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    MATTHSDIY GEOMETRIC SERIES A2 Unit 3: Pure Mathematics B WIEC past paper questions: 2010 - 2017 1. (a) Ageometric series has first term a and common ratio r. Prove that the sum of the first n terms is given by 5 6) (b) The common ratio of a geometric series is positive. The sum of the first four terms of the series is 73.8. The sum to infinity of the series is 125. Find the common ratio and the first term of the geometric series. (6) (January 10) A Sxz arar cars sar" O a y= ar tai talie--- sar @ 0-O4v Sycfig es O- até ry Sp Cire = OACl De foo > ae fom © = \zs(i-r) on @ geo ns — =33-3 I7s- ine en SVL aise" : o wore ere Cowen tre) 7, oe, am O QA_=is Q=n7xo-o ot! = OMathsDIV.com Page 1 of 13, MAJTHSDIY GEOMETRIC SERIES 2. (a) Find the sum to infinity of the geometric series 40-244144-... (3) (b) Another geometric series has first term a and common ratio r. The fourth term of this geometric series is 8, The sum of the third, fourth and fifth terms of the series is 28. (i) Show that r satisfies the equation 2r? Sr +2=0. (ii) Given that |r] <1, find the value r and the corresponding value of a. (6) (Summer 10) QA GE as- re-ty 1 = ee rv \= Ce) 9) aves© grwartearrsre® -° 8 a eee pe ry bree Lie Ses seet 2 rere Te 2 44a = Al cat sass fas € ane: ved . id) Aacorsmre, pe (26-1)@-2)70 etre (2 £ or (22 given \r\ jase c (AY ©MathsbIv.com Page 2 of 13 MATTHSDIY GEOMETRIC SERIES 3. (a) The second term of a geometric series is 6 and the fifth term is 384, (i) Find the common ratio of the series. (ii) Find the sum of the first eight terms of the series. (6) (b) The first term of another geometric series is 5 and the common ratio is 1.1. (i) The nth term of this series is 170, correct to the nearest integer. Find the value of n. (ii) Dafydd, who has been using his calculator to investigate various properties of this geometric series, claims that the sum to infinity of this series is 940. Explain why this result cannot possibly be correct. (5) January 11) ai) (arb artes © c ®ay, . a BD) from © or & , BENESS oe Se2\sCi2#) a] ee bi) =I elev arm a0. sO)" \40 yah = BY Tadeng logs of ban sida —_ 223 (neoes meg) | (REBE —1eaakk Taw x Gy + w) RY @ sum be oe a geawele sean exite HENRI, bn tin cove BM mare a @MathsoIv.com Page 3 of 13 MAJTHSDIY GEOMETRIC SERIES 4. (a) A geometric series has first term a and common ratio r. Prove the sum of the first nterms is given by — sr") 5a. 8) (b) The sum to infinity of a geometric series is equal to four times the first term of the series. (i) Find the value of the common ratio of the series. (ii) Given that the sum of the first two terms of the series is 35, find the sum of the first (6) nine terms of the series. Give your answer to the nearest whole number. {Summer 11) a Sxz ararratrs--- Far — a Cae ar rarrarts --- Far @ Su - Sa a-ar® Sa C10 2aci-c) ACF) =3T a(ire)735 5 Ss Sn= aac’) Sq2 V0C\- ay) ec 1-@) Sao P98 SRBANE ent w'! Nurrlees, @Mathsbwv.com Page 4 of 13, MATTHSDIY GEOMETRICSERIES 5. (a) Ageometric series has first term a and common ratio r. Prove the sum of the first ‘mnterms is given by So (3) (b) The sum of the first two terms of a geometric series is 25.2. The sum to infinity of the series is 30. Given that the common ratio is positive, find the common ratio and the first term of this geometric series. (6) (anuary 12) a ) Synz asar tars ----4ar" oO (x2. ar tattsals--- > tar° @ a San (Sq Anal SaO-N =a 1-00) B) Atar=rw-2 QA(s0) =I-L 6 ax30-307 25-2- Goro )(i4) _ 28-L= 0-307 4.307 —30F Bort= 4% rr O16 given 10 pose aqua, O+@ gres un (D aA =30 imo az 20 x0G ©MathsDwv.com Page 5 of 13 MATTHSDIY GEOMETRIC SERIES. 6. Ageometric series has first term a and common ratio r. The sum of the first and second terms of the series is 72. The sum of the first and third terms of the series is 120. (a) Show that r satisfies the equation 3r?-5r-2=0 (4) (b) Given that |r| <1, find the value r and the sum to infinity of the series. (5) (Summer 12) 2) arar=42 atarrt=j20 at. ali+d=4 awit) =120 © equakug DO 4@Q ges te. « ee ye lar 42 45007 (lo +1107 FLerw yor -UB 20 (F24) pease Ao Sakssfea the requived eqn ¥) fachoriny gives (arr)r-2)=0 kw Penk or (22 aves iri

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