Ch 5 Exam Practice Workout Arithmetic and Geometric Series (4,6, 8 Missed)

Important Formula not provided in 4PM0 Past Paper

n
∑ of Arithmetic Series for first nth terms=( First Term+ Last Term ) × 2
Let a be the First Term , L=a+ [ n−1 ] d be the Last Term
n n n
¿ ( a+ L ) × =( a+a+ [ n−1 ] × d ) × =( 2 a+ [ n−1 ] × d ) ×
2 2 2

a ( 1−r )
n

∑ of Finite Geometric Series for first n terms= (1−r )

th

a
∑ of Infinite Geometric Series= ( 1−r ) works only for−1<r <1
a
=a+ ar +a r 2 + ar 3+ … works only for−1< r <1
( 1−r )

m ( m−1 ) 2 m ( m−1 ) ( m−2 ) 3

( 1+r )m =1+ mr+ r + r + … works only for−1< r <1
2! 3!
If mis negative m<0 ,∨a fraction0<m<1 ,
m
then ( 1+r ) is an infinite Binomial series !never stops ‼ !

1 a ¿ a=131 b ¿ d=27
n
1 c ¿ ∑ of Arithmetic Series for first n terms=( First Term+ Last Term ) ×
th
2
n n n
¿ ( a+ L ) × =( a+a+ [ n−1 ] × d ) × =( 2 a+ [ n−1 ] × d ) ×
2 2 2
2 a ¿ q=4.9
2 b ¿ a+ ( n−1 ) d=1+15 ×d=58

20
3 ¿ ∑ ( 5 r−1 ) begins a t r =3 , ends at r =20
r =3

5 ×3−1 ,5 × 4−1 ,… , 5 ×20−1

20

∑ (5 r −1 )=14 ,19 , 24 , 29 ,34 , 39, … .99

r=3

1st, 2nd 18th

20

∑ (5 r −1 )=( a+ L ) × n2 =( 14 +99 ) × 18
2
=113 ×9=( 110+3 ) ×9=990+27=1017
r=3

4 a ¿ a+ 4 d=18
a+ 19 d=63 →15 d=45 → d=3 →a=6
n
4 b ¿ ( 2 a+ ( n−1 ) d ) × =270
2
 n
( 2 ×6+ ( n−1 ) 3 ) × =270
2
( 3 n+9 ) n=540
( n+3 ) n=180
2
n +3 n−180=0
( n−12 )( n+ 15 )=0
n=12∨n=−15 ( rejected )

5 a ¿ a+5 d =277
a+ 14 d=214
9 d =−63 →d =−7
a=312
5 b ¿ Meaning of n? ? ?
5 c ¿ S n=a+ [ a+ d ] + [ a+2 d ] + … [ a+ ( n−1 ) d ]
n
( 2 a+ [ n−1 ] d )
2
3 ( 1−[ −2 ] )
10

6a¿ =1−210 =−1023

1−[ −2 ]
7
6 b ¿ Positives: 3,12,48, … 3 × 4
Negatives :−6 ,−24
3 ( 48 −1 ) 8
∑ of first eight Positives= 4−1 =4 −1=65,535
Typo Q7 ¿ r =3 , r=4 , …
2 2 2
3 =9 , 4 =16 ,12 =144
12
¿ ’ s a ∑ of Quadratic Sequence ! that ∑ r 2=32 + 42 +…+ r 2+ …+122
r=3

n ( n+1 ) (2 n+1 )
12 + 22 +32 +…+ n2=
6
12
12 ( 13 ) ( 25 ) 2 2
∑ r2=32 +4 2 +…+r 2 +…+ 122= 6
−1 −2 =650−1−4=6 45
r=3

Consistent with answer at the back=8184:

Q 7 ¿=8184
8 a ¿ ar =√ 2−2
a r =3 √ 2−4
2

3 √ 2−4 ( 3 √ 2−4 ) ( √ 2+ 2 ) 6+ 6 √ 2−4 √2−8

r= = = =1− √2
√2−2 2−4 −2
8 b i ¿ As the common ratio=1−√ 2≈−0.414 that |r|< 1
∞
a
The ∑ of S is convergent , can use the formula S= now
1−r

8 bii ¿ a=
√2−2 = ( √2−2 )( 1+ √ 2 ) = √2+2−2−2 √ 2 =√2
1−√ 2 1−2 −1
S=
a
=
√ 2 =1
1−r 1−( 1−√ 2 )
9 a ¿ ar =80 … ( 1 )
4 3 8 2
a r =5.12 … ( 2 ) → r = → r= =0.4 … ( 3 )
125 5
9 b ¿( 3) into ( 1 ) :a ( 0.4 )=80 → a=200
200 1 1000
9 c ¿ 200+80+32+…= =333 ∨
1−0.4 3 3
200 ( 1−0.414 ) 1000
9 d ¿ 200+… 200 ( 0.4 ) = =
13
( 1−0.414 )
1−0.4 3
1000 1000
Difference= − ( 1−0.414 ) = 1000 ×0.4 14=8.9478 ×10−4
3 3 3

2 n−1
10 ¿ Let S n=a+ar + ar + …+a r
2 3 n
r S n=ar +a r +a r +…+ a r
n
Sn−r S n=a−a r
( 1−r ) Sn =a ( 1−r n )
a ( 1−r n )
Sn =
1−r

p 2 p−15
11 a ¿ =
p+ 4 p
2
p =( 2 p−15 )( p+ 4 )
2 2
p =2 p +8 p−15 p−60
2
0= p −7 p−60
11 b ¿ ( p+ 5 )( p−12 )=0
p=12∨p=−5 ( rejected )
p 12 3
11 c ¿ = =
p +4 16 4
11 d ¿ 16+12+ 9+…

∑ 16 ( 34 )
∞ n−1
16
= =64
n =1 3
1−
4