ALGEBRA 1.

1 PAPER 1
1a. [4 marks]
The geometric sequence u1, u2, u3, … has common ratio r.

Consider the sequence .

Show that A is an arithmetic sequence, stating its common difference d in terms of r.

1b. [3 marks]
A particular geometric sequence has u1 = 3 and a sum to infinity of 4.
Find the value of d.
2a. [4 marks]

An arithmetic sequence has and common difference . Given that

and are the first three terms of a geometric sequence
find the value of .
2b. [3 marks]
Given that

determine the value of .

3a. [4 marks]

The 1st, 4th and 8th terms of an arithmetic sequence, with common difference , , are the first
three terms of a geometric sequence, with common ratio . Given that the 1st term of both sequences is
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the value of ;
3b. [1 mark]
the value of ;
4a. [1 mark]

The sum of the first terms of a sequence is given by , where .

Write down the value of .

4b. [2 marks]
Find the value of .
4c. [4 marks]

Prove that is an arithmetic sequence, stating clearly its common difference.

5. [6 marks]
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 The fifth term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to 6 and the sum of the first 12 terms is 45.
Find the first term and the common difference.
6a. [4 marks]

A given polynomial function is defined as . The roots of the

polynomial equation are consecutive terms of a geometric sequence with a common ratio of
and first term 2.

Given that and find

the degree of the polynomial;
6b. [2 marks]

the value of .
7a. [4 marks]
A box contains four red balls and two white balls. Darren and Marty play a game by each taking it in
turn to take a ball from the box, without replacement. The first player to take a white ball is the winner.
Darren plays first, find the probability that he wins.
7b. [3 marks]

The game is now changed so that the ball chosen is replaced after each turn.
Darren still plays first.
Show that the probability of Darren winning has not changed.
8a. [4 marks]

Let , be an arithmetic sequence with first term equal to and common difference of ,
where . Let another sequence , be defined by .

(i) Show that is a constant.

(ii) Write down the first term of the sequence .

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

8b. [8 marks]

Let be the sum of the first terms of the sequence .

(i) Find , in terms of , and .

(ii) Find the values of for which exists.

You are now told that does exist and is denoted by .

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 (iii) Write down in terms of and .

(iv) Given that find the value of .

8c. [6 marks]

Let , be a geometric sequence with first term equal to and common ratio , where
and are both greater than zero. Let another sequence be defined by .

Find giving your answer in the form with in terms of , and .

9a. [3 marks]

The cubic equation , has roots . By expanding

show that

(i) ;

(ii) ;

(iii) .

9b. [5 marks]
It is now given that and for parts (b) and (c) below.

(i) In the case that the three roots form an arithmetic sequence, show that one of the roots is
.
(ii) Hence determine the value of .
9c. [6 marks]

In another case the three roots form a geometric sequence. Determine the value of .

10. [17 marks]

A geometric sequence , with complex terms, is defined by and .

(a) Find the fourth term of the sequence, giving your answer in the form .

(b) Find the sum of the first 20 terms of , giving your answer in the form where
and are to be determined.

A second sequence is defined by .

(c) (i) Show that is a geometric sequence.

(ii) State the first term.

(iii) Show that the common ratio is independent of k.

A third sequence is defined by .

(d) (i) Show that is a geometric sequence.

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 (ii) State the geometrical significance of this result with reference to points on the complex
plane.
11. [7 marks]

The first three terms of a geometric sequence are and .

(a) Find the common ratio r.

(b) Find the set of values of x for which the geometric series
converges.

Consider .

(c) Show that the sum to infinity of this series is .

12. [7 marks]
The sum of the first two terms of a geometric series is 10 and the sum of the first four terms is 30.
(a) Show that the common ratio satisfies .

(b) Given

(i) find the first term;

(ii) find the sum of the first ten terms.
13. [6 marks]

The first terms of an arithmetic sequence are

Find x if the sum of the first 20 terms of the sequence is equal to 100.

14. [7 marks]
A geometric sequence has first term a, common ratio r and sum to infinity 76. A second geometric
sequence has first term a, common ratio and sum to infinity 36.
Find r.
15. [4 marks]

Find the value of k if .

16a. [2 marks]

A geometric sequence , , , has and a sum to infinity of .

Find the common ratio of the geometric sequence.

16b. [5 marks]
An arithmetic sequence , , , is such that and .

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 Find the greatest value of such that .

17a. [3 marks]

An arithmetic sequence has first term a and common difference d, . The , and terms of
the arithmetic sequence are the first three terms of a geometric sequence.

Show that .

17b. [5 marks]

Show that the term of the geometric sequence is the term of the arithmetic sequence.