CMA4124 – MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES 2

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Tutorial 7

PART A
Write the first four terms of each of sequence whose general term is given below.

a n=3 n+2
()
n
1. 1
a n=
2n 4. 3
a n=
2. n+ 4 (−1 )n+1
n a n=
3. a n=(−1) (n+3 ) 5. 2 n+1

PART B
The sequences below are defined by using recursion formulas. Write the first four terms of each
sequence.

1.
a 1=7 and a n=an−1 +5 for n≥2 4.
a 1=4 and a n=2 an−1 + 3 for n≥2

2.
a 1=12 and a n=an−1 +4 for n≥2 5.
a 1=5 and a n=3 an−1 −1 for n≥2

3.
a 1=3 and a n=4 an−1 for n≥2

PART C
Find each of the indicated sum below.
6 4
(−1 )i+1
∑ i3 ∑
1. i=1 4. i=0 (i+1)!
4 5
( i +2 )!
∑ ( k−3 )( k +2 ) ∑ i!
2. k =1 5. i=1
7
∑ 12
3. i =3

PART D
Write the first six terms of each arithmetic sequence.

1.
a 1=200 , d=20 5 1
a 1= d=−
a 1=−7 , d=4 4. 2, 2
2.
a 1=300 , d=−90 5.
a 1=−8 , d=5
3.
PART E

Find the indicated term of the arithmetic sequence with first term,
a 1 and common difference, d
 a a =13 , d=4
1. Find 6 when 1
a a =−60 ,d =5
4. Find 150 when 1
a a =9 ,d =2
2. Find 16 when 1
a a =−32 , d=4
5. Find 70 when 1
a a =7 , d =5
3. Find 50 when 1
PART F
Write both explicit and recursive formula for each of arithmetic sequence below.
1. 1, 5, 9, 13, …
2. 7, 3, -1, -5, …
3. 2, 7, 12, 17, …
4. 6, 1, -4, -9, …
5. 15, 19, 23, 27, …
PART G
Find the sum of the first indicated terms for the following sequence.
1. Find the sum of the first 20 terms of the arithmetic sequence: 4, 10, 16, 22, …
2. Find the sum of the first 25 terms of the arithmetic sequence: 7, 19, 31, 43, …
3. Find the sum of the first 50 terms of the arithmetic sequence: -15, -9, -3, 3, …
PART H
Write out the first three terms and the last term. Then use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of an
arithmetic sequence to find the indicated sum.
17 40
∑ ( 5 i+3 ) ∑ (−2i +6 )
1. i=1 3. i=1
100
∑ −4 i
2. i=1

PART I
Write the first five terms of each geometric series

1.
a 1=5 , r=3 1
a 1=20 , r =
1 3. 2
a 1=24 , r=
2. 3
PART J

Find the indicated term of each sequence with the given first term,
a 1 and common ratio, r .

1 a a =1000000 , r=0. 1
a a 1=1000 , r=− 2. Find 8 when 1
1. Find 40 when 2 a a =40000 , r=0 . 1
3. Find 8 when 1
PART K
Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence to solve following.
1. Find the sum of the first 12 terms of the geometric sequence: 2, 6, 18, 54, …
2. Find the sum of the first 11 terms of the geometric sequence: 3, -6, 12, -24, …
3. Find the sum of the first 14 terms of the geometric sequence: -3/2, 3, -6, 12, …
PART L
Use the formula for the sum of the first n terms of a geometric sequence to find the following indicated
sum.
10
∑ 5 . 2i
1. i=1
7
∑ 4 (−3 )i
2. i=1
6
∑( )
i+1
1
3. i=1 2

PART M
Find the sum of each infinite geometric series.

1 1 1
1+ + + +. . .
1. 3 9 27
5 5 5
5+ + 2 + 3 +.. .
2. 6 6 6
1 1
3−1+ − +.. .
3. 3 9
PART N
Write the first three terms in each binomial expansion, expressing result in simplified form.

1. ( x+ 2)8
2. ( x+3)8
3. (4 x−1)9
4. (−2 x +3 )11
5. ( x− y )12