Name: ______________________ Math 10E

Assignment
Sequences & Series (Chapter 7)

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all of the questions in the spaces provided. Clearly show all
your work using correct mathematical notation. State your final answers clearly.
Give answers exactly or to 3 sig. figs.

1. The following table shows four series of numbers. One of these series is geometric, one of the
series is arithmetic and the other two are neither geometric nor arithmetic.

(a) Complete the table by stating the type of series that is shown. (3)

Series Type of series

(i) 11  121  12321  1234321  …
3 9 27
(ii) 1   …
4 16 64
(iii) 0.9  0.875  0.85  0.825  0.8  …
1 2 3 4 5
(iv)     
2 3 4 5 6

(b) The geometric series can be summed to infinity. Find this sum. (3)

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2. Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence, whose first three terms are u1,
u2 and u3. It is known that S1 = 9, and S2 = 25.

(a) Write down u1. (1)

(b) Calculate the common difference of the sequence. (2)

(c) Calculate u4. (2)

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3. An arithmetic sequence is given by 5, 8, 11, ….

(a) Write down the value of d (1)

(b) Find (4)

(i) u100 ;
(ii) S100 .

(c) Given that un=1502 , find the value of n . (2)

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Name: ______________________ Math 10E

4. Will added the multiples of 3, from 3 to 3768 and found that

3 + 6 + 9 + … + 3768 = s.

Calculate s.

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5. (a) Consider the geometric sequence −3, 6, −12, 24, ….

(i) Write down the common ratio.

(ii) Find the 20th term.

(3)

Consider the sequence x − 3, x +1, 2x + 8, ….

(b) When x = 5, the sequence is geometric.

(i) Write down the first three terms.

(ii) Find the common ratio.

(2)

(c) Find the other value of x for which the sequence is geometric.
(3)

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6. $2000 is invested at the beginning of each year for 10 years.

The rate of interest is fixed at 6% per annum. Interest is compounded annually.

Calculate, giving your answers to the nearest dollar

(a) how much the first $2000 is worth at the end of the ten years; (1)

(b) the total value of the investments at the end of the ten years. (3)

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7. Consider an infinite geometric sequence with u1 = 40 and r = 0.5.

a) (i) Find u4 .
(ii) Find the sum of the infinite sequence. [4]

b) Consider an arithmetic sequence with n terms, with first term −36 and eighth term −8.

(i) Find the common difference.

(ii) Show that Sn = 2n2 − 38n [5]

c) The sum of the infinite geometric sequence is equal to twice the sum of the arithmetic sequence. Find n

[5]

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(Total 14 marks)
END OF ASSIGNMENT
Total: 49