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Homework Sheet 8 - Arithmetic Sequences and Series

The document contains 20 math problems involving arithmetic sequences and series. Some key details include: - Problem 1 involves finding various terms in different arithmetic sequences defined by recursive rules. - Problem 2 asks to find the sum of all even numbers between 1 and 99, which is 2450. - Problem 3 gives various arithmetic sequences to identify properties of. - Problem 16 calculates the total membership fees received over 12 years by a golf club that starts with 40 members and gains 15 new members each year. The total is $17640.

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Homework Sheet 8 - Arithmetic Sequences and Series

The document contains 20 math problems involving arithmetic sequences and series. Some key details include: - Problem 1 involves finding various terms in different arithmetic sequences defined by recursive rules. - Problem 2 asks to find the sum of all even numbers between 1 and 99, which is 2450. - Problem 3 gives various arithmetic sequences to identify properties of. - Problem 16 calculates the total membership fees received over 12 years by a golf club that starts with 40 members and gains 15 new members each year. The total is $17640.

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Homework Sheet 8

1.

1. (a) (i) tn= 3n, t1= 3 (b)(i) tn=2tn-1 (c) (i)tn= 1/n2 (d) (i) tn= 2tn-1 where t1= 3 (e) tn= tn-1+3 where t1= 4 (f)
tn= tn-1+5, where t1=4

2. Find the sum of all the even numbers between 1 and 99.

2450

3.

3. (a) 0,2,4,6 (b) -3,2,7,12 (c) root 5, -2 root 5, -3 root 5, -4 root 5 (d) 11,9,7,5

4. An amphitheatre has 25 seats in row A, 28 seats on row B, 31 seats in row C and so on.

(a) How many seats in row P? 40 seats

(b) How many seats are there in row X? 94 seats

(c) Which row has 40 seats in it? Row P

5. In an arithmetic sequence, t7 = 0.6 and t12 = -0.4. Find t20.

The value of t20 would be -2.

6. (a) An arithmetic sequence has a first term of 5 and a common difference of -3. Find the thirteenth
term.

Thirteenth term: -31

(b) An arithmetic sequence has a first term of -12 and a common difference of 4. Find the tenth
term.

Tenth term: 24

(c) In an arithmetic sequence a = 25 and d = -2.5. Find the ninth term.

Ninth term: 5

(d) In an arithmetic sequence a = 2 √ 3 and d = √ 3. Find the fifth term.

Fifth term: 6 root 3


7. Show that the sum of the first 2n terms of an arithmetic sequence is n times the sum of the two
middle terms.

8. If a, 2a and a2 are consecutive terms of an arithmetic series, find a (a ≠ 0).

A=3

9. Find x if 3x – 2 is the arithmetic mean of 5x + 1 and 11.

X=16

10. If a, 4a – 4 and 8a – 13 are successive terms of an arithmetic sequence, find a.

A=5

11. Three consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence have a sum of 36 and a product of 1428. Find
the three terms.

7,12,17

12. An arithmetic sequence has a common difference of d. If the sum of 20 terms is 25 times the first
term, find, in terms of d, the sum of 30 terms.

13. If t6 = 16 and t12 = 28, find S14.

S14 equals to 256.

14. Evaluate 54 + 48 + 42 + … + - 54.

The answer is 0.

15. The sum of the first ten terms of an arithmetic sequence is 120 and the sum of the first twenty
terms is 840. Find the sum of the first thirty terms.

Sum of the first thirty terms: 2160

16. A new golf club is formed with 40 members in its first year. Each following year the number of
new members exceeds the number of retirements by 15. Each member pays $120 p.a. in
membership fees. Calculate the amount received from fees in the first 12 years of the club’s
existence.

$17640

17. The sum of m terms of an arithmetic sequence with first term -5 and common difference 4 is
660. Find m.

M is 20 terms.
18. If Sn = an2 + bn, where a and b are real numbers, find S n+1 – Sn.

2an+a+b

19.

19. (a) 11.5 (b) 2 root 2/7

20. In an arithmetic sequence a1, a2, … a46, a47 , the sum of the odd numbered terms is 1272. What is
the sum of all 47 terms in the sequence?

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