Sequences and series 3F

ii S6 = 13.5
5
1 a i ∑ (3r + 1) = 4 + 7 + 10 + 13 + 16
r =1
n
3 a i 7 + 13 + 19 + …+ 157
= ∑ ( 6r + 1)
r =1
ii S5 = 50 6n + 1 = 157
n = 26
6
b i ∑ 3r 2
=3 + 12 + 27 + 48 + 75 + 108 26
r =1 ii ∑ ( 6r + 1)
r =1

ii S6 = 273
b i
1 2 4 64 n  1  2  r −1 
5 + + +…+ = ∑  ×   
c i ∑ sin(90r °) = 1 + 0 + (−1) + 0 + 1
r =1
3 15 75 46 875 r =1  3  5  
n−1
1 2 64
×  =
3 5 46 875
ii S5 = 1 n−1
2 64
  =
5 15 625
r log(0.004096)
8
 1 2 2 2 2 =n +1 = 7
d i ∑ 2 −  =− + − + log(0.4)
r =5  3 243 729 2187 6561

40  1  2  r −1 
7
ii S 4 = −
6561
ii ∑  ×   
r =1  3  5  

4
2 a i 2+ 4+6+8 =∑ 2r r =1
c i ∑ (17 − 9r )
8 − 1 − 10 − 19 − …− 127 =
n

r =1

17 − 9n =
−127
n = 16
ii S 4 = 20

16
5 ii ∑ (17 − 9r )
b i 2 + 6 + 18 + 54 + 162
= ∑(2×3 )
r =1
r −1
r =1

20
ii S5 = 242 4 a ∑ ( 7 − 2r=)
r =1
5 + 3 + 1 +… − 33

a = 5 , l = −33 , n = 20
c i 20
S 20
= ( 5 − 33)
6
 3 15  2
6 + 4.5 + 3 + 1.5 + 0 − 1.5= ∑  − 2 r +
r =1 2
 = −280

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0.09375(1 − 0.596 )
4 b ∑ 3 × 4r = 12 + 48 + 192 + … + 3145 728
r =1
S96 =
1 − 0.5
a = 12 , r = 4 , n = 10 = 0.1875
12(410 − 1)
S10 = 100
4 −1 d ∑1 = 1 + 1 + 1 +…+ 1
= 4 194 300 i=5

a = 1 , l = 1 , n = 96
100
96
c ∑ ( 2r − 8) =−6 − 4 − 2 +… + 192 S96
= (1 + 1)
r =1 2
a = −6 , l = 192 , n = 100 = 96
100
S100
= ( −6 + 192 ) These are the answers to Q6 and Q7 in the 2020
2 update to the student book. The answers to the
= 9300 original questions are below.
r 30 30 30
 1
∞
7 7 7
d ∑ 7  −  =− + −
3 3 9 27
+… 6 ∑ (r + 2r ) = ∑ r + ∑ 2r
r =1  =r 1 =r 1 =r 1

7 1
a= − , r= −
3 3
30
30(30 + 1)
7
=∑r r =1
= 465
2
−
S∞ = 3
1 30
1+
3 ∑2
r =1
r
= 2 + 4 + 8 + ...
7 a = 2, r = 2, n = 30
= −
4 a (r n − 1)
Sn =
r −1
30
1
 1 1 1 2(230 − 1)
=S30 = 2147 483646
5 a
r =9
∑  5=
44 + 49 + … + 149
r− 
2
2 2 2 2 −1
1 1
a = 44 , l = 149 , n = 22 30 30 30
2 2 So ∑ (r + 2r ) = ∑ r + ∑ 2r
22  1 1 =r 1 =r 1 =r 1
=S 22  44 + 149  = 465 + 2147 483646
2  2 2
= 2134 = 2147 484111

12 12 12
200 7 ∑ (2r − 5 + 3=
r
) ∑ ( 2r − 5) + ∑ 3r
b ∑ ( 3r + 4 ) =
r =100
304 + 307 + 310 + … + 604 =r 1 =r 1 =r 1

a = 304 , l = 604 , n = 101 12

=S101
101
( 304 + 604 )
∑ ( 2r − 5) = (−3) + (−1) + 1 + ... + 19
r =1
2 a =−3, d = 2, n = 12
= 45 854
n
S=n (2a + (n − 1)d )
c 2
100 12
∑ 3 × 0.5= r
0.09375 + 0.046875 + 0.0234375 + … S=12 (2 × (−3) + (12 − 1)(2))
= 96
r =5
2
a = 0.09375 , r = 0.5 , n = 96 12

∑3
r =1
r
= 3 + 9 + 27 + ...

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 a = 3, r = 3, n = 12
k
a (r n − 1)
Sn =
r −1
8 c ∑ (7 − 2r ) =−13 − 15 − … + (7 − 2k )
r =10

3(312 − 1) a = −13 , l= 7 − 2k
= S12 = 797160 k −9
3 −1 S= ( −13 + 7 − 2k )
k −9
So 2
12 12 12
= (k − 9) ( −3 − k )
∑
=r 1
(2r − 5 + 3r ) = ∑ ( 2r − 5 ) + ∑ 3r = 96 + 797160 = 797 256 2
=r 1 =r 1 = 6k − k + 27

r
∞
1
9 ∑ 200 ×   =
These are the answers to Q6 and Q7 in the r =10 4
original version of the student book.  1  r=∞ 9
1
r r

n =
∑ 200
r 1=
×   ∑ 200 ×  
4 r 1
−
4
6 ∑ 2r =
r =1
2 + 4 + 6 +… + 2n
a = 50 , r =
1
4
a = 2 , l = 2n
n   1 9 
Sn
= ( 2 + 2n ) 50 1 −   
2 50  4 
S∞ − S9= −  
= n + n2 1 1
1− 1−
4 4
n

∑ 2r=  1  9
7 n + n2
50 − 50 1 −   
r =1  4 
n
=  
∑ (2r − 1) = 1 + 3 + 5 + … + ( 2n − 1)
r =1
3
4
a = 1,=l 2n − 1 9
n 200  1 
Sn = (1 + 2n − 1) =  
2 3 4
= n2 25
=
n n 98 304
=r 1=r 1
∑ 2r − ∑ (2r − 1) = n + n 2
− n2 = n
k

k
10 a ∑ (8 + 3r ) = 11 + 14 + 17 + … + (8 + 3k )
∑ 4(−2)
r =1
8 a r
=−8 + 16 + … + 4(−2) k

r =1
a = 11, l = 8 + 3k, n = k
a = −8, r = −2 k
S= k (11 + 8 + 3k )
−8(1 − (−2) k ) 2
Sk = k
1+ 2 (19 + 3k ) =377
8 2
= ( (−2) k − 1) 19k + 3k 2 = 754
3 2
3k + 19k − 754 = 0
(3k + 58)(k − 13) = 0
k
b ∑ (100 − 2r ) = 98 + 96 + … + (100 − 2k )
r =1
b As k > 0, k = 13
a = 98 =
, l 100 − 2k
k
Sk = ( 98 + 100 − 2k )
2
= 99k − k 2

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 k 10 14
11 a ∑ 2 × 3r =
r =1
59 046
=r 1=r 11
As ∑ (a + (r − 1)d=) ∑ (a + (r − 1)d )
a = 6, r = 3 5(2a + 9d ) = 2(2a + 23d )
6(3k − 1) 10a + 45d = 4a + 46d
=S k = 59 046
3 −1 d = 6a
k
3(3 − 1) = 59 046
k
3 = 19 683
k log 3 = log19 683
log19 683
k=
log 3

b k=9
13 13 9

=r 10 =
∑ 2 × 3r=
r 1=r 1
∑ 2 × 3r − ∑ 2 × 3r
6(313 − 1)
= − 59 046
3 −1
= 4 782 966 − 59 046
= 4 723 920

12 a r = 3x
As the series is convergent, 3 x < 1
1
x<
3

1
b=
S∞ = 2
1 − 3x
1 2(1 − 3 x)
=
6x = 1
1
x=
6

Challenge

10

∑ (a=
r =1
+ (r − 1)d ) a + ( a + d ) + … + ( a + 9d )

10
= ( a + a + 9d )
2
= 5(2a + 9d )
14

∑ (a +=
r =11
(r − 1)d ) (a + 10d ) + … + (a + 13d )

4
= (a + 10d + a + 13d )
2
= 2(2a + 23d )

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