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Questions

Q1.

(i) Show that

(4)
(ii) A sequence u1, u2, u3, ... is defined by

Find the exact value of

(3)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

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Q2.

A sequence of numbers a1, a2, a3, ... is defined by

where k is a constant.

Given that

• the sequence is a periodic sequence of order 3

• a1 = 2

(a) show that

k2 + k − 2 = 0
(3)
(b) For this sequence explain why k ≠ 1
(1)
(c) Find the value of

(3)
(Total for question = 7 marks)
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Q3.

In this question you should show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

A company made a profit of £20 000 in its first year of trading, Year 1

A model for future trading predicts that the yearly profit will increase by 8% each year, so
that the yearly profits will form a geometric sequence.

According to the model,

(a) show that the profit for Year 3 will be £23 328
(1)
(b) find the first year when the yearly profit will exceed £65 000
(3)
(c) find the total profit for the first 20 years of trading, giving your answer to the nearest
£1000
(2)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

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Q4.

In an arithmetic series

• the first term is 16

• the 21st term is 24

(a) Find the common difference of the series.

(2)
(b) Hence find the sum of the first 500 terms of the series.
(2)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

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Q5.

Show that

(Total for question = 3 marks)

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Q6.

In a geometric series the common ratio is r and sum to n terms is Sn

Given

show that r = ± , where k is an integer to be found.

(4)

(Total for question = 4 marks)

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Q7.

A competitor is running a 20 kilometre race.

She runs each of the first 4 kilometres at a steady pace of 6 minutes per kilometre.
After the first 4 kilometres, she begins to slow down.

In order to estimate her finishing time, the time that she will take to complete each
subsequent kilometre is modelled to be 5% greater than the time that she took to complete
the previous kilometre.

Using the model,

(a) show that her time to run the first 6 kilometres is estimated to be 36 minutes 55 seconds,
(2)
(b) show that her estimated time, in minutes, to run the r th kilometre, for 5 ≤ r ≤ 20, is

6 × 1.05r – 4
(1)
(c) estimate the total time, in minutes and seconds, that she will take to complete the race.
(4)

(Total for question = 7 marks)

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Q8.

A car has six forward gears.

The fastest speed of the car

• in 1st gear is 28 km h–1

• in 6th gear is 115 km h–1

Given that the fastest speed of the car in successive gears is modelled by an
arithmetic sequence,

(a) find the fastest speed of the car in 3rd gear.

(3)
Given that the fastest speed of the car in successive gears is modelled by a
geometric sequence,

(b) find the fastest speed of the car in 5th gear.

(3)

(Total for question = 6 marks)

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Q9.

In this question you must show all stages of your working.

Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.

A geometric series has common ratio r and first term a.

Given r ≠ 1 and a ≠ 0

(a) prove that

(4)
Given also that S10 is four times S5

(b) find the exact value of r.

(4)

(Total for question = 8 marks)

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