National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016

Solutions for Term 3 Revision Quiz (Sequences & Series, Arithmetic & Geometric Series)

Suggested Solutions Marks

1 (i) 1 1
ur 1  ur 1  
 r  1  r  1
3 3

 r  1   r  1
3 3
M1:  r  1 r  1 
3

 r  1 r  1 
3

r 3
 
 3r 2  3r  1  r 3  3r 2  3r  1  M1:
 
r 3  3r 2  3r  1 
 
3
r 2 1

 r 3  3r 2  3r  1 
6r  2 2
 (shown)
r 
3
2
1
1 (ii) n
3r 2  1 1 n 6r 2  2
  
r  2 r  2  r 2  13
3
r 2
2
1
1 n 1 n
  ur 1  ur 1 
2 r 2
M1:  ur 1  ur 1 
2 r 2
 u1 u3  M1: Applying method of
  differences.
 u 2 u 4 
 
 u3 u5 
1
   
2 
  un  3 un 1 
 
 u n  2 un 
 
 un 1 un 1 
1
 u1  u2  un  un1 
2
1 1 1 1 
 1   3  
2  8 n  n  13 
 
1 9 1 1 
   3  A1
2  8 n  n  13 
 

1 (iii) n
3(r  1) 2  1
 3
r 3  (r  1) 2  1
n 1
3s 2  1
 M1: Letting r – 1 = s.
s 
3
s 2
2
1
1 9 1 1
    3 A1
2  8 (n  1) n 
3

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Suggested Solutions Marks

1 1
As n   , 3  0 and 0.
 n  1
3
n

3(r  1)2  1 1 9  9
 3
 
2 8
 0  0 
 16 B1
r 3 (r  1)  1
2

2 (i) Tn  7.5   n  1 0.8  6.7  0.8n B1

2 (ii) n M1 : using correct AP sum
Sn   2  7.5    n  1 0.8  475
2 formula
n
  2  7.5    n  1 0.8  475
2
M1 : correct attempt to solve
inequality
 n 14.2  0.8n   950
 0.8n 2  14.2n  950  0

Solving, 0.8n 2  14.2n  950  0

14.2  14.2   4  0.8  950 

2

n
1.6
Hence n  26.7, i.e. minimum number of training A1 : 27 (“Least or minimum
number” MUST be stated)
sessions is 27
5
2 (iii) 6 M1 : GP term formula
T6  x    14.93
5
 x  6  nearest integer  A1 : x = 6
2 (iv)  6  n  M1 : using correct GP sum
6    1 formula
 5    6  n 
Gn   30    1  6  n 
6  5   A1 : 30    1
1
5  5  
N N  6  n 
 Gn   30    1
n 1 n 1
 5  
 N  6 n N 
 30       1
 n 1  5  n 1 
 6   6 N  
     1  M1 : simplifying with sigma
 5  5  
N
 30  
notation
6 
 1 
 5 
 
   6 N  
 30  6     1   30 N
  5  
  
A1
 6GN  30 N

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