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    55

    SEQUENCES AND SERIES (Chapter 2)

    3 Similarly, investigate the sequence of curves obtained by pushing out squares on successive curves from the middle third of each side,
    i.e., the curves C1 , C2 , C3 , C4 , etc.
    C3

    C2

    C1
    ,

    , ......

    Region contains 8 holes.

    REVIEW SET 2A
    1 List the first four members of the following sequences defined by:
    3n + 2
    a un = 3n2
    b un =
    c un = 2n (3)n
    n+3

    2 A sequence is defined by un = 68 5n.


    a Prove that the sequence is arithmetic. b Find u1 and d. c
    d What is the first term of the sequence less than 200?
    3

    Find the 37th term.

    a Show that the sequence 3, 12, 48, 192, .... is geometric.


    b Find un and hence find u9 .

    4 Find k if 3k, k 2 and k + 7 are consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence.

    5 Find the general term of an arithmetic sequence given that u7 = 31 and u15 = 17.
    Hence, find the value of u34 .
    6 A sequence is defined by un = 6( 21 )n1 .
    a Prove that the sequence is geometric.
    c Find the 16th term to 3 significant figures.

    b Find u1 and r.

    7 Show that 28, 23, 18, 13, .... is arithmetic and hence find un and the sum Sn of the
    first n terms in simplest form.
    8 Find k given that 4, k and k 2 1 are consecutive geometric terms.

    9 Determine the general term of a geometric sequence given that its sixth term is
    its tenth term is 256
    3 .

    16
    3

    and

    REVIEW SET 2B
    1

    a Determine the number of terms in the sequence 24, 23 41 , 22 12 , ...., 36.


    b Find the value of u35 for the sequence in a.
    c Find the sum of the terms of the sequence in a.

    2 Insert six numbers between 23 and 9 so that all eight numbers are in arithmetic sequence.
    3 Find the formula for un , the general term of:
    a 86, 83, 80, 77, ....
    b 34 , 1, 67 , 97 , ....
    c 100, 90, 81, 72:9, ....
    [Note: One of these sequences is neither arithmetic nor geometric.]

    56

    SEQUENCES AND SERIES (Chapter 2)

    5 Write in the form

    n
    P

    7
    P

    4 Write down the expansion of:

    r2

    8 r+3
    P
    r=1 r + 2

    r=1

    (:::::) :

    r=1

    4 + 11 + 18 + 25 + :::: for n terms

    6 Find the sum of:


    a 3 + 9 + 15 + 21 + :::: to 23 terms
    7 Find the sum of

    1
    16

    1
    32

    1
    4

    24 + 12 + 6 + 3 + :::: to 12 terms.

    8
    X
    31 3r
    r=1

    1
    8

    15
    X

    + :::: for n terms.

    50(0:8)r1

    r=1

    8 Find the first term of the sequence 5, 10, 20, 40, .... which exceeds 10 000.
    9 What will an investment of 6000 Euro at 7% p.a. compound interest amount to after 5
    years if the interest is compounded:
    a annually
    b quarterly
    c monthly?

    REVIEW SET 2C
    1 A geometric sequence has u6 = 24 and u11 = 768. Determine the general term of
    the sequence and hence find:
    a u17
    b the sum of the first 15 terms.
    2 How many terms of the series 11 + 16 + 21 + 26 + :::: are needed to exceed a sum
    of 450?
    3 Find the first term of the sequence 24, 8, 83 , 89 , .... which is less than 0:001 .
    4

    a Determine the number of terms in the sequence 128, 64, 32, 16, ....,
    b Find the sum of these terms.

    1
    512 .

    5 $12 500 is invested in an account which pays 8:25% p.a. compounded. Find the value
    of the investment after 5 years if the interest is compounded:
    a

    half-yearly

    monthly.

    6 How much should be invested at a fixed rate of 9% p.a. compounded interest if you
    wish it to amount to $20 000 after 4 years with interest paid monthly?

    7 In 1998 there were 3000 koalas on Koala Island. Since then, the population of koalas
    on the island has increased by 5% each year.
    a How many koalas were on the island in 2001?
    b In what year will the population first exceed 5000?
    8 A ball bounces from a height of 2 metres and returns to 80% of its previous height on
    each bounce. Find the total distance travelled by the ball until it stops bouncing.
    9

    a Under what conditions will the series


    b Find

    1
    X
    r=1

    1
    X
    r=1

    50(2x 1)r1 if x = 0:3 :

    50(2x 1)r1 converge?

    Explain!

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