Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MAA SL 1.3-1.6 SEQUENCES - Solutions
MAA SL 1.3-1.6 SEQUENCES - Solutions
ARITHMETIC SEQUENCES
A. Practice questions
7. (a) u1 = 7, d = 2.5
u41 = u1 + (n – 1)d = 7 + (41 – 1)2.5= 107
n
(b) S101 = [2u1 + (n – 1)d]
2
101 101( 264)
= [2(7) + (101 – 1)2.52] = = 13332
2 2
5
8. S5 = {2 + 32} = 85
2
OR
a = 2, a + 4d = 32 4d = 30d = 7.5
5 5
S5 = (4 + 4(7.5)) = (4 + 30) = 85
2 2
9. (a) u3 u1 2 d 8 = 2 + 2d d = 3
(b) u20 = 2 + 19 × 3 = 59
20 20
(c) S20 = (2 + 59) = 610 OR S20 = (2 × 2 + 19 × 3) = 610
2 2
35
10. u 4 40 5 + 3d = 40 d =
3
35 2 50
u2 = 5 + = 16 or
3 3 3
20
11. (a) {2(–7) + 19d} = 620 d = 4
2
(b) u78 = –7 + 77(4) = 301
1
12. (a) (i) –37 = u1 + 20d
–3 = u1 + 3d
–34 = 17d d = –2
(ii) –3 = u1 – 6 u1 = 3
(b) u10 = 3 + 9 × –2 = –15
10
S10 = (3 + (–15)) = –60
2
13. METHOD 1
40(u1 106)
substituting into formula for S40 : 1900 = u1 = –11
2
substituting into formula for u40 : 106 = –11 + 39d d = 3
METHOD 2
substituting into formulas for S40 and u40
20(2u1 + 39d) = 1900
u1 + 39d = 106
Solution: u1 = –11, d = 3
14. (a) d=3
u101 = 2 + 100 3 = 302
(b) 152 = 2 + (n 1) 3 150 = (n 1) 3 50 = n 1 n = 51
2
20. (a) u1 S1 7
(b) u2 S 2 u1 18 7 11
d 11 7 4
(c) u4 u1 ( n 1) d 7 3(4)
u4 19
25. (a) 3, 6, 9
20
20
(b) (i) sum of an AP 3n 2 2 3 20 1 3 = 630
n 1
(ii) METHOD 1
100
100
3n = 2 3 99 3,=,15150
n 1 2
100
METHOD 2
first term is 63, the number of terms is 80
100
80
63 300,14520
3n 14520
n 21 2
3
26. (a) u1 = 1, u2 = –1, u3 = –3
20
(b) S20 = (2 × 1 + 19 × –2) (= 10(2 – 38)) = –360
2
GEOMETRIC SEQUENCES
A. Practice questions
28. (a) 5120 (b) 10230 (c) 10x2n-1 (=5x2n) (d) 20480
29. (a) 0.0195 (b) 19.98 (c) 20 (d) 0.000610
30. (a) 2 (b) 80 (c) 5115 (d) 9
31. (a) 5/3 (b) 5/7
32. (a) 2500(1.05)7 , 2500(1.025)14 , 2500(1.0125)28 (b) 15
33. (i) 2046 (ii) 1
34. (a) 30 (b) 20
1
36. (a) (0.2)
5
1
9
1 7 1
(b) (i) u10 25 = 0.0000128 OR ,1.28 10 5 ,
5 5 78125
n 1
1
(ii) u n 25
5
125
(c) S= 31.25 31.3 to 3 s f
4
2
37. (a) r=
3
(b) u15 = 1.39
(c) S = 1215
4
54 162 486
38. (a) 3 hence geometric
18 54 162
(b) (i) r=3
un = 18 3n 1
(ii) 18 3 n 1 = 1062882
n = 11
1800 1800
39. (a) dividing two terms e.g. ,
3000 1080
r = 0.6
(b) u10 = 3000( 0.6)9 = 30.2 (exact value 30.233088)
3000
(c) S = 1875
1 .6
16 1
40. (a) r=
32 2
6 1
1
(b) u6 = 32 × OR 32, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1
2
u6 = 1
32
(c) S ∞= ,= 64
1
1
2
1 3
41. (a) u4 = r
81
1 3 1
r r=3
81 3
(b) METHOD 1
1 n
(3 1)
81 40; n > 7.9888...
2
n=8
METHOD 2
if n = 7, sum = 13.49...; if n = 8, sum = 40.49...
n = 8 (is the smallest value)
Extra question
S7 = 13.49 S8 = 40.49
8 4 2
42. u3 = 8 8 = 18r2 r2 = r =
18 9 3
u1
S ,
1 r
54
S 54 , ( 10.8)
5
Extra question
18, 12, 8, 16/3, 32/9 and 18, -12, 8, -16/3, 32/9
5
2
u 3 2 3 2
43. S= 1 = =
1 r 2 3 5 5
1
3
2
44. u1 = –12 and r =
3
12 36
S = = or – 7.2
2 5
1
3
7
45. (a) 2
r 4
r
2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 (accept 16 + 32 + 64 + 128)
r 4
r 1
r 1
2( 2 30 1)
S30 = = 2147483646
2 1
30
2
r 4
r
= 2147483646 – (2 + 4 + 8) = 2147483632
6
C. Past paper questions (LONG)
360 240 3
48. (a) r= = 1.5
240 160 2
(b) 2002 is the 13th year.
u13 = 160(1.5)13–1 = 20759 (Accept 20760 or 20800.)
(c) 5000 = 160(1.5)n–1
49. Note: Throughout this question, the first and last terms are interchangeable.
(a) u1 = 1, n = 20, u20 = 20 (u1 = 1, n = 20, d = 1)
S20 =
1 20 20 (or S
20
2 119 1)
2 2
S20 = 210
(b) Let there be n cans in bottom row
Sn = 3240
1 n n 3240 n2 + n 6480 = 0
2
n = 80 or n = 81
n = 80
(c) (i) S=
1 n n 2S = n2 + n n2 + n 2S = 0
2
(ii) METHOD 1
7
1
50. (a) (i) Area B = , area C = 64
16
1 1
16 1 64 1 (Ratio is the same.)
(ii)
1 4 1 4
4 16
1
(iii) Common ratio =
4
1 1 5
(b) (i) Total area (S2) = = (= 0.3125) (0.313, 3 s.f.)
4 16 16
1 1
8
1
4 4
(ii) Required area = S8 = = 0.333328 2(471...) = 0.333328 (6 s.f.)
1
1
4
1
1
(c) Sum to infinity = 4 =
1 3
1
4
x = 5
1
(d) (i) r=
2
8
(ii) S= S = 16
1
1
2