1. An arithmetic sequence has   ,   ,   .

(a) Find the common difference, .

(2)
(b) Find  .
(2)
(c) Find  .
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

2. Only one of the following four sequence is arithmetic and only one of them is geometric.
     
 =        ⋯  =       ⋯
     
  2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, …   1, 3, 6, 10, …
(a) State which sequence is arithmetic and find the common difference of the sequence.
(2)
(b) State which sequence is geometric and find the common ratio of the sequence.
(2)
(c) For the geometric sequence find the exact value of the eighth term. Give your answer as a
fraction.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

3. A tennis ball bounces on the ground n times. The heights of the bounces,  ,  ,  , …,  , form
a geometric sequence. The height that the ball bounces the first time,  , is 80cm, and the second
time,  , is 60cm.
(a) Find the value of the common ratio for the sequence.
(2)
(b) Find the height that the ball bounces the tenth time,  .
(2)
(c) Find the total distance travelled by the ball during the first six bounces (up and down).
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

4. The fifth term,  , of an arithmetic sequence is 25. The eleventh term,  , of the same sequence
is 49.
(a) Find , the commnon difference of the sequence.
(2)
(b) Find  , the first term of the sequence.
(2)
(c) Find   , the sum of the first 100 terms of the sequence.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

5. Landmarks are placed along the road from London to Edinburgh and the distance between each
landmark is 16.1 km. The first landmark placed on the road is 124.7 km from London, and the
last landmark is near Edinburgh. The lengh of the road from London to Edinburgh is 667.1 km.
(a) Find the distance between the fifth landmark and London.
(3)
(b) Determine how many landmarks there are along the road.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)
6. In an arithmetic sequence, the third term is 41 and the ninth term is 23.
(a) Find the common difference.
(2)
(b) Find the first term.
(2)
(c) Find the smallest value of  such that   .
(3)
(Total 7 marks)

7. On 1st of January 2022, Grace invests  in an account that pays a nominal annual interest rate of
6%, compounded quarterly.
The amount of money in Grace’s account at the end of each year follows a geometric sequence
with common ratio, .
(a) Find the value of , giving your answer to four significant figures.
(3)
(b) Find the year in which the amount of money in Grace’s account will become triple the amount
she invested.
(3)
(Total 6 marks)

8. Jack rides his bike to work each morning. During the first minute, he travels 160 meters. In each
subsequent minute, he travels 80% of the distance travelled during the previous minute.
The distance from his home to work is 750 meters. Jack leaves his house at 8:30 am and must be
at work at 8:40 am.
Will Jack arrive to work on time? Justify your answer.
(Total 6 marks)

9. The following table shows the price (y dollars) of six used trucks, depending on the distance they
have travelled (x km).

The relationship between the variables can be modelled by the regression equation     .
(a) (i) Find the correlation coefficient.
(ii) Write down the value of  and the value of .
(3)
(b) Use the regression equation to estimate the price of a truck that has travelled a distance of
160,000 km.
(2)
James buys the truck that has travelled 160,000 km, however dosen’t drive it. The price of the
truck decreases by 7% each year is sits still in James’ garage.
(c) Calculate the price of James’ truck after 5 years.
(4)
(d) If James sells his truck for 20,000 dollars  years after he purchased it, find the value of  to
the nearest year.
(4)
(Total 13 marks)
10. It is known that the number of trees in a small forest will decerase by 5% each year unless some
new trees are planted. At the end of each year, 600 new trees are planted to the forest.
At the start of 2021, there are 8200 trees in the forest.
(a) Show that there will be roughly 9060 trees in the forest at the start of 2026.
(4)
(b) Find the approximate number of trees in the forest at the start of 2041.
(4)
(Total 8 marks)

11. Let     
 ,

 s in 

for   .
The th maximum point on the graph of  has x-coordinate  , where ∈ 
(a) Given that       , find .
(4)

(b) Hence find the value of  such that 
 
  .
(4)
(Total 8 marks)
12. The sides of a square are 8 cm long. A new square is formed by joining the midpoints of the
adjacent sides and two of the resulting triangles are shaded as shown. This process is repeated 5
more times to form the right hand diagram below.

(a) Find the total area of the shaded region in the right hand diagram above.
(4)
(b) Find the total area of the shaded region if the process is repeated indenfinitely.
(3)
(Total 7 marks)
13. Bill takes out a bank loan of $100,000 to buy a premium electric car, at an annual interest rate of
5.49%. The interest is calculated at the end of each year and added to the amount outstanding.
(a) Find the amount of money Bill would owe the bank after 10 years. Give your answer to the
nearest dollar.
(3)
To pay off the loan, Bill makes quarterly deposits of $P at the end of every in a savings account,
paying a nominal annual interest rate of 3.2%. He makes his first deposit at the end of the first
quarter after taking out the loan.
    
(b) Show that the total value of Bill’s saving after 10 years is    .
    
(3)
(c) Given that Bill’s aim is to own the electric car after 10 years, find the value for P to the
nearest
dollar.
(3)
Melinda visits a different bank and makes a single deposit of $Q, the annual interest rate being
3.5%.
(d) (i) Melinda wishes to withdraw $8000 at the end of each year for a period of  years.
Show that an expression for the minimum value of Q is
   
    ⋯ 
 
 
(ii) Hence, or otherwise, find the minimum value of Q that would permit Melinda to withdraw
annual amounts of $8000 indefinitely, Give your answer to the nearest dollar.
(6)
(Total 15 marks)