12IB MAI HL Question 3

Test 1 – Sequences and Series a) Over three years, increase is

Answers 1652
=1.04424 (M1)
1582
Question 1
So yearly increase is
a) u1=1 (A1)

d=4
u6 =1+ 4 × ( 6−1 ) =21 A1
(A1)
√
3 1652
1582
=1.01454

Yearly increase about 1.45% A1

b) If 2000 is year 0, then we know

b) u1=100 (A1) P ( 19 )=1582000
80 A suitable model is
r= =0.8 (A1)
100
t
6−1 P ( t ) =A × 1.01454
u6 =100× 0.8 =32.768 A1
(M1)

So A=1582000× 1.01454−19
Question 2
(M1)
u1=8 and r =0.7 (A1)
P ( 0 )=1202589 A1
First 9 bounces
[N2]
1−0.7 9
S9 =8 × =25.5905 (M1A1) c) Suitable model (M1)
1−0.7
T
All bounces 2000000=1202589× 1.01454
1 Giving T =35.24 A1
S∞ =8 × =26.6667 (A1)
1−0.7 Around the year 2035 A1
Remaining bounces

S∞ −S 9=1.076 metres A1
d) Extrapolation of data outside the range of
[N3] data given (2019 to 2022) by 19 years before
or 13 years after is unlikely to be accurate.

R1
Question 4 Question 5

The sequence is a i=r

i−1
, so a) log 5 3 x=3
3
2 3 4
1 , r ,r , r ,r etc 3 x=5 (M1)

Even sequence is x=53 ÷ 3=41.6667 A1

r , r 3 ,r 5 , r 7 , … (odd powers)
Odd sequence is b) 53 x =52( x+3) (M1)

1 , r 2 , r 4 , r 5 , … (even powers) 3 x=2 x+6

Some noticing of new geometric sequences x=6 A1

(M1)

Both these new sequences have R=r 2 c) as powers of b

3b +3 10−2b
(R1) b =b
∞
r (M1)
∑ ai= 1−r 2
i Taking log b () of both sides
(M1) 3 b+3=10 b−2
∞
1 (M1)
∑ bi= 1−r 2
i
So b=1.4
(M1)
A1
So
d) Also, since 1a=1 for any a , the equation is
∞
true when b=1.
∑ ai r /(1−r 2 )
r
i
= = =r Also, since 0 c =0 for any c ≠ 0, the equation is
∞
1/(1−r ) 1 2
true when b=0.
∑ bi
i
A1A1
M1A1
Question 6

a) L=200 A1

200
20= at t=0 (M1)
1+C
200
C= −1=9 A1
20
Using (40,180)

200
180=
1+9 e−40 k
(M1)

Gives (by any method) (M1)

k =0.10986 A1

N3

b) 99% of population limit is 198

(M1)

200
198= −0.10986 T
1+9 e
(M1)

T =61.8 A1

(no units needed)

c) Starting at 300:

200
300= so
1+C
200 −1
C= −1=
300 3

The curve slopes down, reducing to the

population limit (see right);

A1

there is overpopulation and the population is

dropping to the carrying capacity

A1