1.
Find the sum of the series
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2. Find the sum of the series
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3. The sum of terms of the sequence: . Determine the value of .
( ( ) )
( ( ) )
( )
4. The exterior angles of a hexagon form an arithmetic progression. If the smaller angle is , find the
size of the largest angle of the hexagon.
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5. An arithmetic progression whose first term is and whose term is , has the sum of its first n
terms equal to . Find n and the common difference.
( ( ) )
( ( ) )
( )
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6. Every time an insect jumps forward, the distance covered is half of the previous jump. If the insect
initially jumped , calculate;
(a) The distance of the jump.
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(b) The total distance covered after the jump.
( )
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7. The term of an arithmetic progression is four times the term. If the sum of the first seven
terms of the arithmetic progression is , find the first term and the common difference.
( ( ) )
( )
( )
( ( ) )
8. The , and terms of an A.P are the first three consecutive terms of G.P. If the common
difference of the A.P is , find;
(a) The common ratio of the G.P
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(b) The sum of the first 8 terms of the G.P.
( )
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9. In a G.P, the sum of the second and the third terms is , and the sum of the third and the fourth
terms is . Find the first term and the common ratio.
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
10. The , and terms of a sequence are given as * +* + and * +
respectively. Find the term.
( ) * +
* + * +
( )
( ) ( ) ( )
* + ( )
* +
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11. The first, the third and the seventh terms of an increasing arithmetic progression (A.P) are three
consecutive terms of a geometric progression (G.P). If the first term of the A.P is . Find the
common difference of the A.P and the common ratio of the G.P.
( )
( )
( ) ( )( )
12. The sum of the first four terms of an arithmetic progression (A.P) is . If the sum of the first eight
terms is , find the sixth term of the progression.
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( )
( ( ) )
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13. The difference between term and the term of an arithmetic progression is . The first term
exceeds the common difference by . Find the sum of the first terms of the progression.
( ) ( ) (, - ( ) )
( )
14. The seventh term of an arithmetic sequence is . Three times the third term is . Calculate the first
term and the common difference of the sequence.
( ) ( )
15. The third and the tenth terms of an arithmetic progression are 11 and respectively. Find;
(a) The first term and the common difference of the progression.
( )
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(b) The sum of the first terms of the progression.
( )
* ( ) +
*( ) ( )+
16. The third and the sixth terms of an arithmetic progression are and respectively. Find the
common ratio and the first term of the geometric progression.
( ) ( )
17. The , and the last term of an arithmetic progression are and . Find the number
of the terms in the progression.
( )
( )
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18. A geometric progression is such that the sum of its first terms is . If the first term is , find the
possible values of its common ratio.
( ) ( ) ( )
( )( )
19. A ball is dropped from a height of . Each time it strikes the ground, it bounces up to of
the previous height. How many times does the ball need to strike the ground before its bounce is less
than
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( )
( )
( )
( )
20. Initially, a pendulum swings through an arc of . On each successive swing, the length of the arc
is decreased by After swings, what total length will the pendulum have swung?
( )
( )( )
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1. Alice and Brian were employed at the beginning of the same year in a five year contract. Their annual
salaries in shillings progressed as follows.
Alice:
Brian:
(a) Calculate;
(i) Alice’s monthly salary in her fifth year of employment. (3mks)
( )
(ii) Brian’s annual percentages rate of salary increment and hence write down an expression
for his monthly salary in the year of employment. (3mks)
( )
( )
(b) Calculate the difference in the total income of Alice and Brian by the end of their contract.
(4mks)
( )
*( ) ( )+
( )
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2. The first, fifth and seventh terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P) correspond to the first three
consecutive terms of a decreasing Geometric Progression (G.P). The first term of each Progression is
, the common difference of the A.P is and the common ratio of the G.P is .
(a) Write two equations involving d and r hence calculate the values of d and r. (4mks)
( )
( )
( )( ) ( )
(b) Find the sum of the first terms of the Arithmetic Progression (A.P) (3mks)
( )
(( ) ( ))
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(c) Find the number of terms of terms, , for which the sum of the Geometric Progression (G.P) is
. (3mks)
( )
( )
( )
3. An arithmetic progression (A.P) has the first term as a and the common difference as .
(a) Write in terms of a and d, the , and terms of the progression. (1mk)
(b) The progression is increasing and the , and terms form the first three consecutive
terms of a geometric progression (G.P). If the sum of the first terms of the A.P is ,
calculate;
(i) The first term and the common difference of the A.P. (4mks)
( )
( )
( )
( )
( )
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(ii) The sum of the first terms of the A.P. (2mks)
*( ) ( )+ . /
(iii) Find the sum of the first terms of the G.P. (3mks)
( )
( ) (( ) )
( )
(. / )
4. The , and terms of an arithmetic progression are the first three consecutive terms of a
geometric progression. The term of the arithmetic progression is . Find;
(a) The first term and the common difference of the arithmetic progression. (3mks)
( )
( )
( )
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(b) The number of terms of the arithmetic progression for which the sum of the terms is .
(3mks)
*( ) ( ) + ( )( )
( ) ( )
(c) The term of the geometric progression. (2mks)
(d) The sum of the first terms of the geometric progression. (2mks)
( )
( )
( )
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5. A geometric progression (G.P) is such that the product of its first three terms is .
(a) Taking the first term as a and the common ratio as r, express r in terms of a. (2mks)
( )
(b) The sum of the first three terms in (a) above is 78.
(i) Determine the first term and the common ratio of two possible sequences. (4mks)
( ) ( )
( ) ( )( )
( )
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(ii) Hence write the first terms of the two sequences. (2mks)
(c) Find the product of the 8 term of the two sequences. (2mks)
( )
( )
6. The first three terms of a geometric series are: and respectively for which is an
integer.
(a) Find;
(i) The value of . (3mks)
( )( )
( ) ( )
( )
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(ii) The first term and the common ratio in the series. (2mks)
(b) Calculate;
(i) The value of the seventh term. (2mks)
( )
(ii) The number of terms for which the sum is . (3mks)
( )
( ( ) )
( )
7. The first term of an increasing arithmetic sequence is ( ) and the common difference is . The
product of the first and third term is .
(a) Find the value of x. (3mks)
( ) ( )
( )
( )( )
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√
(b) If the last term of the arithmetic sequence is , calculate the sum of the terms. (3mks)
( )
( )
( )
( )
(c) Given that the , and terms of the arithmetic sequence form the first three consecutive
terms of a geometric progression, find:
(i) The term of the geometric progression. (2mks)
( )
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(ii) The sum of the first terms of the geometric progression. (2mks)
( )
( )
8. The product of the first three consecutive terms at a geometric progression is . If the first term is
and the common ratio is .
(a) Express in terms of . (2mks)
( )
(b) Given that the sum of the three terms above is , find the values of and , hence write down
two possible sequences each up to the term. (5mks)
( )
( )
( ) ( )
( )( )
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(c) The sum of the first terms of the sequence is . Find . (3mks)
( )
( )
9. The second, sixth and the eighth terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P) correspond to the first
three consecutive terms of an increasing Geometric Progression (G.P). If the first term of the A.P
is , the common difference of the A.P is and the common ratio of the G.P is .
(a) (i) Write two expressions of in terms of . (2mks)
(ii) Find the values of and . (4mks)
( )
( )
( )
(b) Find the sum of the first terms of the G.P. (2mks)
( ( ) )
( . / )
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( ( ) )
(c) Find the least number of terms of the A.P for which the sum is a positive integer. (2mks)
* ( ) +
* +
( )
( )
10. The sum of the first five terms of an increasing arithmetic progression (A.P) is while the sum of
the first six terms of the same progression is .
(a) Find the term and the common difference of the A.P. (3mks)
( )
( )
( )
( )
(b) Calculate the sum of the first terms of the A.P. (2mks)
( )
(( ) ( ))
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(c) The first term and two other terms of the A.P form a geometric progression (G.P). If the sum of
the three terms in the G.P is , calculate;
(i) The common ratio of the G.P. (3mks)
( ) ( )
( ). /
(ii) The sum of the first 6 terms of the G.P. (2mks)
( )
( )
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