1.

81 A geometric sequence u1, u2, u3, ... has u1 = 27 and a sum to infinity of 2 .
(a) Find the common ratio of the geometric sequence.
(2)

An arithmetic sequence v1, v2, v3, ... is such that v2 = u2 and v4 = u4.

( )

Find the greatest !a"ue of N such that

v
n =1

>#

.
(5) (Total 7 marks)

2.

An arithmetic sequence has first term a and common difference d, d $ #. %he 3rd, 4th and 7th terms of the arithmetic sequence are the first three terms of a geometric sequence.

(a)

&ho' that a =

3 d 2 .
(3)

( )

&ho' that the 4th term of the geometric sequence is the 1(th term of the arithmetic sequence.
(5) (Total 8 marks)

3.

)n the arithmetic series 'ith nth term un, it is gi!en that u4 = 7 and u* = 22. Find the minimum !a"ue of n so that u1 + u2 + u3 + ... + un , 1# ###.
(Total 5 marks)

4.

%'o -"ayers, A and ., a"ternate"y thro' a fair si/0sided dice, 'ith A starting, unti" one of them o tains a si/. Find the -ro a i"ity that A o tains the first si/.
(Total 7 marks)

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5.

Find the sum of a"" three1digit natura" num ers that are not e/act"y di!isi "e y 3.
(Total 5 marks)

6.

2onsider the arithmetic sequence 8, 2(, 44, .... (a) Find an e/-ression for the nth term.
(1)

( )

3rite do'n the sum of the first n terms using sigma notation.
(1)

(c)

2a"cu"ate the sum of the first 14 terms.

(2) (Total 4 marks)

7.

%he mean of the first ten terms of an arithmetic sequence is (. %he mean of the first t'enty terms of the arithmetic sequence is 1(. Find the !a"ue of the 14 th term of the sequence.
(Total 6 marks)

8.

%he sum, Sn, of the first n terms of a geometric sequence, 'hose nth term is un, is gi!en y

7n an
Sn = (a) Find an e/-ression for un.
(2)

7n

, 'here a , #.

( )

Find the first term and common ratio of the sequence.

(4)

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(c)

2onsider the sum to infinity of the sequence. (i) (ii) 5etermine the !a"ues of a such that the sum to infinity e/ists. Find the sum to infinity 'hen it e/ists.
(2) (Total 8 marks)

9.

(a)

2onsider the set of num ers a, 2a, 3a, ..., na 'here a and n are -ositi!e integers.

(i) (ii)

a ( n + 1) 2 &ho' that the e/-ression for the mean of this set is .

6et a = 4. Find the minimum !a"ue of n for 'hich the sum of these num ers e/ceeds its mean y more than 1##.
(6)

( )

2onsider no' the set of num ers x1, ... , xm, y1, ... , y1, ... , yn 'here xi = # for i = 1, ... , m and yi = 1 for i = 1, ... , n.

(i)

n &ho' that the mean M of this set is gi!en y m + n and the standard de!iation mn S y m+n .
7i!en that M = S, find the !a"ue of the median.
(11) (Total 17 marks)

(ii)

10.

(a)

%he sum of the first si/ terms of an arithmetic series is 81. %he sum of its first e"e!en terms is 231. Find the first term and the common difference.
(6)

( )

%he sum of the first t'o terms of a geometric series is 1 and the sum of its first four terms is 4. )f a"" of its terms are -ositi!e, find the first term and the common ratio.
(5)

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(c)

%he rth term of a ne' series is defined as the -roduct of the rth term of the arithmetic series and the rth term of the geometric series a o!e. &ho' that the rth term of this ne' series is (r + 1)2r01.
(3)

(d)

8sing mathematica" induction, -ro!e that

(r + 1)2
r =1

r 1

= n2 n , n

.
(7) (Total 21 marks)

11.

A circu"ar disc is cut into t'e"!e sectors 'hose areas are in an arithmetic sequence. %he ang"e of the "argest sector is t'ice the ang"e of the sma""est sector. Find the si9e of the ang"e of the sma""est sector.
(Total 5 marks)

12.

%he common ratio of the terms in a geometric series is 2 x. (a) &tate the set of !a"ues of x for 'hich the sum to infinity of the series e/ists.
(2)

( )

)f the first term of the series is 34, find the !a"ue of x for 'hich the sum to infinity is 4#.
(4) (Total 6 marks)

13.

(a)

Find the sum of the infinite geometric sequence 27, :*, 3, :1, ... .
(3)

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( )

8se mathematica" induction to -ro!e that for n

a 1 r n . a + ar + ar2 + ... + arn01 = 1 r

(7) (Total 10 marks)

14.

An 81 metre ro-e is cut into n -ieces of increasing "engths that form an arithmetic sequence 'ith a common difference of d metres. 7i!en that the "engths of the shortest and "ongest -ieces are 1.4 metres and 7.4 metres res-ecti!e"y, find the !a"ues of n and d.
(Total 4 marks)

15.

A geometric sequence has a first term of 2 and a common ratio of 1.#4. Find the !a"ue of the sma""est term that is greater than 4##.
(Total 5 marks)

16.

(a)

&ho' that p = 2 is a so"ution to the equation p3 + p2 0 4p 2 = #.

(2)

( )

Find the !a"ues of a and b such that p3 + p2 0 4p 2 = (p 2)(p2 + ap + b).

(4)

(c)

;ence find the other t'o roots to the equation p3 + p2 4p 2 = #.

(3)

(d)

An arithmetic sequence has p as its common difference. A"so, a geometric sequence has p as its common ratio. .oth sequences ha!e 1 as their first term. (i) 3rite do'n, in terms of p, the first four terms of each sequence.

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(ii)

)f the sum of the third and fourth terms of the arithmetic sequence is equa" to the sum of the third and fourth terms of the geometric sequence, find the three -ossi "e !a"ues of p.

(iii)

For 'hich !a"ue of p found in (d)(ii) does the sum to infinity of the terms of the geometric sequence e/ist<

(i!)

For the same !a"ue p, find the sum of the first 2# terms of the arithmetic sequence, 'riting your ans'er in the form a + b c , 'here a, b, c .
(13) (Total 22 marks)

17.

A sum of = 4### is in!ested at a com-ound interest rate of (.3 > -er annum. (a) 3rite do'n an e/-ression for the !a"ue of the in!estment after n fu"" years.
(1)

( )

3hat 'i"" e the !a"ue of the in!estment at the end of fi!e years<
(1)

(c)

%he !a"ue of the in!estment 'i"" e/ceed =1# ### after n fu"" years. (i) (ii) 3rite an inequa"ity to re-resent this information. 2a"cu"ate the minimum !a"ue of n.
(4) (Total 6 marks)

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