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    Sequences and Series Questions Part 1

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    The document contains several multi-part questions about sequences and series. Some key details: - Question 1 defines a sequence where a1 = 3 and an+1 = 3an - 5, and asks for the values of a2 and a3. - Question 2 defines a sequence where x1 = 1 and xn+1 = xn(p + xn), where p is a constant, and asks for x2 in terms of p and the value of x3. - Question 3 describes Ann making squares out of sticks in different rows, with the number of sticks in each row forming a sequence. It asks for an expression for the number of sticks in the nth row and the total

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    The document contains several multi-part questions about sequences and series. Some key details: - Question 1 defines a sequence where a1 = 3 and an+1 = 3an - 5, and asks for the values of a2 and a3. - Question 2 defines a sequence where x1 = 1 and xn+1 = xn(p + xn), where p is a constant, and asks for x2 in terms of p and the value of x3. - Question 3 describes Ann making squares out of sticks in different rows, with the number of sticks in each row forming a sequence. It asks for an expression for the number of sticks in the nth row and the total

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    The document contains several multi-part questions about sequences and series. Some key details: - Question 1 defines a sequence where a1 = 3 and an+1 = 3an - 5, and asks for the values of a2 and a3. - Question 2 defines a sequence where x1 = 1 and xn+1 = xn(p + xn), where p is a constant, and asks for x2 in terms of p and the value of x3. - Question 3 describes Ann making squares out of sticks in different rows, with the number of sticks in each row forming a sequence. It asks for an expression for the number of sticks in the nth row and the total

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    C1 - Sequences and Series Questions

    June 2006
    4. A sequence a1, a2, a3, . . . is defined by

    a1 = 3,

    an + 1 = 3an – 5, n  1.

    (a) Find the value a2 and the value of a3.


    (2)
    5
    ∑ ar
    (b) Calculate the value of r=1 .
    (3)
    Jan 2008
    7. A sequence is given by
    x 1 = 1,

    xn + 1 = xn( p + xn),

    where p is a constant ( p ≠ 0).

    (a) Find x2 in terms of p.


    (1)
    (b) Show that x3 = 1 + 3p + 2p2.
    (2)

    Given that
    x 3 = 1,

    (c) find the value of p,


    (3)

    (d) write down the value of


    x 2008 .
    (2)
    Jan 2007
    9. Ann has some sticks that are all of the same length. She arranges them in squares and has made the following 3 rows
    of patterns:

    Row 1

    Row 2

    Row 3

    She notices that 4 sticks are required to make the single square in the first row, 7 sticks to make 2  squares in the
    second row and in the third row she needs 10 sticks to make 3 squares.

    (a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of sticks required to make a similar arrangement of n squares
    in the nth row.
    (3)

    Ann continues to make squares following the same pattern. She makes 4 squares in the 4th row and so on until she
    has completed 10 rows.

    (b) Find the total number of sticks Ann uses in making these 10 rows.
    (3)

    Ann started with 1750 sticks. Given that Ann continues the pattern to complete k rows but does not have sufficient
    sticks to complete the (k + 1)th row,

    (c) show that k satisfies (3k – 100)(k + 35) < 0.


    (4)
    (d) Find the value of k.
    (2)
    Jan 2008
    11. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 30 and the common difference is –1.5.

    (a) Find the value of the 25th term.


    (2)

    The rth term of the sequence is 0.

    (b) Find the value of r.


    (2)

    The sum of the first n terms of the sequence is Sn.

    (c) Find the largest positive value of Sn.


    (3)
    June 2009
    7. A sequence a1, a2, a3, ... is defined by

    a1 = k,

    an + 1 = 2an – 7, n  1,

    where k is a constant.

    (a) Write down an expression for a2 in terms of k.


    (1)
    (b) Show that a3 = 4k – 21.
    (2)
    4
    ∑ ar
    Given that r=1 = 43,

    (c) find the value of k.


    (4)
    Jan 2010
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