ECZ 2025 · GCE Paper 2 · Question 1 — Sequences and Series

Question from ECZ 2025 · GCE Paper 2 · Question 1

(a) Simplify a2 b32c × ac22b ÷ b2 c2a.[2]

Verified working — step 1

Change the division to multiplication by the reciprocal:

(b) For the geometric progression 60, 30, 15, ..., find the

(b(i)) 6th term,[2]

Verified working — step 1

a = 60 and r = 3060 = 12 (check: 1530 = 12).

(b(ii)) geometric mean of 15 and 3.75,[2]

Verified working — step 1

The geometric mean of two numbers x and y is √xy.

(b(iii)) sum to infinity.[3]

Verified working — step 1

A sum to infinity exists because |r| = 12 < 1.

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