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Additional Mathematics SPM 2008 - : Progressions

This document contains a mathematics exam on progressions, including 10 multiple choice questions. The questions cover topics like identifying the common difference or ratio of arithmetic and geometric progressions, calculating terms and sums of progressions, and expressing recurring decimals as fractions. The document provides the questions, spaces for answers, and the completed answers key at the end.

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Additional Mathematics SPM 2008 - : Progressions

This document contains a mathematics exam on progressions, including 10 multiple choice questions. The questions cover topics like identifying the common difference or ratio of arithmetic and geometric progressions, calculating terms and sums of progressions, and expressing recurring decimals as fractions. The document provides the questions, spaces for answers, and the completed answers key at the end.

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WAJA

ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS SPM 2008 ______________________


TOPIC 09:

Progressions

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WAJA JPN Perak 2008 1. The first three terms of a sequence are 3, x, 27. Find the positive value of x so that the sequence is (a) an arithmetic progression, (b) a geometric progression. [2 marks]

Answer: (a) ____________________ (b) ____________________ 2. The volume of water in a tank is 550 litres on the first day. Subsequently, 20 litres of water is added to the tank everyday. Calculate the volume, in litres, of water in the tank at the end of the 9th day. [2 marks]

Answer: _______________________

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3.

The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are 7, 10, 13. Find (a) the common difference of the progression, (b) the sum of the first 20 terms after the third term. [3 marks]

Answer: (a) ____________________ (b) ____________________ 4. The sum of an arithmetic progression is given by S n 2n 2 n . Find the 8th term. [3 marks]

Answer: _______________________
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5.

Given an arithmetic progression 5, 2, 1, , state three consecutive terms in this progression which sum up to 45. [3 marks]

Answer: _______________________ 6. The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are m 2, m 2, 2m 1. Find (a) the value of m, (b) the sum of the first 10 terms of the progression. [3 marks]

Answer: (a) ____________________ (b) ____________________

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7.

Given a geometric progression k , 3,

9 , p , express p in terms of k. k

[2 marks]

Answer: _______________________ 8. In a geometric progression, the first term is 36 and the third term is 25. Calculate (a) the positive value of the common ratio, (b) the sum to infinity of the geometric progression. [4 marks]

Answer: (a) ____________________ (b) ____________________

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9.

The sum of the first n terms of the geometric progression 6, 18, 54, is 19,680. Find (a) the common ratio of the progression, (b) the value of n. [4 marks]

Answer: (a) ____________________ (b) ____________________ 10. Express the recurring decimal 0.363636 as a fraction in its simplest form. [4 marks]

Answer: _______________________

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ANSWERS 1. (a) 15 (b) 9 710 (a) 3 (b) 890 29 12, 15, 18 (a) 5 (b) 210
p 27 k2

2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7.

8.

(a)

5 6 (b) 216

9.

(a) 3 (b) 8
4 11

10.

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