DHAIRIK SIR MARK: 47

GRADE: 11 (IB SL) TIME: 75 MIN

TOPIC: AP and TRIGONOMERTY DATE: 29/5/2022

1. An arithmetic sequence is given by 3, 5, 7, …..

(a) Write down the value of the common difference, d. [01]
(b) Find: [04]
(I) 𝑢10 ;
(II) 𝑆10 .

(c) Given that 𝑢𝑛 = 253, find the value of n. [02]

2. In an arithmetic sequence, 𝑢4 = 12, 𝑢11 = −9.

(a) Find the common difference. [02]
(b) Find the first term. [02]
(c) Find the sum of the first 11 terms in the sequence. [02]

3. The first three terms of a geometric sequence are 𝑢1 = 0.8, 𝑢2 = 2.4, 𝑢3 = 7.2
(a) Find the value of the common ratio, r. [02]
(b) Find the value of 𝑆8 . [02]
(c) Find the least value of n such that 𝑆𝑛 > 35 000. [03]

4. On 1st of January 2022, Grace invests $P in an account that pays a nominal annual interest rate of
6%, compounded quarterly.
The amount of money in Grace’s account at the end of each year follows a geometric sequence
with common ratio, α.
(a) Find the value of α, giving your answer to four significant figures. [03]
Grace makes no further deposits or withdrawals from the account.
(b) Find the year in which the amount of money in Grace’s account will become triple the amount
she invested. [03]

5. Jack rides his bike to work each morning. During the first minute, he travels 160 meters. In each
subsequent minute, he travels 80% of the distance travelled during the previous minute.
The distance from his home to work is 750 metres. Jack leaves his house at 8 : 30 am and must be
at work at 8 : 40 am.
Will Jack arrive to work on time? Justify your answer. [06]

6. The third term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to 7 and the sum of the first 8 terms is 20. Find
the common difference and the first term. [05]

7. The sum of the first three terms of a geometric sequence is 81. 3 and the sum of the infinite
sequence is 300. Find the common ratio. [06]
8. The 1st, 5th and 13th terms of an arithmetic sequence, with common difference d, d ≠ 0, are the first
three terms of a geometric sequence, with common ratio r, r ≠ 1. Given that 1st terms of both
sequence is 12, find the value of d and the value of r. [06]

9. It is known that the number of trees in a small forest will decrease by 5% each year unless some
new trees are planted. At the end of each year, 600 new trees are planted to the forest. At the start
of 2021, there are 8200 tress in the forest.
(a) Show that there will be roughly 9060 trees in the forest at the start of 2026. [04]
(b) Find the approximate number of trees in the forest at the start of 2041. [04]