AP/GP

Total Marks: 40

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

1. The nth term of an arithmetic series is an where, [4]

a10 + a11 + a12 = 129 and a19 + a20 + a21 = 237

Find a1

2. The nth term of a geometric series G is Un

The first three terms of G are given by

U1 = q(4p + 1) U2 = q(2p + 3) U3 = q(2p – 3)

(a)Find the possible values of p [4]

(b)Given that G is convergent with sum to infinity 250 (b) find the value of q [2]

3. The 7th term of a geometric series is 192 and the 8th term of this geometric series is 1152

Find, as a fraction in its simplest form, the 4th term of this geometric series. [3]

4. The sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic series is Sn where Sn= n(3 + 2n)

Given that Sn = ∑𝑛𝑟=1(𝐴𝑟 + 𝐵)

(a) Find the value of A and the value of B [4]

A different arithmetic series has first term 7 and common difference 4

The sum of the first n terms of this series is Tn

(b) Use algebra to find the value of n for which Tn = Sn + 252 [5]

5. An arithmetic series P has first term a, common difference d and nth term un

Given that u5 = 4x + 6 and that u8 = 7x + 3

(a) (i) show that d = x – 1

(ii) find the value of a [3]

Given further that u9 = 42

(b) find the value of x [2]

The sum of the first n terms of P is Sn

 (c) Find the value of n for which S(n+1) = 12un + 18 [4]

6. The nth term of a geometric series G is un |The first term of G is a and the common ratio of G is r,
where r > 0 Given that u3 = 4 and that u7 = 16

(a) (i) show that r = √2

(ii) find the value of a. [3]

(b) Find the least value of n for which un > 500 [3]

The sum of the first n terms of G is Sn

(c) Find S20 Give your answer in the form p(1+√2 ) where p is an integer. [3]

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