ECZ 2022 · GCE Paper 2 · Question 2 — Sequences and Series

Question from ECZ 2022 · GCE Paper 2 · Question 2

(a) Simplify 4p3q ÷ p2 q6 × pq2.[2]

Verified working — step 1

Turn every division into multiplication by the reciprocal:

(b) The first three terms of a geometric progression are 3, 6 and 12 respectively. Find the

(b(i)) nth term,[2]

Verified working — step 1

a = 3 and r = 63 = …

(b(ii)) geometric mean of 96 and 384,[2]

Verified working — step 1

The geometric mean of two numbers is the square root of their product.

(b(iii)) sum of the first 8 terms of the progression.[3]

Verified working — step 1

Sn = arn - 1r - 1 with a = 3, r = 2, n = 8:

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