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    SUMMARY © Arithmetic progression (AP): @ sequence a, a + d, a + 2d, . in which the ‘terms increase by a fixed amount (the common difference d). a is the first term © The mh erm 7,=0+(0— hd ©The sum of m terms §, = $124 + n~ 1d) = $(@+ L where Lie the lst team ng added # a,b,c re consecutive tems of an AP, is the arithmetic mean of and b= kato). (© Geometric progression (GP): a sequence a ar, ar, ..in which each term is ‘muliplied by 2 constant (the common ratio 7). ais the frst term. © The mh erm 7, = a The su of trms 5, = SS = 252, eer frm cn be wed. © Ifa, b, cate consecutive terms of a GP, b isthe geometric mean of a and c. b= Nac ©. Provided -1 << 1, a GP will have a sum to infinity S_ which is the limit of S, when n> =, = 74 REVISION EXERCISE 13 (Answers on page 636.) a 1 The Sth and 12th terms of an AP are 2 and 23 respectively. Find (@) the 9th term, (b) the sum ofthe frst 20 terms. 2 There are 20 terms in an AP. The sum of the first 10 terms is SS and the sum of the ast 10 terms is 355. Find the first term and the common difference, 3 Ifthe 9th term of an AP is 3 times the 3rd term and the sum of the first 10 terms is 110, find the frst term and the common difference. 4 What is the greatest number of terms of the AP 40, 45, $0... which can be added if the total is not to exceed $002? 5 Find the sum of all the multiples of 3 between S and 91 6 Inan AP the sum of the firs three terms is 12 and their product is 28, Find the possible values of the first term and the common difference. 7 ‘The numbers x-+ 3, St-+3 and Ie +3 (x #0) are three consecutive terms of a GP. Find the value of x and the common ratio. 28 5 (@) The sum ofthe ist 8 tems of an arithmetic pogressons 24 and the sm of he first 18 tenms is 90. Calculate the value ofthe seventh term, (0) A geometric progression witha pstive common rat is such thatthe sr ofthe fist 2 tes 6 174 and the third term i 4. Calculate the vale ofthe sommn t © 9 (a) An arithmetic progression contains 20 terms. Given thatthe &th term is 25 and ‘thatthe sum ofthe last 8 torms is 404, calculate the sum of the first 8 terms, (©) The frst term of a geometric progression exceeds the second term by 2, and the ‘sum of the second and third terms is $. Caleulate the possible values of the fist torm and of the common ratio of the ‘progression. Given further that all the terms of the progression are positive, calculate the sum to infinity. © 10 (a) ‘The firs term ofan arithmetic progression is 2. The sum of the fist 8 terms is 58 ‘and the sum of the whole series is 325. Calculate i) the common difference, (ji) the number of terms (ii the last term, (&) The frst he terms of a geometric progression are x +5, x+ 1, x Calculate Gi the value of x, (i) the common ratio, (ii) the sum to infinity. (C) 11 (a) A length of 200 cm is divided into 25 sections whose lengths arc in arithmetic progression. Given that the sum of the lengths of the 3 smallest sections is 4.2 em, find the length of the largest section. (®) An infinite geometric progression has a finite sum. Given thatthe first term is 18 ‘and that the sum of the first 3 terms is 38, ealculate the value of (i) the common ratio, (i) the sum to infinity. © 12 In an AP, the 15th torm is double the 9th term. If also the som of the frst 15 and the sum of the first 9 terms added together is 279, find the fist term and the common difference. 13 Deliveries from a warehouse are reduced each week by 10%. Inthe first week 2000 loads were taken. Assuming that this operation can continue indefinitely, find () the ‘maximum numberof loads in the warehouse. If itis decided to stop the operation as soon as the number of loads taken falls below 400, find (i) the number of weeks the ‘operation was in action, (ii) dhe total number of loads taken and (iv) the percentage of the maximum left in the warehouse. 14 Wt percentage ofthe sum nity isthe sum of 10 terms ofthe GP 1 + 08 + Dt 7 Find the east vale of for wbih te su fm erm ies om Ce sum ont by les than OL 1S ris the eommon to of a GP (1 arte um of he is tems is tes the Sum off fi 2 es. Pid the posible vals of 16 The poive umber p, 6 and gare thee consecutive tems of GP. p und ar also the Sand th teem spectively of an AP whose conmon ferences 24 Find the possible values ofp and andthe conmon rai of te GP. 309 17 Given thatthe frst term of an AP is 1 and that the sum of first terms is w, find the AP. 18 Three successive terms of a GP are I, sin @ and cos 0 where 0.<@

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