MTH 1643 – Business Mathematics

Tutorial 1

Submission Date: 14 July 2017 (Friday)

1) Given the sequence: 150, 275, 400, 525, ..., find

(a) the 10th term, (4 marks)
(b) the 15th term, (3 marks)
(c) the sum of terms from 5th to the 12th inclusive. (8 marks)

2) The second and sixth terms of an arithmetic sequence are 1 and 27 respectively. Find
(a) the first term and the common difference, (10 marks)
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(b) the 10 term, (3 marks)
(c) the sum of the first 16 terms. (3 marks)

3) Determine the number of terms in the sequence -16, -12, -8, ..., 60. (4 marks)

4) In an arithmetic sequence, the sum of the first twelve terms is 156 and the 4th term is 8. Find
(a) the first term and the common difference, (11 marks)
(b) the sum of the first 16 terms. (3 marks)

5) The third term of an arithmetic sequence is less than the fourth term by three. The 7th term is
twice the 5th term. Find the common difference and the first term. (9 marks)

6) Given a sequence: 6,12, 24, 48, ..., 3 072.

(a) State the type of sequence. Justify your answer. (3 marks)
(b) Find the number of terms in the sequence. (5 marks)
(c) Find the sum of the first eight terms. (3 marks)

7) The third term and sixth term of a geometric sequence are 2 and 16 respectively. Find
(a) the first term and the common ratio, (9 marks)
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(b) the 11 term, (3 marks)
(c) the sum of the first six terms. (3 marks)

8) The price of an item is expected to increase 10% yearly. If the current price is RM 300, find its
expected price after five years. (5 marks)

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9) Given a sequence: , , , ⋯ , 2 187, find the number of terms in the sequence. (5 marks)
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10) In a geometric sequence, the 8th term exceeds the 6th term by 4. Find the first term if the
common ratio is 2. (6 marks)