IB Questionbank 12.09.

2018 10(11

Sequence Paper 1 [119 marks]

1a. An arithmetic sequence u1 , u2 , u3 … has u1 = 1 and common difference d ≠ 0. Given that u2 , u3 and u6 are the first three [4 marks]

terms of a geometric sequence

find the value of d.

1b. Given that uN = −15 [3 marks]

N
determine the value of ∑ ur .
r=1

2a. The 1st, 4th and 8th terms of an arithmetic sequence, with common difference d, d ≠ 0, are the first three terms of a geometric [4 marks]

sequence, with common ratio r. Given that the 1st term of both sequences is 9 find

the value of d;

2b. the value of r; [1 mark]

3a. The sum of the first n terms of a sequence {un } is given by Sn = 3 n2 − 2n, where n ∈ Z+ . [1 mark]

Write down the value of u1 .

3b. Find the value of u6 . [2 marks]

3c. Prove that {un } is an arithmetic sequence, stating clearly its common difference. [4 marks]

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4a. Let {un }, n ∈ Z , be an arithmetic sequence with first term equal to a and common difference of d, where d ≠ 0. Let another [4 marks]

sequence {vn }, n ∈ Z+ , be defined by vn = 2un .

vn+1
(i) Show that vn
is a constant.

(ii) Write down the first term of the sequence {vn }.

(iii) Write down a formula for vn in terms of a, d and n.

4b. Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of the sequence {vn }. [8 marks]

(i) Find Sn , in terms of a, d and n.

∞
(ii) Find the values of d for which ∑ vi exists.
i=1
∞
You are now told that ∑ vi does exist and is denoted by S∞ .
i=1

(iii) Write down S∞ in terms of a and d .

a+1
(iv) Given that S∞ = 2 find the value of d .

5. The sum of the first two terms of a geometric series is 10 and the sum of the first four terms is 30. [7 marks]

(a) Show that the common ratio r satisfies r2 = 2.

(b) Given r = √2

(i) find the first term;

(ii) find the sum of the first ten terms.

6. A geometric sequence has first term a, common ratio r and sum to infinity 76. A second geometric sequence has first term a, [7 marks]

common ratio r3 and sum to infinity 36.

Find r.

∞ r
Find the value of k if ∑ k ( 3 ) = 7 .
1
7. [4 marks]
r=1

81
8a. A geometric sequence u1 , u2 , u3 , . . . has u1 = 27 and a sum to infinity of . [2 marks]
2

Find the common ratio of the geometric sequence.

8b. An arithmetic sequence v1 , v2 , v3 , . . . is such that v2 = u2 and v4 = u4 . [5 marks]

N
Find the greatest value of N such that ∑ vn > 0 .
n=1

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9a. An arithmetic sequence has first term a and common difference d, d ≠ 0 . The 3 rd , 4 th and 7 th terms of the arithmetic [3 marks]

sequence are the first three terms of a geometric sequence.

3
Show that a = − 2 d .

th th
9b. Show that the 4 term of the geometric sequence is the 16 term of the arithmetic sequence. [5 marks]

10. The mean of the first ten terms of an arithmetic sequence is 6. The mean of the first twenty terms of the arithmetic sequence is 16. [6 marks]
th
Find the value of the 15 term of the sequence.

11. The sum, Sn , of the first n terms of a geometric sequence, whose nth term is un , is given by [8 marks]

7 n − an
Sn = , where a > 0.
7n
(a) Find an expression for un .

(b) Find the first term and common ratio of the sequence.

(c) Consider the sum to infinity of the sequence.

(i) Determine the values of a such that the sum to infinity exists.

(ii) Find the sum to infinity when it exists.

12a. (a) The sum of the first six terms of an arithmetic series is 81. The sum of its first eleven terms is 231. Find the first term and [14 marks]

the common difference.

(b) The sum of the first two terms of a geometric series is 1 and the sum of its first four terms is 5. If all of its terms are positive, find the
first term and the common ratio.

(c) The rth term of a new series is defined as the product of the rth term of the arithmetic series and the rth term of the geometric series
above. Show that the rth term of this new series is (r + 1)2r−1 .

12b. Using mathematical induction, prove that [7 marks]

n
∑ (r + 1)2r−1 = n2n , n ∈ Z+ .
r=1

13. An 81 metre rope is cut into n pieces of increasing lengths that form an arithmetic sequence with a common difference of d [4 marks]

metres. Given that the lengths of the shortest and longest pieces are 1.5 metres and 7.5 metres respectively, find the values of n and d .

14. The common ratio of the terms in a geometric series is 2x . [6 marks]

(a) State the set of values of x for which the sum to infinity of the series exists.

(b) If the first term of the series is 35, find the value of x for which the sum to infinity is 40.

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15a. Find the sum of the infinite geometric sequence 27, −9, 3, −1, ... . [3 marks]

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15b. Use mathematical induction to prove that for n ∈ Z , [7 marks]

a(1 − rn )
a + ar + ar2 +. . . +arn−1 = .
1−r

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