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She saves £5 in week 1, £5.25 in week 2,% £5.50 in week 3 and so on until she has enough money, in total, 10 buy the computer. She decides to model her savings using either an arithmetic series or a geometric series, Using the information given, (a) G)_ state with a reason whether an arithmetic series or « geometric series should be used, i) write down an expression, in terms of 2, for the amount, in pounds (£), saved in week n. @) Given that the computer Adina wants to buy costs £350 (b) find the number of weeks it will take for Adina to save enough money to buy the computer. a Question Scheme Mey Marks 1 (i) There is a common difference (no common ratio) and so an arithmet | series sould be used, BI Gi) )=54(a=D"a" oF (u)=Sen"d™ vs (u,)=54+0.25(n=1) oe al @B) 0) | Need 5, =2 245+ (n-1)2028) 2580 MAI 0.25n? +9.75n >700= (n +195) =19.5" > 2800 n = MI $0 37 weeks. AL (4) (7 marks)A sequence a,,a,, 4, ... is defined by where p is a constant. 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(a) Show that I1p?— 10p — 225 ~ 0 @ (b) Hence show that p= 5 @) (c) Find the common ratio of this series. @) (@) Find the sum of the first ten terms of the series, giving your answer to the nearest integer. 6)54a) @) © @ a= 4p, ar=(3p+15) and ar? =5p+20 Sp+20_3p+i5 4 or 4p(5p+20)=(3p+15)° or equivalent 3p=l 1p(Sp+20)=(3p+15) or ea (Se See (3p +15) =9p? +90p+225 2p? +80p = 9p" +90p +225 > I1p*-10p-225=0 * (p-5)(Ip +45) sop= 3xS5415 Sx5+20 or 4x5 3x5 415 BI MI MI Alt a) MI Al Q) MI Al Q) MAIR AL4. The first term of a geometric series is 5 and the common ratio is 1.2 For this series find, to 1 decimal place, (a) the 20 term, Gi) the sum of the first 20 terms. (ii) Given that YF = 16, find the value of the constant a. @) The sum of the first # terms of the series is greater than 3000 (b) Calculate the smallest possible value of n @ Tow 1.221507 Mi: Use off MIAI AL: Coo ‘MIL Use ofa const sum formula with co) sf1-12") ne Born 20 12 )_ NB ifn = 19s wed and no formulais | MIAL Seog 4 quoted, seore MO AL: Ca0 wo © | s(-12") Correct statement (allow ‘a? and/or ‘r Tora 2r=)3000 instead of Sand 1.2) s La 121 12" or log 21 or n> log, 121 Takes logs correctly MI Togi2t n> W82L ie n=27 e20 * Tog? “ | Tghore symbols e.g "=" throughout with no errors geting n= 27 scores ful marks 20 9. (i) Find the value of Yor 5r) = ® ro)wi) wi, 2(204(n—Nd) or Use of 5, = F(2a-4(n—Dd)orS, 20 DSHS) BABE A n (a-+)with a~3or 8, n=19 oF 20, 2 d=Sand =103 2Qis+1o03)=1110 MI MI Al GB) BL MI aM Al @ (7 marks)