EXERCISES [MAI 1.

7]
INFINITE SERIES
SOLUTIONS
Compiled by: Christos Nikolaidis

A. Paper 1 questions (SHORT)

1. (a) 10  0.5 n 1 (= 20  0.5 n )

(b) 0.000610
(c) 19.999981
(d) 20

2. (a) 5/3 (b) 5/7

4( 4 6  1) 0.25(1  0.25 6 ) 0.25 1
3. (a)  5460 (b)  0.333252 (c) 
4 1 1  0.25 1  0.25 3
4. (a) u10 = 3(0.9)9
3 3
(b) S= = = 30
1  0.9 0.1
1
5. (a) (= 0.2)
5
9 n 1
1 1
(b) (i) u10  25  = 0.0000128 (ii) u n  25 
5 5
125
(c) S=  31.25
4
2
6. (a) r=
3
(b) u15 = 1.39
(c) S = 1215

1800 3000
7. r -=  =  0.6 S = 1875
3000 1.6
16  1 
8. (a) r=  
32  2 
6 1
1
(b) u6 =32 ×   ,=1
2
32
(c) S∞ = = 64
1
1
2
1 27 81
9. r=  S 
1
  20.25
3 4
1
3

1
 2
u 3 2 3 2
10. S= 1  =  =
1 r  2 3 5 5
1  
 3
8  4 2
11. u3 = u1r2 = 8  8 = 18r2  r2 =    r = 
18  9  3
u1 54
S  , S   54 or S   (= 10.8)
1 r 5
 12  36
12. S = = or – 7.2
 2 5
1  
 3
13.

u1 18 27
(b) S   
1 r 1 2
1
3
1
14. r , u1  20
2
u1
15. u1 + u1r = 15  u1(1 + r) = 15;  27
1 r
15
1 – r2 =
27
2
(i) r=
3
1
(ii) u1 = 27 × =9
3

u1 u (1  r 4 )
16. S   32 and S 4  1  30
1 r 1 r

30 15 1 1
Divide S 4 by S  : 1  r 4    r4   r  and so u1  16
32 16 16 2
16(1  0.5 8 )
S   S 8  32   32  32(1  0.5 8 )  32  0.5 8  0.0125
1  0.5

2
 2 3
2 2 2
17. k+ k    k    k + ......... = 1
3 3 3
 
 
1  = 1 so k = 1
k
 2 3
1  
 3

x 1 2 x  8
18. (a)   x2 + 2x + 1 = 2x2 + 2x  24  x2 = 25  x = 5 or x = 5
x  3 x 1
1
(b) For x = 5, r = so the series converges (while for x = 5, r = 3)
2
8
(c) S= = 16
1
1
2
2x 3
19. (a) –1 < < 1. This gives –1.5 < x < 1.5 or x<
3 2
1
(b) When x = 1.2, the common ratio is r = 0.8 and the sum is =5
1  0.8
5
20. (a) r  4  3 x  1  4  3 x  1  1  x 
3
0.8 4
(b) x  1.2  u1  0.8 r  0.4 , S   
0.6 3

B. Paper 2 questions (LONG)

1
21. (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  
 = 0.333328 (6 s.f.)
(ii) Required area = S8 =
1
1
4
1
4 1
(c) Sum to infinity = =
1 3
1
4

3
22. (a) (i) PQ = AP 2  AQ 2 = 22  22 = 42  = 2 2 cm

(ii) Area of PQRS = (2 2 ) (2 2 ) =8 cm2

(b) (i) Side of third square =  2   2

2 2
= 4 = 2 cm
2
Area of third square = 4 cm
8 4 1
(ii) r=    geometric progression
16 8 2
10
10 1 16 1
(c) (i) u11 = u1r = 16   = = ( = 0.015625 = 0.0156, 3 s.f.)
2 1024 64
u 16
(ii) S = 1 = = 32
1– r 1– 1
2
23. (a) Let p = 1.77, p = – 0.5, p = – 2.27
(b) Geometric sequence: 4, 4p, 4p2 , 4p3
(c) Arithmetic sequence: 4, 4 + 5p, 4 + 10p, 4 + 15p
(d) 4p2 + 4p3= 4 + (4 + 15p)  4p3 + 4p2 – 15p – 8 = 0
So the values are as in (a): p = 1.77, p = – 0.5, p = – 2.27
4
(e) For p = – 0.5, S   8
1  0.5
e10  1
24. (a) G.S. u1  1 , r  e S10 
e 1
1
1
1 e10  e10  1 
(b) G.S. u1  1 , r  S10   
e 1  e10  e 9 
1  
e
1 1 e
(c) r < 1 S  
e 1 e 1
1
e
1 1 1 1
(d)  2 1 ex   ex  (i) x  ln (  ln 0.5 ) (ii) x  0.693
1 ex 2 2 2

25. (a) The series in fact is log x  2 log x  3 log x  ⋯

so there is a common difference d  log x

(b) u1  log 3 , d  log 3 , S10 

10
2
 
log 3  log 310  511 log 3  55 log 3 = 26.2

(c) There is a common ratio r  log x

log 3(1  log 3 )

10
(d) u1  log 3 , r  log 3 , S10  = 0.912
1  log 3

1
(e) r  log 3  0.477  1 , S    1.91
1  log 3