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Subject: Mathematics AI SL (Geometric Sequences and Series)

Unit: 1
Date: 30/01/2024

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1. A geometric sequence has a first term of and a fourth term of 9.
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(a) Find the common ratio.
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(b) Write down the second term of this sequence.

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(c) The sum of the first 𝑘 terms is greater than 2500.

Find the smallest possible value of 𝑘.
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2. Mia baked a very large apple pie that she cuts into slices to share with her friends.
The smallest slice is cut first. The volume of each successive slice of pie forms a
geometric sequence.
The second smallest slice has a volume of 30 cm3 . The fifth smallest slice has a
volume of 240 cm3 .
(a) Find the common ratio of the sequence.
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(b) Find the volume of the smallest slice of pie.

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(c) The apple pie has a volume of 61 425 cm3 .

Find the total number of slices Mia can cut from this pie.
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3. Kristi’s house is located on a long straight road which traverses east–west. The
road can be modelled by the equation 𝑦 = 0, and her home is located at the origin
(0, 0).
She is training for a marathon by running from her home to a point on the road and
then returning to her home by bus.
• The first day Kristi runs 2 kilometres east to point A(2, 0).
• The second day Kristi runs west to point B.
• The third day Kristi runs 4.5 kilometres east to point C(4.5, 0).
This information is represented in the following diagram.

Each day Kristi increases the distance she runs. The point she reaches each day can
be represented by an 𝑥-coordinate. These 𝑥-coordinates form a geometric sequence.
On the 6th day, Kristi runs to point F.
(a) Show that the common ratio, 𝑟, is −1.5.
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(b) Find the location of point F.
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(c) Find the total distance Kristi runs during the first 7 days of training.
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4. A ball is dropped from a height of 1.8 metres and bounces on the ground. The
maximum height reached by the ball, after each bounce, is 85% of the previous
maximum height.

(a) Show that the maximum height reached by the ball after it has bounced for the
sixth time is 68 cm, to the nearest cm.
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(b) Find the number of times, after the first bounce, that the maximum height
reached is greater than 10 cm.
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(c) Find the total vertical distance travelled by the ball from the point at which it is
dropped until the fourth bounce.
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