1.

0 Title of Project
Solving arithmetic progression and geometric progression problems.
2.0 Part A
2.1 The areas of the right-angled triangles in the following diagram form an arithmetic progression.
IB

Proof
7, = Area of the first triangle
= -x20x!5
2
= 150 cm
2

T
2
= Area of the second triangle
= -x25x!5 2
= 187.5 cm
2

7^= Areaof the tkird
= -x30x]5 =
225 cm
2



T
2
- 7] = 187.5 -150 = 37.5 cm
2
T
3
-T
2
= 225 -187.5 = 37.5 cm
2



Since T
2
-T
}
=T
3
-T
2
= 37.5 (a constant), then the area of the triangles form an arithmetic
progression.
2.2 The length of each side of a square is 100 cm. Its area is denoted by A
l
. When each side of the
square is halved, the new square formed has an area of A
2
and hence, the areas A
3
, A^,... can be
obtained using the same procedure as shown in the diagram below.

A,.



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