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S6 Regular Mathematics
S601 Arithmetic Sequences

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1. It is given that the 7th term of an arithmetic sequence is 28, and the sum of the 2nd term and the 4th
term is 80.
(a) Find the general term Tn of the sequence. (5 marks)

(b) Find the first negative term of the sequence. (3 marks)

(c) Find the sum of all the positive terms of the sequence. (2 marks)
2. It is given that the general term of an arithmetic sequence is 16 – 9n. A new sequence is formed by
multiplying each term of the arithmetic sequence by –5 and then adding 32 to each resulting term.
(a) Using the properties of arithmetic sequences, find the common difference of the new sequence.
(3 marks)

(b) Using the properties of arithmetic sequences, find the general term of the new sequence. (2 marks)

3. It is given that an is the nth term of an arithmetic sequence, where a1 = –75 and a3 = –63.
(a) Find the value of a2. (2 marks)

(b) Find a21 + a22 + a23 + … + a40. (3 marks)

(c) Find the greatest value of k such that the sum of the first k terms of the sequence is less than 0.
(3 marks)
4. It is given that the general term an of an arithmetic sequence is 2n - 5.
Let bn = 22n - 5, where n = 1, 2, 3, ….
(a) Express a1 + a2 + a3 + … + an in terms of n. (2 marks)

(b) Find the least value of n such that b1b2b3 … bn > 4 096. (4 marks)

5. In the figure, W1, W2, W3, …, W60 are similar figures formed by wires. Starting from W2, the perimeter
of each figure is 2 cm longer than that of the previous one. It is given that the sum of the perimeters of
these 60 figures is 4 140 cm.

W1 W2 W3 W60

(a) (i) Find the perimeter of W45. (2 marks)

 (ii) A wire of length 450 cm is cut into a number of portions in order to make the above-mentioned
figures of different sizes. Kenneth claims that 17 distinct figures can be made. Do you agree?
Explain your answer. (2 marks)

(b) It is given that the area of W1 is 125 cm2.

(i) Find the areas of W2 and W3. (3 marks)

(ii) Do the areas of W1, W2, W3, …, W60 form an arithmetic sequence? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
Consolidation Exercise 1A
24. It is given that k, 4k + 1, 16, is an arithmetic sequence.
(a) Find the value of k.
(b) Is 156 a term of the sequence? Explain your answer.

25. It is given that the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is -9 and the 10th term is 1.
(a) Find the general term Tn of the sequence.
(b) Which term is 95?
26. It is given that the 2nd term and the 8th term of an arithmetic sequence are -12 and 12 respectively.
(a) Find the 21st term of the sequence.
(b) If the last term of the sequence is 464, how many terms are there in the sequence?

27. It is given that the 4th term and the 13th term of an arithmetic sequence are 25 and 79 respectively.
(a) Find the 18th term of the sequence.
(b) Are there any multiples of 6 in the sequence? Explain your answer.
28. It is given that the 3rd term and the 19th term of an arithmetic sequence are -55 and 17 respectively.
(a) Find the general term Tn of the sequence.
(b) Find the greatest negative integral term of the sequence.

29. It is given that 135, 104, 73, , -392 is an arithmetic sequence.

(a) Find the smallest positive term of the sequence.
(b) How many negative terms are there in the sequence?
30. Insert seven numbers between the two numbers 12 and 196 such that the nine numbers form an
arithmetic sequence.
(a) Find the common difference of the sequence.
(b) Write down the sequence formed.

31. Insert eleven numbers between the two numbers 165 and -15 such that the thirteen numbers form an
arithmetic sequence.
(a) Find the general term Tn of the sequence.
(b) Find the 8th term of the sequence.
32. Insert m numbers between the two numbers -107 and 21 such that the (m + 2) numbers form an
arithmetic sequence. It is given that the common difference of the sequence is 4.
(a) Find the value of m.
(b) Find the first positive term of the sequence.

34. The 11th term of an arithmetic sequence is equal to the sum of the 8th term and the 9th term. It is given
that the common difference of the sequence is -5.
(a) Find the first term of the sequence.
(b) If the kth term of the sequence is 5 times the 7th term, find the value of k.
35. The sum of the 2nd term and the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence is -26. The sum of the 4th term
and the 9th term is -38.
(a) Find the general term Tn of the sequence.
(b) Find the 15th term of the sequence.
(c) If the last term of the sequence is -214, how many terms which are less than 0 are there in the
sequence? Explain your answer.

36. The 2nd term of an arithmetic sequence is 25. The sum of the 3rd term and the 5th term is 82.
(a) Find the first term and the common difference of the sequence.
(b) Which term of the sequence starts to be greater than 129?
(c) If the pth term of the sequence is p2, find the value of p.
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37. The sum of the 5th term and the 10th term of an arithmetic sequence is 25. The 8th term is of the
15
10th term. Let the general term of the sequence be Tn.
(a) Find the first term and the common difference of the sequence.
(b) Find the greatest negative term of the sequence.
(c) If m is an odd number and Tm is a positive term of the sequence, find the least value of Tm.

38. The product of the 3rd term and the 7th term of an arithmetic sequence is -32. The sum of the 4th term
and the 6th term is -4.
(a) Find the possible common differences of the sequence.
(b) It is given that the common difference of the sequence is positive.
(i) Find the 23rd term of the sequence.
(ii) Find the largest term which is less than 263 in the sequence.
Consolidation Exercise 1C
18. It is given that the sum of the 3rd term and the 6th term of an arithmetic sequence is 356, and the sum
of the first 21 terms is 2 646.
(a) Find the 14th term of the sequence.
(b) Find the sum of the first 14 terms of the sequence.

19. It is given that the first term and the sum of the first two terms of an arithmetic sequence are 47 and 98
respectively.
(a) Find the sum of the first 30 terms of the sequence.
(b) Find the sum of the 13th term to the 30th term of the sequence.