IB Questionbank Maths SL 1

1.
In an arithmetic sequence, u1 = 2 and u3 = 8.

(a)
Find d.
(2)
(b)
Find u20.
(2)
(c)
Find S20.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)
2.
In an arithmetic sequence u1 = 7, u20 = 64 and un = 3709.

(a)
Find the value of the common difference.

(3)
(b)
Find the value of n.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)
3.
Consider the arithmetic sequence 3, 9, 15, ..., 1353.

(a)
Write down the common difference.

(1)
(b)
Find the number of terms in the sequence.

(3)
(c)
Find the sum of the sequence.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)
4.
The first three terms of an infinite geometric sequence are 32, 16 and 8.
(a)
Write down the value of r.

(1)
IB Questionbank Maths SL
(b)
Find u6.
(2)
(c)
Find the sum to infinity of this sequence.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)
5.
1
1
In a geometric series, u1 = 81 and u4 = 3 .
(a)
Find the value of r.

(3)
(b)
Find the smallest value of n for which Sn > 40.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)
6.
Consider the infinite geometric sequence 3000, 1800, 1080, 648, .

(a)
Find the common ratio.

(2)
(b)
th
Find the 10 term.

(2)
(c)
Find the exact sum of the infinite sequence.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)
7.
Consider the infinite geometric sequence 3, 3(0.9), 3(0.9) , 3(0.9) , .

(a)
th
Write down the 10 term of the sequence. Do not simplify your answer.
(1)
(b)
Find the sum of the infinite sequence.

(4)
(Total 5 marks)
8.
A sum of $ 5000 is invested at a compound interest rate of 6.3 % per annum.

(a)
Write down an expression for the value of the investment after n full years.
(1)
(b)
What will be the value of the investment at the end of five years?
(1)
(c)
The value of the investment will exceed $ 10 000 after n full years.
(i)
Write down an inequality to represent this information.
(ii)
Calculate the minimum value of n.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)
9.
11
Consider the expansion of (x + 2) .

(a)
Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

(1)
(b)
Find the term containing x .

(4)
(Total 5 marks)
10.
(a)
Expand (2 + x) and simplify your result.

(3)

(b)
2
4
Hence, find the term in x in (2 + x)
x2 .
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
11.
2
2
3x
4
x .
Find the term in x in the expansion of
(Total 6 marks)
12.
The fifth term in the expansion of the binomial (a + b) is given by

(a)
10 6
p (2q ) 4
4
Write down the value of n.

(1)
(b)
Write down a and b, in terms of p and/or q.

(2)
(c)
Write down an expression for the sixth term in the expansion.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)
13.
Let f(x) = x 4x + 1.
(a)
Expand (x + h) .
(2)
(b)
Use the formula f(x) =

4.
lim
h 0
f ( x h) f ( x)
2
h
to show that the derivative of f(x) is 3x
(4)
(c)
The tangent to the curve of f at the point P(1, 2) is parallel to the tangent at a point
Q. Find the coordinates of Q.
(4)
(d)
The graph of f is decreasing for p < x < q. Find the value of p and of q.
(3)
(e)
Write down the range of values for the gradient of f.

(2)
(Total 15 marks)
14.
x 3 .
3
3
Find the term in x in the expansion of

(Total 5 marks)
15. (a)
Expand (x 2) and simplify your result.

(3)
(b)
Find the term in x in (3x + 4)(x 2) .

(3)
(Total 6 marks)
16.
Consider the expansion of the expression (x 3x) .

(a)
(b)
Find the term in x .
12
(Total 6 marks)
17.
One of the terms of the expansion of (x + 2y)
10
is ax y . Find the value of a.

(Total 6 marks)
18.
Consider the expansion of (x 2) .

(a)
(b)
The first four terms of the expansion in descending powers of x are

10
10x + 40x + Ax + ...
Find the value of A.

Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
19.
Given that 3
(a)
p;
(b)
q.
= p + q 7 where p and q are integers, find
W o r k in g :
A nsw ers:
( a ) .................................................
( b ) .................................................
(Total 6 marks)
20.
10
When the expression (2 + ax)

720. Find the value of a.
is expanded, the coefficient of the term in x is 414
Working:
Answer:
..
(Total 6 marks)
21.
Find the term containing x in the expansion of (2 3x) .
Working:
Answer:
........
(Total 6 marks)
22.
10
Find the term containing x
2 7
in the expansion of (5 + 2x ) .
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
23.
Complete the following expansion.

4
(2 + ax) = 16 + 32ax +
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
24.
2
3x
Consider the expansion of
1
.
x
(a)
How many terms are there in this expansion?
(b)
Find the constant term in this expansion.

Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
25.
Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (2 x) .

Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
26.
Use the binomial theorem to complete this expansion.

4
(3x + 2y) = 81x + 216x y +...

10
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
27.
Consider the binomial expansion
(a)
4
4
4
x x 2 x 3 x 4 .
1
2
3
(1 x) 4 1
4 4 4
.
By substituting x = 1 into both sides, or otherwise, evaluate 1 2 3
11
(b)
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Evaluate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 .
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
28.
2
x 2 .
x
Determine the constant term in the expansion of
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
29.
5 7
12
Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (a + b) .
12
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
30.
Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (3x 2) .

Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
13
31.
3 4
Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (5a + b) .

Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
32.
Let f(x) = 3 ln x and g(x) = ln 5x .

(a)
Express g(x) in the form f(x) + ln a, where a
.
(4)
(b)
The graph of g is a transformation of the graph of f. Give a full geometric

description of this transformation.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
33.
x
The following diagram shows the graph of f(x) = e .
The points A, B, C, D and E lie on the graph of f. Two of these are points of inflexion.
(a)
Identify the two points of inflexion.
14
(2)
(b)
(i)
Find f(x).
(ii)
Show that f(x) = (4x 2) e

2
x2
.
(5)
(c)
Find the x-coordinate of each point of inflexion.

(4)
(d)
Use the second derivative to show that one of these points is a point of inflexion.
(4)
(Total 15 marks)
34.
x
Let f(x) = log3 2 + log3 16 log3 4, for x > 0.
(a)
Show that f(x) = log3 2x.

(2)
(b)
Find the value of f(0.5) and of f(4.5).

(3)
ln ax
The function f can also be written in the form f(x) = ln b .
(c)
(i)
Write down the value of a and of b.
(ii)
Hence on graph paper, sketch the graph of f, for 5 x 5, 5 y 5, using

a scale of 1 cm to 1 unit on each axis.
(iii)
Write down the equation of the asymptote.

(6)
(d)
Write down the value of f (0).

(1)
15
The point A lies on the graph of f. At A, x = 4.5.

(e)
On your diagram, sketch the graph of f , noting clearly the image of point A.
(4)
(Total 16 marks)
35.
Let f(x) = log3 x , for x > 0.

(a)
2x
Show that f (x) = 3 .

(2)
(b)
Write down the range of f .

(1)
Let g(x) = log3 x, for x > 0.

(c)
Find the value of (f
g)(2), giving your answer as an integer.

(4)
(Total 7 marks)
36.
Solve log2x + log2(x 2) = 3, for x > 2.

(Total 7 marks)
37.
Let A =
(a)
9e x
ex
ex
e 3 x
Find an expression for det A.

(2)
16
(b)
Find the value of x for which A has no inverse. Express your answer in the form a
ln b, where a, b .
(5)
(Total 7 marks)
38.
(a)
Find log2 32.

(1)
32 x
(b)
8y
can be written as px + qy, find the value of p and of q.

Given that log2
(4)
(Total 5 marks)
39.
Let f(x) = k log2 x.

(a)
Given that f (1) = 8, find the value of k.

(3)
(b)
2

Find f 3 .
1
(4)
(Total 7 marks)
40.
Given that p = loga 5, q = loga 2, express the following in terms of p and/or q.

(a)
loga 10
(b)
loga 8
17
(c)
loga 2.5
(Total 6 marks)
41.
(a)
1
e
e
Expand
in terms of e.
(4)
(b)
1
e
e
Express
1
e
e
+
as the sum of three terms.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)
42.
(a)
(b)
Let logc 3 = p and logc 5 = q. Find an expression in terms of p and q for

(i)
log c 15;
(ii)
log c 25.
1
Find the value of d if log d 6 = 2 .
(Total 6 marks)
43.
Let ln a = p, ln b = q. Write the following expressions in terms of p and q.

(a)
ln a b
a
b
ln
(b)
(Total 6 marks)
18
44.
2x
Find the exact solution of the equation 9
= 27
(1x)
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
45.
(a)
Given that log3 x log3 (x 5) = log3 A, express A in terms of x.
(b)
Hence or otherwise, solve the equation log3 x log3 (x 5) = 1.

Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
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(Total 6 marks)
46.
Let p = log10 x, q = log10 y and r = log10 z.
y2 z
in terms of p, q and r.
Write the expression log10
19
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
47.
Let a = log x, b = log y, and c = log z.
Write log
x2 y
z3
in terms of a, b and c.
Working:
Answer:
........
(Total 6 marks)
20
48.
Given that log5 x = y, express each of the following in terms of y.

2
(a)
log5 x
(b)
1

log5 x
(c)
log25 x
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
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(c) ................................................................
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(Total 6 marks)
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49.
Solve the equation log27 x = 1 log27 (x 0.4).

Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
50.
Consider the following statements

x
A:
log10 (10 ) > 0.
B:
0.5 cos (0.5x) 0.5.
C:
2 arctan x 2 .
(a)
Determine which statements are true for all real numbers x. Write your answers
(yes or no) in the table below.
Statement
(a) Is the statement true for all

real numbers x? (Yes/No)
(b) If not true, example
A
B
C
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(b)
If a statement is not true for all x, complete the last column by giving an example
of one value of x for which the statement is false.
Working:
(Total 6 marks)
51.
1
Solve the equation log9 81 + log9 9 + log9 3 = log9 x.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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52.
log 10
QR 3
Let log10P = x , log10Q = y and log10R = z. Express
in terms of x , y and z.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
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53.
If loga 2 = x and loga 5 = y, find in terms of x and y, expressions for

(a)
log2 5;
(b)
loga 20.
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
25
54.
1
x1
Solve the equation 9 = 3
2x
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
55.
Solve the equation 4
3x1
= 1.5625 10 .
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
26
56.
Consider the infinite geometric sequence 25, 5, 1, 0.2, .

(a)
(b)
Find
(c)
th
(i)
the 10 term;
(ii)
an expression for the n term.
th
Find the sum of the infinite sequence.

(Total 6 marks)
57.
The first four terms of a sequence are 18, 54, 162, 486.
(a)
Use all four terms to show that this is a geometric sequence.

(2)
(b)
th
(i)
Find an expression for the n term of this geometric sequence.
(ii)
If the n term of the sequence is 1062 882, find the value of n.
th
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
58.
Consider the infinite geometric series 405 + 270 + 180 +....

(a)
For this series, find the common ratio, giving your answer as a fraction in its
simplest form.
(b)
Find the fifteenth term of this series.
(c)
Find the exact value of the sum of the infinite series.

(Total 6 marks)
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59.
(a)
Consider the geometric sequence 3, 6, 12, 24, .

(i)
Write down the common ratio.
(ii)
Find the 15 term.
th
Consider the sequence x 3, x +1, 2x + 8, .

(3)
(b)
When x = 5, the sequence is geometric.

(i)
Write down the first three terms.
(ii)

(2)
(c)
Find the other value of x for which the sequence is geometric.

(4)
(d)
For this value of x, find

(i)
the common ratio;
(ii)
the sum of the infinite sequence.

(3)
(Total 12 marks)
60.
A sum of $5000 is invested at a compound interest rate of 6.3% per annum.

(a)
Write down an expression for the value of the investment after n full years.
(b)
What will be the value of the investment at the end of five years?
(c)
The value of the investment will exceed $10000 after n full years,
(i)
Write down an inequality to represent this information.
(ii)
Calculate the minimum value of n.

(Total 6 marks)
28
61.
The first term of an infinite geometric sequence is 18, while the third term is 8. There
are two possible sequences. Find the sum of each sequence.
W o r k in g :
A nsw ers:
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.........................................................
(Total 6 marks)
62.
Gwendolyn added the multiples of 3, from 3 to 3750 and found that

3 + 6 + 9 + + 3750 = s.
Calculate s.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 6 marks)
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63.
The number of hours of sleep of 21 students are shown in the frequency table below.
Hours of sleep
Number of students
10
12
Find
(a)
the median;
(b)
the lower quartile;
(c)
the interquartile range.

Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
..
(c) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
30
64.
The diagrams below show the first four squares in a sequence of squares which are
1
subdivided in half. The area of the shaded square A is 4 .
A
D ia g ra m 1
D ia g ra m 2
B
C
D ia g ra m 3
(a)
D ia g ra m 4
(i)
Find the area of square B and of square C.
(ii)
Show that the areas of squares A, B and C are in geometric progression.
(iii)
Write down the common ratio of the progression.

(5)
(b)
(i)
Find the total area shaded in diagram 2.
(ii)
Find the total area shaded in the 8 diagram of this sequence.

Give your answer correct to six significant figures.
th
(4)
(c)
The dividing and shading process illustrated is continued indefinitely.

Find the total area shaded.
(2)
(Total 11 marks)
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65.
The diagram shows a square ABCD of side 4 cm. The midpoints P, Q, R, S of the sides
are joined to form a second square.
Q
D
(a)
(i)
Show that PQ = 2 2 cm.
(ii)
Find the area of PQRS.
(3)
The midpoints W, X, Y, Z of the sides of PQRS are now joined to form a third square
as shown.
A
Q
X
W
P
R
Y
Z
D
(b)
(i)
Write down the area of the third square, WXYZ.
(ii)
Show that the areas of ABCD, PQRS, and WXYZ form a geometric
sequence. Find the common ratio of this sequence.
(3)
32
The process of forming smaller and smaller squares (by joining the midpoints) is
continued indefinitely.
(c)
th
(i)
Find the area of the 11 square.
(ii)
Calculate the sum of the areas of all the squares.

(4)
(Total 10 marks)
66.
Portable telephones are first sold in the country Cellmania in 1990. During 1990, the
number of units sold is 160. In 1991, the number of units sold is 240 and in 1992, the
number of units sold is 360.
In 1993 it was noticed that the annual sales formed a geometric sequence with first
term 160, the 2nd and 3rd terms being 240 and 360 respectively.
(a)
What is the common ratio of this sequence?

(1)
Assume that this trend in sales continues.

(b)
How many units will be sold during 2002?

(3)
(c)
In what year does the number of units sold first exceed 5000?
(4)
Between 1990 and 1992, the total number of units sold is 760.
(d)
What is the total number of units sold between 1990 and 2002?
(2)
During this period, the total population of Cellmania remains approximately 80 000.
(e)
Use this information to suggest a reason why the geometric growth in sales
would not continue.
(1)
(Total 11 marks)
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67.
Find the sum of the infinite geometric series
2 4 8 16 ...
3 9 27 81
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
34
68.
$1000 is invested at the beginning of each year for 10 years.

The rate of interest is fixed at 7.5% per annum. Interest is compounded annually.
Calculate, giving your answers to the nearest dollar
(a)
how much the first $1000 is worth at the end of the ten years;
(b)
the total value of the investments at the end of the ten years.
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
69.
An arithmetic sequence, u1, u2, u3, ..., has d = 11 and u27 = 263.
(a)
Find u1.
(2)
(b)
(i)
Given that un = 516, find the value of n.
(ii)
For this value of n, find Sn.

(4)
(Total 6 marks)
35
70.
th
The n term of an arithmetic sequence is given by un = 5 + 2n.

(a)
Write down the common difference.

(1)
(b)
th
(i)
Given that the n term of this sequence is 115, find the value of n.
(ii)
For this value of n, find the sum of the sequence.

(5)
(Total 6 marks)
71.
In an arithmetic series, the first term is 7 and the sum of the first 20 terms is 620.
(a)
Find the common difference.

(3)
(b)
th
Find the value of the 78 term.

(2)
(Total 5 marks)
72.
In an arithmetic sequence, S40 = 1900 and u40 = 106. Find the value of u1 and of d.
(Total 6 marks)
73.
Consider the arithmetic sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, ....

(a)
Find u101.
(3)
(b)
Find the value of n so that un = 152.

(3)
(Total 6 marks)
36
74.
In an arithmetic sequence u21 = 37 and u4 = 3.

(a)
Find
(i)
the common difference;
(ii)
the first term.

(4)
(b)
Find S10.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
75.
Let un = 3 2n.
(a)
Write down the value of u1, u2, and u3.

(3)
20
(b)
Find
(3 2n)
n 1
.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
76.
A theatre has 20 rows of seats. There are 15 seats in the first row, 17 seats in the
second row, and each successive row of seats has two more seats in it than the
previous row.
(a)
Calculate the number of seats in the 20th row.

(4)
(b)
Calculate the total number of seats.

(2)
(Total 6 marks)
37
77.
(a)
Write down the first three terms of the sequence un = 3n, for n 1.
(1)
(b)
Find
20
(i)
3n ;
n 1
100
(ii)
3n
n 21
.
(5)
(Total 6 marks)
78.
Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of the arithmetic series 2 + 4 + 6 + .

(a)
Find
(i)
S4;
(ii)
S100.
(4)
1 2
0 1
Let M =
.
(b)
(i)
Find M .
(ii)
1 6
3
0 1
Show that M =
.
(5)
38
1 2n
n
0 1
It may now be assumed that M =

, for n 4. The sum Tn is defined by
1
Tn = M + M + M + ... + M .
(c)
(i)
Write down M .
(ii)
Find T4.
(4)
(d)
Using your results from part (a) (ii), find T100.

(3)
(Total 16 marks)
79.
Clara organizes cans in triangular piles, where each row has one less can than the row
below. For example, the pile of 15 cans shown has 5 cans in the bottom row and 4
cans in the row above it.
(a)
A pile has 20 cans in the bottom row. Show that the pile contains 210 cans.
(4)
(b)
There are 3240 cans in a pile. How many cans are in the bottom row?
(4)
(c)
(i)
There are S cans and they are organized in a triangular pile with n cans in
2
the bottom row. Show that n + n 2S = 0.
(ii)
Clara has 2100 cans. Explain why she cannot organize them in a triangular
pile.
(6)
(Total 14 marks)
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80.
A theatre has 20 rows of seats. There are 15 seats in the first row, 17 seats in the
second row, and each successive row of seats has two more seats in it than the
previous row.
th
(a)
Calculate the number of seats in the 20 row.
(b)
Calculate the total number of seats.

(Total 6 marks)
81.
Let Sn be the sum of the first n terms of an arithmetic sequence, whose first three
terms are u1, u2 and u3. It is known that S1 = 7, and S2 = 18.
(a)
Write down u1.
(b)
Calculate the common difference of the sequence.
(c)
Calculate u4.
Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
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(b) ................................................................
..
(c) ................................................................
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(Total 6 marks)
40
82.
Arturo goes swimming every week. He swims 200 metres in the first week. Each week
he swims 30 metres more than the previous week. He continues for one year (52
weeks).
(a)
How far does Arturo swim in the final week?
(b)
How far does he swim altogether?

Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
41
83.
th
In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 2, the fourth term is 16, and the n term is 11
998.
(a)
Find the common difference d.
(b)
Find the value of n.

Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 6 marks)
42
84.
The first three terms of an arithmetic sequence are 7, 9.5, 12.

st
(a)
What is the 41 term of the sequence?
(b)
What is the sum of the first 101 terms of the sequence?

Working:
Answers:
(a) ................................................................
..
(b) ................................................................
..
(Total 4 marks)
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85.
Each day a runner trains for a 10 km race. On the first day she runs 1000 m, and then
increases the distance by 250 m on each subsequent day.
(a)
On which day does she run a distance of 10 km in training?
(b)
What is the total distance she will have run in training by the end of that day?
Give your answer exactly.
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86.
In an arithmetic sequence, the first term is 5 and the fourth term is 40. Find the second
term.
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(Total 4 marks)
87.
Find the sum of the arithmetic series
44
17 + 27 + 37 +...+ 417.
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(Total 4 marks)
88.
An arithmetic series has five terms. The first term is 2 and the last term is 32. Find the
sum of the series.
Working:
Answer:
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(Total 4 marks)
45

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In an arithmetic sequence, u1 = 2 and u3 = 8.

In an arithmetic sequence u1 = 7, u20 = 64 and un = 3709.

Find the value of the common difference.

Find the value of n.

Consider the arithmetic sequence 3, 9, 15, ..., 1353.

Write down the common difference.

Find the number of terms in the sequence.

Find the sum of the sequence.

Write down the value of r.

Find the sum to infinity of this sequence.

Find the value of r.

Find the smallest value of n for which Sn > 40.

Consider the infinite geometric sequence 3000, 1800, 1080, 648, .

Find the common ratio.

Find the 10 term.

Find the exact sum of the infinite sequence.

Consider the infinite geometric sequence 3, 3(0.9), 3(0.9) , 3(0.9) , .

Find the sum of the infinite sequence.

A sum of $ 5000 is invested at a compound interest rate of 6.3 % per annum.

Write down an inequality to represent this information.

Calculate the minimum value of n.

Consider the expansion of (x + 2) .

Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

Find the term containing x .

Expand (2 + x) and simplify your result.

The fifth term in the expansion of the binomial (a + b) is given by

Write down the value of n.

Write down a and b, in terms of p and/or q.

Write down an expression for the sixth term in the expansion.

Use the formula f(x) =

Write down the range of values for the gradient of f.

Find the term in x in the expansion of

Expand (x 2) and simplify your result.

Find the term in x in (3x + 4)(x 2) .

Consider the expansion of the expression (x 3x) .

Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

Find the term in x .

One of the terms of the expansion of (x + 2y)

is ax y . Find the value of a.

Consider the expansion of (x 2) .

Write down the number of terms in this expansion.

The first four terms of the expansion in descending powers of x are

10x + 40x + Ax + ...

Find the value of A.

= p + q 7 where p and q are integers, find

When the expression (2 + ax)

is expanded, the coefficient of the term in x is 414

Find the term containing x in the expansion of (2 3x) .

Find the term containing x

Complete the following expansion.

Consider the expansion of

How many terms are there in this expansion?

Find the constant term in this expansion.

Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (2 x) .

Use the binomial theorem to complete this expansion.

(3x + 2y) = 81x + 216x y +...

Consider the binomial expansion

Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (a + b) .

Find the coefficient of x in the expansion of (3x 2) .

Find the coefficient of a b in the expansion of (5a + b) .

Let f(x) = 3 ln x and g(x) = ln 5x .

Express g(x) in the form f(x) + ln a, where a