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    1

    The second and fifth terms of an arithmetic series are 40 and 121 respectively.
    a Find the first term and common difference of the series.

    (4)

    b Find the sum of the first 25 terms of the series.

    (2)

    A sequence is defined by the recurrence relation


    ur = ur1 + 4, r > 1, u1 = 3.
    a Write down the first five terms of the sequence.
    b Evaluate

    20

    ur .

    (1)
    (3)

    r =1

    The first three terms of an arithmetic series are t, (2t 5) and 8.6 respectively.
    a Find the value of the constant t.

    (2)

    b Find the 16th term of the series.

    (4)

    c Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the series.

    (2)

    a State the formula for the sum of the first n natural numbers.

    (1)

    b Find the sum of the natural numbers from 200 to 400 inclusive.

    (3)

    c Find the value of N for which the sum of the first N natural numbers is 4950.

    (3)

    A sequence of terms {un} is defined, for n 1, by the recurrence relation


    un+1 = k + un2,
    where k is a non-zero constant. Given that u1 = 1,
    a find expressions for u2 and u3 in terms of k.

    (3)

    Given also that u3 = 1,

    b find the value of k,

    (3)

    c state the value of u25 and give a reason for your answer.

    (2)

    a Find the sum of the integers between 1 and 500 that are divisible by 3.

    (3)

    b Evaluate

    20

    (5r 1) .

    (3)

    r =3

    a Prove that the sum, Sn , of the first n terms of an arithmetic series with first term a and
    common difference d is given by
    Sn =

    1
    2

    n[2a + (n 1)d].

    (4)

    b An arithmetic series has first term 1 and common difference 6.


    Verify by calculation that the largest value of n for which the sum of the first n terms
    of the series is less than 2000 is 26.
    8

    (3)

    A sequence is defined by the recurrence relation


    tn+1 = 4 ktn, n > 0, t1 = 2,
    where k is a positive constant.
    Given that t3 = 3, show that k = 1 +

    1
    2

    6.

    (6)

    An arithmetic series has first term 6 and common difference 3.


    a Find the 20th term of the series.

    (2)

    Given that the sum of the first n terms of the series is 270,
    b find the value of n.
    10

    (4)

    A sequence of terms t1 , t2 , t3 , is such that the sum of the first 30 terms is 570.
    Find the sum of the first 30 terms of the sequences defined by

    11

    a un = 3tn , n 1,

    (2)

    b vn = tn + 2, n 1,

    (2)

    c wn = tn + n, n 1.

    (3)

    Toms parents decide to pay him an allowance each month beginning on his 12th birthday.
    The allowance is to be 40 for each of the first three months, 42 for each of the next three
    months and so on, increasing by 2 per month after each three month period.
    a Find the total amount that Tom will receive in allowances before his 14th birthday.

    (4)

    b Show that the total amount, in pounds, that Tom will receive in allowances in the n years
    after his 12th birthday, where n is a positive integer, is given by 12n(4n + 39).
    (4)
    12

    A sequence is defined by
    un+1 = un 3, n 1, u1 = 80.
    Find the sum of the first 45 terms of this sequence.

    13

    14

    (3)

    The third and eighth terms of an arithmetic series are 298 and 263 respectively.
    a Find the common difference of the series.

    (3)

    b Find the number of positive terms in the series.

    (4)

    c Find the maximum value of Sn , the sum of the first n terms of the series.

    (3)

    a Find and simplify an expression in terms of n for

    (6r + 4) .

    (3)

    r =1

    b Hence, show that


    2n

    (6r + 4) = n(9n + 7).

    (4)

    r = n +1

    15

    The nth term of a sequence, un , is given by


    un = kn n.
    Given that u2 + u4 = 6 and that k is a positive constant,
    a show that k =

    16

    3,

    (5)

    b show that u3 = 3u1.

    (3)

    The first three terms of an arithmetic series are (k + 4), (4k 2) and (k2 2) respectively,
    where k is a constant.
    a Show that k2 7k + 6 = 0.

    (2)

    Given also that the common difference of the series is positive,


    b find the 15th term of the series.

    (4)

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