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Edexcel A Level Mathematics: Sequences and series

Section 1: Definitions and notation


Exercise level 2 solutions
1. (a) Terms are of the form 2k .
The last term is the 10th term.
10
The series can be written as  2k .
1

(b)Terms are of the form k 2 .


The last term is the 12th term.
12
The series can be written as k
1
2
.

1
(c) Terms are of the form .
k
The last term is the 20th term.
20
1
The series can be written as k .
1

(d)Terms are of the form ( −2)k −1 .


The last term is the 7th term.
7
The series can be written as  (−2)
1
k −1
.

5
2. (a)  (2k + 1) = 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 = 35
1

4
(b)  k 2 = 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 = 30
1

4
(c) 2
0
k
= 1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 = 31

6
3. (a)  (2k
1
2
− 1) = 1 + 7 + 17 + 31 + 49 + 71

= 176
5 3
r
(b)  r 2 −  = (1 + 4 + 9 + 16 + 25) − (0 + 21 + 23 + 34 )
1 0 r +1
= 53 121 = 637
12

Edexcel A Level Maths: Sequences and series 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 1 of 2 integralmaths.org
4 4
(c)  (2k + 1) −  (2k − 1) = (1+ 3 + 5 + 7 + 9) − (−1+ 1+ 3 + 5 + 7)
0 0

= 10
5 5
(d)  r 2 +  (2r + 1) = (1 + 4 + 9 + 16 + 25) + (3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11)
1 1

= 90

4 4 4
4. (c)  (2k + 1) −  (2k − 1) =  ((2k + 1) − (2k − 1))
0 0 0
4
= 2
0

= 2+2+2+2+2
= 10
5 5 5
(d)  r 2 +  (2r + 1) =  (r 2 + 2r + 1)
1 1 1
5
=  (r + 1)2
1

= 4 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 36
= 90

Edexcel A Level Maths: Sequences and series 1 © MEI 22/03/24


Exercise level 2 solutions page 2 of 2 integralmaths.org

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