, , . (a) Find the possible values of x. [4] (b) Find the possible values of the common ratio of the series, [3] Given that the series is convergent, find ? the sum to infinity cf the series, [3] ) the percentage error when the Sf is imati nee a sum of the first » terms is taken as an pir ton a a Be itPago F Edexcel Pure Math(Chapterwise) B) {two equation] 4. The sum of the first wo terms of a geometric series of positive terms is 8 and the sum to infinity of the series is 8. For this scries find the valne of (a) the first term (b) the common ratio. [Jan92/Q11()/M....] The second term ofa convergent geometric series is 24 and the sum of the first three terms is 26. Find the common ratio of the series. [June93/Q9(ii)/M...] 3. 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. \ + (6) the difference, to 3 significant figures, between the sum to infinity of the series and the sum of the first thirty terms. Given your answer in standard form. [May97/Q14(ii/M...] 4. The sum of the first two terms of a ‘geometric series is 36 and the sum of the first and third terms of the series is 30. kind the £wo possible values of the common ratio of the series. [Jan98/QUO(ii)/M...] | >> The second term of a convergent geometric series is 5 and the.suim to infinity is y as (a) Find the common ratio of the series. _ () Calculate, to 3 significant figures, the sum of the ie 8 terms of the series. [Jan99/Q12(ii)/M....] 6. The third and eighth terms of a geometric series are 12 and 384 mgspectively. Find (a) the common ratio of the series. (b) the twelfth term of tite series. (c) the sum of the first ten terms of the series. {Jan01/Q12(ii)/M...] Ai: The third and fifth terms ofa geometric series Sare 45 and 405 respectively. Find (a) the two possible values of the common ratio of S. (3] (b) the first term of S. [1] Given that the sum of the third, fourth and fifth terms is 31 5, (c) find the sum of the first twelve terms of S. [4] Another series 7 is formed with all its terms positive. The first term of Tis the same as the first term of S. The common ratio of T is the reciprocal of one of the answers to part (a). (4) Find the sum to infinity of 7. [3] [Mayo4/Q7/Mi1} 8. The nth term of a geometric series is ty and the common ratio is r. . 20 1 Given that ty + ts =27and ty ~ ts = sy (2) (i) show that = } (ii) find the first term of the series. [6] (b) Find the sum to infinity of this geometric series. [2] [Jan 17/Q4/M8}Page th(Chapterwise) (3 2x= -5,7F05,a= —4S0 = —8 3. (a) x= 12,-8 pe 4. (a) 10 (b) 145 5 (a) —14,4 (4) (192,-72,27}, (12,1827) Edexcel Pure Ma! 4.05 3,05 (b) -32 ; 2 & (2-2 @)O4, 04 @) 0.033 7. (@) 5.53) 3 © Li1s096 9. (a) 42d. (@) 1835008 9. (2) 55 (6) 3 (©) 60.75 10. @) 4,4 (Wy 15,45 (8 Ah @) 10-2 () 3 5S @) 7324218 12. (@). 710) 4 @) 3 (g 1062880 13.(a) 5,- (b) 2. (©) 4 (d) 16380 14, (a) 5, -3 4-1 © 121.5 (d) 100(5)"% “(ii B1) GP (Paper 1, Sec B) [two equation] 4. @) 7 () 02 BF 3.() 06 (b)36 (0) 1.99x10 4.42 (5, -2 (b)-208 6. (@) 2 (b) 6144 (c) 3069 7% (a) 3-3 (6) 5 (c) = THO: 664300 (d) 75. 8. (a)