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Chapter 1 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences Consider the sequence , , , , ...
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(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.
(b) Determine its general term T (n) . (4 marks)

Level 1 Questions
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Consider the sequence –3, 6, –9, 12, ...
§1.1 Review on Sequences
(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.
(b) Determine its general term T (n) . (4 marks)
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Find the first 3 terms of the sequence with general term T (n)  2n  5 . (2 marks)
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Consider the sequence 2, 6, 12, 20, ...
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(a) Write down the next two terms of the sequence.
Find the first 4 terms of the sequence with general term T (n)  30  8n . (2 marks)
(b) Determine its general term T (n) . (4 marks)

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Find the first 4 terms of the sequence with general term T (n)  4(1) n . (2 marks)
Find the general term T(n) of the sequence 20, 22, 24, 26 , ... (2 marks)
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Find the first 4 terms of the sequence with general term T (n)  2n 2 . (2 marks)
1 3 5 7
Find the general term T(n) of the sequence , , , , ... (2 marks)
2 2 2 2
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It is given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  . Find the 5th term and the 8th term of (6A01A013)
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the sequence. (2 marks) Consider the sequence 11, 15, 19, 23, ...
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
(6A01A006) (b) Find T(10) and T(13). (4 marks)
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Consider a sequence with general term T (n)  . Find the first term and the 5th term of the
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sequence. (2 marks) Consider the sequence 11, 22, 33, 44, ...
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
(6A01A007) (b) Find T(6) and T(12). (4 marks)
Given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  3 n  2 , find the 2nd term and the 6th term of the
sequence. (2 marks) (6A01A015)
It is given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  13n  2 . Find the value of k if the kth term of
the sequence is 106. (2 marks)
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It is given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  n 3  1 . Find the value of k if the kth term of Determine whether each of the following sequences is an arithmetic sequence. If so, write down the
the sequence is 342. (2 marks) common difference.
(a) 1, 1, 1, 1, ...
(6A01A017) (b) 5, 5, 5, 5, ... (4 marks)
Consider the following sequence:
1, –3, –7, –11, ... (6A01A022)
The general term of the sequence is T (n)  5  4n . Determine whether the following sequences are arithmetic sequences. If so, write down the common
(a) Find the 8th term and the 16th term of the sequence. difference.
(b) By considering the given sequence, find the general term of another sequence (a) –3, 3, –3, 3, …
–5, –9, –13, –17, ... (4 marks) (b) –8, –4, 0, 4, … (4 marks)

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Consider the following figures. Let E(n) be the number of dots in the nth diagram. In each of the following, the general term Tn of a sequence is given.
(i) Find Tn1  Tn .
(ii) Determine whether the sequence is an arithmetic sequence.
(a) (i) Find E(1), E(2), E(3) and E(4). (a) Tn  6n  7
(ii) Find E(n). 1
(b) Tn  (4 marks)
(b) How many dots are there in the 25th diagram? (4 marks) n
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In each of the following cases, T(n) is the general term of the arithmetic sequence. Find the
(6A01A019) first term a and the common difference d of the sequence.
Determine whether the following sequences are arithmetic sequences. If so, write down the common (a) T (n)  3n  18
difference. (b) T (n)  4  15n (4 marks)
(a) 2, 7, 12, 17, ...
(b) 4, 1, –2, –5, ... (4 marks) (6A01A025)
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In each of the following, the general term of an arithmetic sequence is given.

(6A01A020) (a) T (n)  3  5n
Determine whether each of the following sequences is an arithmetic sequence. If so, write down the (b) T (n)  2(n  3)
common difference. Find the first term and the common difference of each of the sequences. (4 marks)
(a) 40, 31, 22, 13, ...
(b) 16, 3, 10, 23, ... (4 marks)
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In each of the following cases, T(n) is the general term of the arithmetic sequence. Find the Consider the arithmetic sequence –29, –23, –17, –11, ...
first term a and the common difference d of the sequence. (a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
4 (b) If the kth term of the sequence is 25, find the value of k. (4 marks)
(a) T (n)  2n 
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(b) T (n)  7(n  3) (4 marks) (6A01A033)
Consider the arithmetic sequence 52, 35, 18, 1, ...
(6A01A027) (a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
It is given that the first term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence are 5 and  (b) If the kth term of the sequence is 135, find the value of k. (4 marks)
respectively.
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (6A01A034)
(b) Find the 5th term of the sequence. (4 marks) Find the number of terms in each of the following arithmetic sequences.
(a) 17, 10, 3, ... , –25
(6A01A028) (b) 33, 37, 41, ... , 73 (4 marks)
It is given that the first term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence are 22 and 10
respectively. (6A01A035)
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. Consider the arithmetic sequence 87, 79, ... , 33.
(b) Find the 11th term of the sequence. (4 marks) (a) Find the number of terms in the sequence.
(b) Which term equals 31? (4 marks)
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It is given that the first term and the common difference of an arithmetic sequence are 70 and 6 (6A01A036)
respectively. Consider the arithmetic sequence 134, 120, ... , 132.
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (a) Find the number of terms in the sequence.
(b) Find the 7th term of the sequence. (4 marks) (b) Determine whether 50 is a term of the sequence. (4 marks)

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For the arithmetic sequence 3, –1, –5, –9, ... , find Consider the arithmetic sequence 2, 8, x, …
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(a) the common difference, (a) Find the value of x.

(b) the general term T(n). (4 marks) (b) Find the value of m such that the mth term of the sequence is 44. (4 marks)

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For the arithmetic sequence 5, 8, 11, 14, ... , find It is given that the common difference of an arithmetic sequence is 16. If the 5th term of the sequence
(a) the general term T(n), is 72, find the first term. (2 marks)
(b) the 8th term of the sequence. (4 marks)
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For an arithmetic sequence with general term T(n), the common difference is –8 and T (6)  24 . Find If p, 2p – 1, 22 are in arithmetic sequence, find the value of p. (2 marks)
(a) the first term of the sequence,
(b) T(n). (4 marks) (6A01A047)
In each of the following arithmetic sequences, find the value of x.
(6A01A040) (a) 39, x, 87
Let T (n) be the general term of an arithmetic sequence. It is given that T (5)  3 and T (6)  2 . 35 7
(b)  , x,  (4 marks)
(a) Find the first term and the common difference of the sequence. 8 8
(b) If the last term of the sequence is –42, find the number of terms in the sequence. (4 marks)
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(6A01A041) In each of the following arithmetic sequences, find the value of x.
It is given that there are 21 terms in an arithmetic sequence. If the first term and the last term of the (a) x, 26, 56
sequence are 101 and 19 respectively, find the common difference. (2 marks) (b) 23, 41, x (4 marks)

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For an arithmetic sequence with general term T(n), the first term and the 5th term are 3 and 23 In each of the following arithmetic sequences, find the value of y.
respectively. Find (a) 7, y, y + 5
(a) the common difference of the sequence, (b) y, 4y, 21 (4 marks)
(b) T(n). (4 marks)
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(6A01A043) In each of the following arithmetic sequences, find the value of y.
It is given that the 3rd term and the 5th term of an arithmetic sequence are 38 and 14 respectively. (a) 9y, 2, y + 24
(a) Find the first term and the common difference of the sequence. (b) 120, 16y, 2y  30 (4 marks)
(b) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (5 marks)
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(6A01A044) If x + 1, 3x – 2, 2x + 4 are in arithmetic sequence, find
It is given that the 3rd term and the 7th term of an arithmetic sequence are 10 and 26 respectively. (a) the value of x,
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Find (b) the general term of the sequence. (4 marks)

(a) the general term T(n) of the sequence,
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If 4, p, q, r , 16 are in arithmetic sequence, find the values of p, q and r. (2 marks)
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It is given that the 4th term and the 7th term of an arithmetic sequence are 12 and 66 respectively. (6A01A053)
(a) Find the common difference of the sequence. By considering the arithmetic sequence 2, 8, 14, 20, ... , show that 2, 4, 10, 16, ... is also an
(b) Find the 9th term of the sequence. (4 marks) arithmetic sequence. (2 marks)
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By considering the arithmetic sequence 15, 6, 3, 12, ... , show that 30, 12, 6, 24, ... is also an For each of the following sequences, determine whether it is a geometric sequence. If so, write down
arithmetic sequence. (2 marks) the common ratio.
8 4 2 1
(a) , , ,
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Consider the following two sequences. (b) 0.9999, 0.999, 0.99, 0.9 (4 marks)
Sequence I: A1 , A2 , A3 ,...
Sequence II: B1 , B2 , B3 ,... (6A01A060)
If sequence I is an arithmetic sequence with common difference d, and Bn  3 An  3 , show that In each of the following, the general term Gn of a sequence is given.
sequence II is an arithmetic sequence, and express its common difference in terms of d. (4 marks) G
(i) Find n 1 .
Gn
§1.3 Geometric Sequences NF (ii) Determine whether the sequence is a geometric sequence.
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(a) Gn 
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Determine whether each of the following sequences is a geometric sequence. If so, write down the
(b) Gn  n(2 n ) (4 marks)
common ratio.
(a) 1, 3, 9, 27, ...
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In each of the following cases, T(n) is the general term of the geometric sequence. Find the
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Determine whether each of the following sequences is a geometric sequence. If so, write down the (a) T (n)  9(2) n1
common ratio. (b) T (n)  7 n (4 marks)
(a) 0.5, –2, 8, –32, …
(b) 0.5, 0.1, 0.02, 0.004, ... (4 marks) (6A01A062)
In each of the following cases, T(n) is the general term of the geometric sequence. Find the
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For each of the following sequences, determine whether it is a geometric sequence. If so, write down 3
(a) T (n)  n1
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the common ratio.

2 n 2
(a) 14, 28, 42, 56 2
(b) T (n)    (4 marks)
(b) 0.1, 0.3, 0.9, 2.7 (4 marks) 5

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In each of the following, the general term of a geometric sequence is given.
(a) T (n)  2 n1
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(b) T (n) 
(3) n
Find the first term and the common ratio of each of the sequences. (4 marks)
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It is given that the first term and the common ratio of a geometric sequence are 6 and 3 respectively. Consider the geometric sequence 12, 48, 192, 768, ...
Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (2 marks) (a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
(b) If the kth term of the sequence is 49 152, find the value of k. (4 marks)
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It is given that the first term and the common ratio of a geometric sequence are 250 and
5 Consider the geometric sequence 5, –15, 45, –135, ...
respectively. (a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (b) If the kth term of the sequence is –135, find the value of k. (4 marks)
(b) Find the 6th term of the sequence. (3 marks)
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Consider the geometric sequence 1701, 567, 189, ... , .
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It is given that the first term and the common ratio of a geometric sequence are and 4
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respectively. (b) Find the 8th term of the sequence. (4 marks)
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence.
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Consider the geometric sequence 3000, 600, 120, ... ,  .
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For the geometric sequence –2, 4, –8, 16, ... , find (a) Find the number of terms in the sequence.
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(a) the common ratio of the sequence, (b) Determine whether is a term of the sequence. (4 marks)
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(b) the general term T(n) of the sequence. (3 marks)

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Find the number of terms in each of the following geometric sequences.
For each of the following geometric sequences, find the general term T(n).
(a) 3, 6, 12, ... , 768
25 5 1 1
(a) , , , , ... 1
2 4 8 80 (b) –64, 32, –16, ... , (4 marks)
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(b)  24, 12,  6, 3, ... (4 marks)
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Consider the geometric sequence 5, 10, b, …
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For the geometric sequence , 3, 12, 48, ... , find (a) Find the value of b.
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(b) Find the value of k such that the kth term of the sequence is 320. (4 marks)
(a) the general term T(n) of the sequence,
(b) the 6th term of the sequence. (4 marks)
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It is given that the 5th term and the common ratio of a geometric sequence are 135 and 3 respectively.
Find the first term of the sequence. (2 marks)
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For a geometric sequence with general term T(n), the common ratio is –6 and the 3rd term is 9. Find In each of the following geometric sequences, find the value(s) of x.
(a) the first term of the sequence, (a) 15, x, 135
(b) T(n). (3 marks) 12
(b)  , x , 336 (4 marks)
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It is given that a geometric sequence has 4 terms, its first term and last term are and
2 9 If –1, x, x – 2 are in geometric sequence, find the value(s) of x. (2 marks)
respectively. Find the common ratio of the sequence. (2 marks)

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In each of the following geometric sequences, find the value(s) of x.
For a geometric sequence with general term T(n), the 3rd term and the 4th term are 12 and 36
(a) 7x, 56, 112x
respectively. Find
(b) x + 2, 45, 3x (4 marks)
(a) the common ratio of the sequence,
(b) T(n). (4 marks)
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x 1
(6A01A080) It is given that , x, 3x + 2 form a geometric sequence.
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It is given that the 3rd term and the 6th term of a geometric sequence are 25 and respectively. (a) Find the possible values of x.
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(b) For the larger value of x, find the general term of the sequence. (4 marks)
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(a) Find the first term a and the common ratio r of the sequence.
(b) Write down the general term T(n) of the sequence. (4 marks)
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If 54, a, b, –2 are in geometric sequence, find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
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It is given that the 2nd term and the 5th term of a geometric sequence are –12 and respectively. (6A01A088)
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By considering the geometric sequence 10, 20, 40, 80, ... , show that
Find
35, 70, 140, 280, ... is also a geometric sequence. (2 marks)
(a) the general term T(n) of the sequence,
(b) the 4th term of the sequence. (4 marks)
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(6A01A082) By considering the geometric sequence 1, 6, 36, 216, ... , show that , , , , ... is also a
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In each of the following geometric sequences, find the value(s) of x.
geometric sequence. (2 marks)
(a) 7, 21, x
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(b) x,  , (4 marks)
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Consider the following two sequences. A computer program is used to generate some letters. It is given that the numbers of letters generated
Sequence I: a1 , a2 , a3 , ... by the program each minute successively form an arithmetic sequence. If the program generates
5 5 5 13 000 and 85 000 letters in the first minute and the 5th minute respectively, find
Sequence II: , , , ...
a1 a2 a3 (a) the common difference of the sequence,
It is given that sequence I is a geometric sequence with common ratio R. Show that sequence II is (b) the number of letters generated in the 15th minute. (4 marks)
also a geometric sequence, and express its common ratio in terms of R. (4 marks)
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§1.4 Problems Involving Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences NF 144 candies are distributed among Ada, Becky and Calvin. The numbers of candies that Ada, Becky
and Calvin get form an arithmetic sequence. If Calvin gets 56 candies, find
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In a hall, tables are arranged in 12 rows. There are 5 tables in the first row and each row (except the (b) the numbers of candies that Ada and Becky get respectively. (4 marks)
first row) has 4 more tables than the preceding one. Find the number of tables in the last row.
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Amy plans to participate in the marathon this year. She practises running 1200 m in the first night.
(6A01A092) For each night thereafter, she runs 400 m more than that in the preceding night. Is it possible for Amy
A theatre has 28 seats in the first row. Each succeeding row has 3 more seats than the preceding one. to run 10 km in the 30th night? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
How many seats are there in the 20th row? (3 marks)
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Some wooden cubes are stacked in layers. The first layer, counting from the top, has 11 cubes. Each $15 500, find the value of P. (3 marks)
succeeding layer has 4 more cubes than the layer above it. Let An denote the number of cubes in the
nth layer. (6A01A099)
(a) Express An in terms of n. The value of an art piece is $180 000 now. Its value rises 5% per year. Let $An be the value of the art
(b) If the kth layer has 43 cubes, find the value of k. (4 marks) piece after n years.
(a) Find A2.
(6A01A094) (b) Find the value of the art piece after 10 years, correct to the nearest dollar. (4 marks)
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In a supermarket, tissue boxes are stacked in layers. The numbers of boxes, counting from the top
layer, are 7, 12, 17, ... The numbers of tissue boxes in different layers are in arithmetic sequence. If (6A01A100)
there are 32 tissue boxes in the bottom layer, find the number of layers of the stack. (3 marks) A car initially travels at an average speed of 80 km/h in the first hour, and its average speed decreases
by 10% every hour. Let vn km/h be the average speed of the car in the nth hour.
(a) Find vn.
(b) Find the average speed of the car in the 10th hour, correct to the nearest km/h. (4 marks)
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Jeff bought a camera for $3500. Its value depreciates at a constant rate of 10% per year. Let $Vn be A ball is dropped vertically from the top of a tower. Each time the ball reaches the ground, it
the value of the camera n years after it was bought. Consider the geometric sequence V1, V2, V3, ... 2
rebounds to a height of its previous height. Let T0 m be the height of the tower and Tn m be the
(a) Find V1 and the common ratio of the sequence. 3
(b) Hence, find the value of the camera after 5 years. (Give your answer correct to the nearest height reached by the ball just after the nth rebound.
dollar.) (4 marks)

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A refrigerator is out of order. Its temperature is increased by 20% for every 30 minutes. Suppose the
temperature of the refrigerator is 4 °C initially. Let Tn °C be the temperature of the refrigerator after
n hours.
(a) Show that the sequence T1, T2, T3, ... is a geometric sequence, and state its common ratio.
(b) Find the temperature of the refrigerator after 4 hours.
(Give your answer correct to the nearest 0.1 °C.) (5 marks) (a) Express Tn in terms of n and T0.
(b) If the ball reaches a height of 24 m after the third rebound, find the height of the tower.
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A scientist estimates that the population of the fish in a lake is 90 000 in 2015. Due to overfishing,
the population is predicted to decrease by 12% each year after 2015. Let pn be the population of the (6A01A106)
fish in the lake n years after 2015. The following shows a sequence of circles. The radius of each circle (except the first one) is 25%
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(a) Find pn. shorter than that of the previous one. Let rn cm be the radius of the nth circle.
(b) In which year will the population of the fish in the lake first drop below 40 000? (5 marks)

48 cm
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Tony deposits $56 000 in a bank at a simple interest rate of 5% p.a. Let $An be the amount he can get
after n years.
Circles: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
(a) Is the sequence A1, A2, A3, ... an arithmetic sequence or a geometric sequence? Explain your ...
answer. (a) Find the diameter of the 7th circle, correct to 3 significant figures.
(b) Let An cm2 be the area of the nth circle. Find An in terms of .
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(b) Find An. (5 marks)

(c) After how many years can he get an amount of $98 000? (6 marks)
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The current profit of a company is $P. It is estimated that the profit increases at a constant rate of
1% per month. Let $Pn be the profit after n months.
(a) Is the sequence P1, P2, P3, ... an arithmetic sequence or a geometric sequence? Explain your
answer.
(b) If the profit after 3 months is $10 303.01, find the profit of the company after a year. (Give your
answer correct to the nearest dollar.) (5 marks)
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For the sequence 2, 16, 54, 128, … , given that its general term is T (n)  an 3 , where a is a constant.
§1.1 Review on Sequences (a) Find the value of a. (2 marks)
(b) If the kth term of the sequence is 432, find the value of k. (2 marks)
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Find the general term T(n) of the sequence , , , , ... (2 marks)
3 4 5 6 It is given that the general term of a sequence is T(n) = a + bn, where a and b are constants. If the
3rd term is 44 and the 6th term is 2, find the values of a and b. (3 marks)
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Find the general term T(n) of the sequence  5 , 10 ,  15 , 20 , ... (2 marks) (6A01B009)
b
It is given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  a  , where a and b are constants. If the
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1 2 7 5 first term is 10 and the 3rd term is –2, find
Consider the sequence , , , , ...
6 3 6 3 (a) the values of a and b, (3 marks)
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (2 marks) (b) the 9th term of the sequence. (2 marks)
(b) Find T(8) and T(11). (2 marks)
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(6A01B004) For the sequence –33, –30, –27, –24, ... , its general term is T (n)  a  bn , where a and b are
(a) Express the general term T(n) of the sequence 4, 11, 18, 25, … in the form T(n)  an + b, where constants.
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a and b are constants. (2 marks) (a) Find the values of a and b. (2 marks)
(b) Hence, find the general term of each of the following sequences. (b) Find the number of negative terms. (2 marks)
(i) –4, –11, –18, –25, …
(ii) –1, 6, 13, 20, ... (2 marks) (6A01B011)
Consider the sequence p, 21, 33, 45, ... The general term of the sequence is T(n) = q(n  1)  9n,
(6A01B005) where q is a constant.
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence 1, 5, 25, 125, … (2 marks) (a) Find the values of p and q. (2 marks)
(b) Hence, find the general term of each of the following sequences. (b) If T(m) = 105, find the value of m. (2 marks)
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(i) 2, 6, 26, 126, ...

(ii) 2, 10, 50, 250, ... (2 marks) (6A01B012)
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It is given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  .
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It is given that the general term of a sequence is T(n) = k  8n, where k is a constant. If T(5) = 36, (a) Determine whether 1 is a term of the sequence. (2 marks)
find (b) How many positive terms are there in the sequence? (2 marks)
(a) the value of k, (2 marks)
(b) the 9th term and the 20th term of the sequence. (2 marks)
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It is given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  n 2  1 . Insert 2 numbers between 14 and 110 such that the numbers form an arithmetic sequence.
(a) Determine whether each of the following numbers is a term of the sequence. (3 marks)
(i) 48
(ii) 82 (4 marks) (6A01B018)
(b) How many negative terms are there in the sequence? (2 marks) Insert 3 numbers between 7 and 81 such that the numbers form an arithmetic sequence. (4 marks)

(6A01B014) (6A01B019)
Consider a sequence with general term T (n)  2n 2  5 . Given two numbers 8 and 50,
(a) If the kth term of the sequence is 247, find the value of k. (2 marks) (a) insert 2 numbers, (3 marks)
(b) Determine whether the sequence contains the following terms. (b) insert 6 numbers (3 marks)
(i) 103 between them so that the sequence formed is an arithmetic sequence.
(ii) 166 (4 marks)
(6A01B020)
(6A01B015) For the arithmetic sequence –35, –32, –29, ... , 55, if T(k) is the first positive term, find the value of k.
Consider the following figures. Let F(n) be the number of dots in the nth diagram. (3 marks)

(6A01B021)
... Consider the arithmetic sequence a, 79, 70, … , –47.
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(a) Find the general term T(n). (2 marks)

(b) Find the smallest positive term of the arithmetic sequence. (3 marks)

(a) (i) Find F(1) and F(6). (6A01B022)

(ii) Find F(n). (4 marks) Consider the arithmetic sequence 202, 177, 152, ... , 98.
(b) Which diagram has 123 dots? (2 marks) (a) Find the number of terms in the sequence. (3 marks)
(c) Is it possible to form a diagram with 197 dots? Explain your answer. (2 marks) (b) What is the largest negative term in the sequence? (3 marks)
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§1.2 Arithmetic Sequences NF (6A01B023)

Consider the arithmetic sequence 95, 86, 77, 68, ...
(6A01B016) (a) How many positive terms are there in the sequence? (3 marks)
For each of the following sequences, determine whether it is an arithmetic sequence. If yes, write (b) What is the smallest positive term in the sequence? (2 marks)
down its common difference.
(a) c  3 ,  6 ,  c  9 ,  2c  12 , ... (2 marks) (6A01B024)
(b) 2 w , 4 w  y , 6 w  2 y , 8w  3 y , ... (2 marks) Consider the arithmetic sequence 156, 135, 114, 93, ...
(a) How many negative terms are there in the sequence? (3 marks)
(b) What is the first positive term in the sequence? (2 marks)
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For the arithmetic sequence 58, 53, 48, ..., –27, find It is given that T(n) is the general term of an arithmetic sequence. If T (42)  T (27)  90 and
(a) the first negative term, (4 marks) T (6)  56 , find T(n). (4 marks)
(b) the number of negative terms. (3 marks)
(6A01B034)
(6A01B026) It is given that T(n) is the general term of an arithmetic sequence. If T (36)  2T (11) and
For the arithmetic sequence 79, 75, 71, 67, ... Find the smallest term of the sequence that is greater T (9)  184 , find T(n). (4 marks)
than 8. (4 marks)
(6A01B035)
(6A01B027) Consider an arithmetic sequence with general term T(n). Given that the 8th term is 15 and the sum of
(a) Write down the smallest and the largest multiples of 8 between 90 and 220. (2 marks) the 5th term and the 9th term is 26, find
(b) How many multiples of 8 are there between 90 and 220? (3 marks) (a) the first term and the common difference of the sequence, (3 marks)
(b) the general term of the sequence, (2 marks)
(6A01B028) (c) the smallest term of the sequence that is greater than 100. (3 marks)
Find the number of integers between 100 and 500 which are divisible by 11. (3 marks)
(6A01B036)
(6A01B029) For an arithmetic sequence with general term T(n), the first term is two times the 6th term, and the
(a) Find the number of multiples of 7 between 20 and 2000. (3 marks) 2nd term is greater than two times the 7th term by 5. Find
(b) Find the number of multiples of 9 between 20 and 2000. (3 marks) (a) T(n), (3 marks)
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(c) Find the number of multiples of 7 or 9 between 20 and 2000. (3 marks) (b) the value of k if T (k )  T (15)  0 . (2 marks)

(6A01B030) (6A01B037)
For an arithmetic sequence with general term T(n), given that the first term is 8 and Consider an arithmetic sequence with general term T(n). The 5th term is 9 times the 2nd term, and
T (5) : T (2)  3 : 1 , find the 7th term is less than 4 times the 3rd term by 1. Find
(a) the general term of the sequence, (3 marks) (a) T(n), (3 marks)
(b) the 15th term of the sequence. (2 marks) (b) the value of k if T (2k )  2T (3)  29 . (2 marks)
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(6A01B031) (6A01B038)
It is given that the sum of the 6th term and the 10th term of an arithmetic sequence is 80. If the first Insert 4 numbers, in terms of m, between  and 2m, so that the sequence formed is an arithmetic
term of the sequence is 12, find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (3 marks) sequence. (4 marks)

(6A01B032) (6A01B039)
It is given that the 32nd term of an arithmetic sequence is 5 times the 4th term. If the common 8 numbers are inserted between x and y to form an arithmetic sequence. Find the 9th term of the
difference of the sequence is 2, find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (3 marks) sequence formed in terms of x and y. (3 marks)
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Consider a sequence with general term Tn  an 2 , where a is a constant. It is given that
It is given that 3, 12 , p , ... is an arithmetic sequence.
U n  Tn 1  Tn and V1, V2, V3, … is an arithmetic sequence.
(a) Find the value of p. (3 marks) (a) (i) Express Un in terms of n.
Tn (ii) Show that U1, U2, U3, … is an arithmetic sequence. (4 marks)
(b) If Tn is the general term of the sequence, express in terms of n. (2 marks)
Tn 1 (b) If Fn  U n  Vn , show that F1, F2, F3, … is an arithmetic sequence. (2 marks)

(6A01B041) (6A01B047)
It is given that 2x, 5x and 7x + 9 are the first 3 terms of an arithmetic sequence. It is given that T1, T2, T3 are the first 3 terms of an arithmetic sequence. T1 and T3 are the roots of the
(a) Find the value of x. (2 marks) quadratic equation x 2  30 x  125  0 .
(b) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (2 marks) (a) Without solving the equation, find the values of T1  T3 and T1T3 . (2 marks)
(b) (i) Find T2.
(6A01B042) (ii) Find the value of log 5 T1  log 5 T3 . (4 marks)
It is given that 83, p, 17 and q are the first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence.
(a) Find the values of p and q. (3 marks) §1.3 Geometric Sequences NF
(b) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (2 marks)
(6A01B048)
(6A01B043) For each of the following sequences, determine whether it is a geometric sequence. If yes, write
It is given that 50, x, y and 43 are the first 4 terms of an arithmetic sequence. down its common ratio.
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(a) Find the values of x and y. (3 marks) (a) 4 2 x , 45 x , 48 x , 411x , ... (2 marks)
(b) Find the 9th term and the 11th term of the sequence. (2 marks) 125 y 3 625 y 4
(b) 5 xy ,  25 y 2 , , , ... (2 marks)
x x2
(6A01B044)
By considering the arithmetic sequence 1, 7, 13, 19, ... , show that 3, 15, 27, 39, ... is also an (6A01B049)
arithmetic sequence. (2 marks) It is given that the first term and the 3rd term of a geometric sequence are 1620 and 45 respectively.
(a) Find the common ratio(s) r of the sequence. (2 marks)
(6A01B045) (b) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (2 marks)
Given that log 5, log 25, log 125, ... is an arithmetic sequence. Show that each of the following
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sequences is an arithmetic sequence, where k is a positive constant. (6A01B050)

(a) log 5k , log 25 k , log 125 k , ... (2 marks) For a geometric sequence with positive common ratio and general term T(n), it is given that the
5  25   125  4th term is 5 and the 6th term is 245.
(b) log  , log  , log  , ... (2 marks)
k  k   k  (a) Find the first term and the common ratio of the sequence. (3 marks)
(b) Find the general term of the sequence. (2 marks)
(c) Express T(n + 1) – T(n) in terms of n. (2 marks)
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It is given that the 2nd term and the 6th term of a geometric sequence are –80 and –5 respectively. Find the number of terms in the geometric sequence
(a) Find the first term and the common ratio of the sequence. (4 marks) 2, 10, 50, 250, ...
(b) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (2 marks) which is smaller than 5000. (4 marks)

(6A01B052) (6A01B060)
It is given that 2x, 9x  21 and 18x are the first 3 terms of a geometric sequence. Consider the geometric sequence 800, 600, 450, ... Find the least value of m such that the mth term of
(a) Find the values of x. (3 marks) the sequence is less than 60. (4 marks)
(b) For each value of x in (a), find the 5th term of the sequence. (2 marks)
(6A01B061)
(6A01B053) 2
It is given that the first term and the common ratio of a geometric sequence are 1470 and
2 7
It is given that , x, y and 14 are the first 4 terms of a geometric sequence.
49 respectively.
(a) Find the values of x and y. (3 marks) (a) How many terms in the sequence are greater than 2? (3 marks)
(b) Find the value of k such that the kth term of the sequence is 686. (2 marks) (b) Hence, find the smallest term that is greater than 2. (2 marks)

(6A01B054) (6A01B062)
It is given that p, 34, q, s and 272 are the first 5 terms of a geometric sequence. It is given that 7, 21, 63, 189, ... is a geometric sequence with general term T (n) . If T (k ) is the
(a) Find the values of p, q and s. (4 marks) largest term that is less than 6000, find the value of k. (4 marks)
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(b) Find the value of k such that the kth term of the sequence is 8704. (2 marks)
(6A01B063)
(6A01B055) 64 16 3
Consider the geometric sequence , , ... , .
Insert 2 numbers between 351 and 13 such that the numbers form a geometric sequence. (3 marks) 81 27 16
(a) Find the number of terms in the sequence. (3 marks)
2
(6A01B056) (b) Find the smallest term that is larger than in the sequence. (4 marks)
7
Insert 3 numbers between 11 and 891 such that the numbers form a geometric sequence. (4 marks)

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(6A01B057)
Consider the geometric sequence 5, –10, 20, –40, 80, ... How many positive terms are smaller than
Insert 3 numbers between 48 and 3 such that the sequence formed is a geometric sequence.
5000? (4 marks)
(4 marks)

(6A01B065)
(6A01B058)
It is given that the general term of the geometric sequence 1, 4, 16, ... is T(n). If T (k ) : T (6)  1 : 256 ,
Insert 4 numbers between 6 and 192 such that the sequence formed is a geometric sequence.
find
(3 marks)
(a) the value of k, (3 marks)
(b) T(6) – T(k). (2 marks)
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For a geometric sequence with general term T(n), it is given that T(4) : T(7)  27 : 64. 1
It is given that the sequence , x, y, z, 25b2, … is a geometric sequence, where b  0 .
(a) Find the common ratio of the sequence. (2 marks) 25b 2
(b) If T(3)  32, find T(5). (3 marks) (a) Find the values of x, y and z. (4 marks)
n–3
(b) If the general term of the sequence is 3 , find the value of b. (2 marks)
(6A01B067)
Consider a geometric sequence with general term T(n). It is given that the first term is 102 and its (6A01B073)
common ratio is positive. If T (6) : T (11)  3 : 2 , find T (11) . (4 marks) If 2, e, f, g, h, 50 form a geometric sequence, find the value of log e  log f  log g  log h .
(4 marks)
(6A01B068)
It is given that the 8th term of a geometric sequence is 81 times the 4th term. If the 5th term of the (6A01B074)
sequence is 2, find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (5 marks) It is given that T(1), T(2), T(3), ... , T(n) is a geometric sequence. Show that the sequence
2T(1), 22T(2), 23T(3), ... , 2nT(n) is also a geometric sequence. (3 marks)
(6A01B069)
It is given that T(n) is the general term of a geometric sequence, T (2) : T (5)  27 : 8 and (6A01B075)
20 It is given that log x , log y , log z are in arithmetic sequence, where x, y and z are positive constants.
T (3)  T (5)  .
3 Show that x 5 , y 5 , z 5 are in geometric sequence. (4 marks)
(a) Find the first term a and the common ratio r of the sequence. (4 marks)
(b) Find T(n). (1 mark) (6A01B076)
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The ratio of three numbers is 2 : 5 : 14. If 2 is subtracted from each of the numbers, the resulting
(6A01B070) numbers form a geometric sequence. Find the original numbers. (3 marks)
It is given that T(n) is the general term of a geometric sequence, T (3) : T (5)  4 : 25 and
T (3)  T (5)  841 . (6A01B077)
(a) Find the first term a and the common ratio r of the sequence. (5 marks) (a) It is given that the general term of a geometric sequence is Gn  ar n 1 , where a and r are
(b) Find T(n). (2 marks) positive constants. Show that logG1 , log G2 , log G3 , … is an arithmetic sequence. (3 marks)
(b) It is given that the general term of an arithmetic sequence is Tn  bn  c , where b and c are
(6A01B071) constants. Show that 5T1 , 5T2 , 5T3 , … is a geometric sequence. (3 marks)
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It is given that the sum of the 2nd term and the 3rd term of a geometric sequence with a negative
common ratio is 48, while the sum of the 4th term and the 5th term is 432. (6A01B078)
(a) Find the general term T(n) of the sequence. (5 marks) Consider the sequence 1, x, y, 6. It is given that the first 3 terms of the sequence are in geometric
(b) Find the 4th positive term of the sequence. (2 marks) sequence and the last 3 terms are in arithmetic sequence.
(a) Show that 2x2 – x – 6  0. (3 marks)
(b) Hence, find the value of y if x is positive. (2 marks)
 §1.4 Problems Involving Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences NF (6A01B083)
The interior angles of a quadrilateral form an arithmetic sequence. If the largest angle is 150, find
(6A01B079) the other angles. (5 marks)
There are some teddy bears of different sizes. Arranging the heights of the teddy bears in descending
order gives the following arithmetic sequence: (6A01B084)
100 cm, 92 cm, 84 cm, … The sizes of the six interior angles of a hexagon form an arithmetic sequence. Let xn be the size of the
(a) Find the maximum number of teddy bears. (3 marks) nth largest interior angle. It is given that x5  108 and x1 : x6  7 : 5 , find the size of the smallest
(b) Find the possible minimum height of a teddy bear. (2 marks) interior angle. (5 marks)

(6A01B080) (6A01B085)
Kay arranges some cubes in several rows on the table in the following way: 1
The three interior angles of a triangle are in geometric sequence. If the smallest interior angle is of
In each row, there are 4 cubes more than that in the preceding row. 4
Suppose there are 38 cubes in the 8th row. the largest interior angle, find all the interior angles of the triangle. (Give your answers correct to the
(a) Express the number of cubes in the nth row in terms of n. (3 marks) nearest degree.) (5 marks)
(b) If at most 55 cubes can be arranged in a row, find the maximum number of rows of cubes that
can be arranged. (2 marks) (6A01B086)
The lengths of the sides of a triangle are in geometric sequence and the perimeter of the triangle is
(6A01B081) 4
38 cm. If the length of the shortest side of the triangle is times that of its longest side, find
A chemist heats a piece of aluminium and records its temperatures in different times. It is given that 9
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the temperatures recorded in successive minutes form an arithmetic sequence. The initial temperature (a) the lengths of the three sides of the triangle, (4 marks)
of the piece of aluminium is 20C, and the temperature rises to 380C after 9 minutes. Let TnC be (b) the area of the triangle. (Leave your answer in surd form.) (3 marks)
the temperature of the piece of aluminium after n minutes.
(a) Find Tn. (2 marks) (6A01B087)
(b) If the temperature of the piece of aluminium reaches 660C or above, it will melt. After how The value of a car is $270 000 in 2011 and its value decreases at a constant rate of 9% each year. Let
many minutes does the piece of aluminium start to melt? (2 marks) $Vn be the value of the car after n years.
(a) (i) Express Vn in terms of n.
(6A01B082) (ii) Find the value of the car in 2023. (Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.)
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In an experiment, Icy pours different volumes of solution into 25 test tubes and arranges the test (4 marks)
tubes in ascending order of volumes of solution on a rack such that the difference in the volumes of (b) In which year will the value of the car drop below half its value in 2011? (3 marks)
solution between two successive test tubes is 1.04 cm3. It is given that there is 0.46 cm3 of solution in
the test tube with the least amount of solution.
(a) Find the volume of solution in the test tube with the greatest amount of solution. (3 marks)
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(b) Is it possible that the volume of solution in one of the test tube is 17 cm ? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)
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Tommy invests $74 000 into a bank account at the beginning of 2015. The interest is compounded The number of newborn babies in city A in 2000 is P. The number increases at a constant rate of r%
half-yearly. The amount in his bank account after a year is $80 038.4. Let $An be the amount in his per year since 2000. Let T(n) denote the number of newborn babies n years after 2000.
bank account n years after 2015. (a) Show that T(1), T(2), T(3),… is a geometric sequence. (3 marks)
(a) Find the interest rate per annum. (2 marks) (b) If the number of newborn babies in 2003 and 2005 are 8500 and 9914 respectively,
(b) Find An. (2 marks) (i) find the number of newborn babies in 2000 and the value of r,
(c) At the beginning of which year will the amount be enough to pay for a car of $125 000? (ii) find the number of newborn babies in 2008. (5 marks)
(3 marks) (Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures if necessary.)

(6A01B089) (6A01B093)
A factory receives an order from a customer to paint the surfaces of 5 spheres. The surface areas of Carrie wants to deposit $100 000 in a bank at the beginning of 2011. She has the following choices:
the spheres form a geometric sequence. It is given that the surface areas of the largest and smallest Plan A: simple interest of r% p.a.
spheres are 9216 cm and 36 cm respectively.
2 2
Plan B: compounded yearly at 3% p.a.
(a) Find the surface areas of the other 3 spheres in terms of . (4 marks) Let $An and $Bn be the amounts Carrie will get n years after the beginning of 2011 under plan A and
(b) (i) Do the volumes of the spheres form a geometric sequence? Explain your answer. B respectively.
(ii) After painting, the factory has to deliver the spheres to the customer through a courier. An (a) Determine whether each of the following sequences is an arithmetic sequence or a geometric
extra charge of $20 has to be paid for each item with volume greater than 5000 cm3. How sequence. Explain your answer.
much extra charge should the factory pay? (5 marks) (i) A1, A2, A3, …
(ii) B1, B2, B3, … (6 marks)
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(6A01B090) (b) It is given that Carrie will get an amount of $135 000 at the beginning of 2018 under plan A.
In an experiment, a kind of algae is placed in a pool. The area covered by the algae is doubled every (i) Find the value of r.
three hours. If it takes 18 hours to cover the entire pool, how long will it take for the algae to cover (ii) If Carrie wants to get an amount of $150 000 in the shortest period of time, which plan
1 should she choose? Explain your answer. (6 marks)
of the pool? (4 marks)
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(6A01B091)
Iris wants to reduce weight by running at a constant speed v m/min every night. She spent 10 minutes
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on running on the first night. The time she spent on running each night thereafter was 5 minutes more
than that on the preceding night. Let Tn minutes be the time spent on running on the nth night.
(a) Determine whether T1v, T2v, T3v, … is an arithmetic sequence. Explain your answer. (3 marks)
(b) If Iris runs 2.7 km on the 5th day, find the value of v. (2 marks)
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(a) In Figure (1), △ABC is a right-angled triangle with ACB  90°. The lengths of the sides of
(6A01C001) NF △ABC are in arithmetic sequence, where BC < AC < AB.
(a) It is given that the quadratic graph y  px2 + qx + r touches the x-axis, where p, q and r are
1 1 1
non-zero constants. Show that , , are in geometric sequence. (5 marks)
pq 2 pr qr
(b) It is given that a, b, c are in geometric sequence, where a > b > c > 0.
(i) Show that the quadratic equation ax2  bx + c  0 has no real roots.
c b
(ii) The general terms of three sequences are Gn  2
, Fn   a and Vn  Gn  Fn . Does the
n n
sequence with general term Vn have both positive and negative terms? Explain your answer.
(7 marks) (i) Find BC : AC : AB.
(ii) C1 is a point on AB such that CC1 ⊥ AB. Suppose CC1  a1, AC1  b1 and AC  c1.
(6A01C002) NF Determine whether a1, b1, c1 are in arithmetic sequence and find a1 : b1 : c1. (7 marks)
It is given that a, x, b is an arithmetic sequence and a, y, b is a geometric sequence with (b) The perpendiculars C1C2, C2C3 and C3C4 are drawn on Figure (1) as shown in Figure (2).
common ratio > 1, where b > a > 0.
(a) Show that x > y.
(Hint: Let d be the common difference of the arithmetic sequence.
Express a and b in terms of x and d.) (4 marks)
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(b) Express a and b in terms of x and y. (2 marks)

(c) Using the result of (b), find the values of a and b if x  17 and y  15. (2 marks)

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In the figure, △ABC is an acute-angled triangle. Determine whether the following is a geometric sequence.
Let BC  a, CA  b, AB  c and the area of △ABC  S . (i) AC1, AC2, AC3, …
(a) (i) Express cos A and sin A in terms of a, b, c and S. (ii) Areas of △AC1C2, △AC3C4, △AC5C6, … (7 marks)
(ii) Hence, express tan A in terms of a, b, c and S. (4 marks)
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(b) Using the result of (a), if a , b , c are in arithmetic sequence, show

that the following sequences are also in arithmetic sequence.
1 1 1
(i) , ,
tan A tan B tan C
(ii) a sin A, b sin B, c sin C (7 marks)
 (6A01C005) NF Multiple Choice Questions
In the figure, T1, T2, T3, ... are equilateral triangles made up of identical small equilateral triangles of
1 cm. (6A01D001)
Find the next term of the sequence 6, 13, 27, 55, ...
A. 100
B. 109
C. 111

D. 119
T1 T2 T3

Let Pn cm be the perimeter of △Tn and Qn be the number of small equilateral triangles in △Tn. (6A01D002)
(a) (i) Find P1, P2 and P3. Find the values of x and y in the following sequence:
(ii) Show that P1, P2, P3, ... is an arithmetic sequence. 2 4 8
x, , , y, , ...
(iii) Find the perimeter of △T10. (6 marks) 3 5 9
(b) (i) Find the general term Qn of the sequence Q1, Q2, Q3, ... 5
A. x  0, y 
(ii) Hence, find the number of small equilateral triangles in △T10. (3 marks) 6
(c) (i) If the perimeter of △Tm is 135 cm, find the number of small equilateral triangles in △Tm. 6
B. x  0, y 
(ii) If there are 897 small equilateral triangles, find the perimeter of the largest equilateral 7
triangle that can be made. (4 marks) 1 5
C. x ,y
2 6
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D. x ,y
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n ( n  2)
If the general term of a sequence is T (n)  , find the 4th term of the sequence.
(n  3) 2
1
A.
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B.
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C.
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4
D.
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(n  1) 2 Which of the following could be arithmetic sequences?
If the general term of a sequence is T (n)  , find the 7th term of the sequence.
n(n  2) I. 9, 0, 9, 18, ...
49 II. 8, 15.5, 23, 30.5, ...
A.
63 11 5 1
64 III. ,  2, ,  , ...
B. 4 4 2
63
A. I and II only
49
C. B. I and III only
48
4 C. II and III only
D.
3 D. I, II and III

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Which of the following is the general term of the sequence 3, 6, 11, 18, ...? Which of the following could be arithmetic sequences?
A. 2n  1 I. –1, 0, 1, 2, ...
B. 4n  1 II. log 2, log 4, log 8, log 16, ...
C. n 2
2
III. 1, 10, 100, 1000, ...
D. n ( n  2) A. I and II only
B. I and III only
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Given that the general term of a sequence is T (n)  log(55  3n) , how many terms are there in the D. I, II and III
sequence?
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B. 18 If a is a real number, which of the following must be arithmetic sequences?
C. 19 I. 16a, 11a, 6a, a, ...
D. 20 II. 5a, 5a + 3, 5a + 7, 5a + 12, ...
III. 9a + 2, 9a + 8, 9a + 14, 9a + 20, ...
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Which of the following could be an arithmetic sequence/arithmetic sequences?
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I. 1, 4, 9, 16, … C. II and III only
II. 2, 7, 12, 17, … D. I, II and III
III. 1, –1, 1, –1, …
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B. II only Find the general term T(n) of the arithmetic sequence 58, 45, 32, ...
C. I and III only A. T (n)  58  13n
D. II and III only B. T (n)  71  13n
C. T (n)  13n  58
D. T (n)  13n  71
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Find the general term T(n) of the arithmetic sequence 16, 3, 22, ... 23 17 14
Consider the arithmetic sequence  ,  4,  ,  , ... Find the 22nd term of the sequence.
A. T (n)  35  19n 5 5 5
A. 8
B. T (n)  16  19n
37
C. T (n)  19n  35 B.
5
D. T (n)  19n  16 34
C.
5
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D.
Find the nth term of the arithmetic sequence –8, –2, 4, 10, ... 5
A. –8n + 6
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B. 6n – 8
Find the number of terms in the arithmetic sequence 9, 3, –3, ... , –87.
C. 6n – 14
A. 15
D. 14 – 6n
B. 16
C. 17
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D. 18
If the general term of an arithmetic sequence is T(n)  4(n – 3), find the first term a and the common
difference d.
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A. a  –8 and d  3
Find the number of terms in the arithmetic sequence 2014, 1994, 1974, ... , 2006.
B. a  –8 and d  4
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A. 200
C. a  8 and d  3 B. 201
D. a  8 and d  4 C. 202
D. 203
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The 7th term of the arithmetic sequence 48, 40, 32, ... is (6A01D020) NF
A. 0. Consider the arithmetic sequence –331, –324, –317, –310, … How many negative terms are there in
B. 4. the sequence?
C. 8. A. 46
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C. 48
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Consider the arithmetic sequence 107, 98, 89, 80, ... Find the 15th term of the sequence.
A. 8 (6A01D021) NF
B. 1 Find the first negative term in the arithmetic sequence 870, 799, 728, ...
C. 10 A. 266
D. 19 B. 195
C. 124
D. 53
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Find the first positive term in the arithmetic sequence 77.5, 72.9, 68.3, ... For an arithmetic sequence x, y, z, …, the common difference is d. The common difference of another
A. 0.7 arithmetic sequence 2x  1, 2y  1, 2z  1, …is
B. 3.9 A. d  1.
C. 5.3 B. d.
D. 8.5 C. 2d  1.
D. 2d.
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Given that the 6th term of an arithmetic sequence is 28 and the 7th term is 36, find the first term a. (6A01D028) NF
A. –12 If x, y, z are in arithmetic sequence, where x, y and z are positive numbers, which of the following
B. –8 is/are also in arithmetic sequence/arithmetic sequences?
C. 8 I. log x, log y, log z
D. 12 II. x + 1, y + 1, z + 1
III. 2x, 2y, 2z
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The 6th term and the 13th term of an arithmetic sequence are 53 and 109 respectively. Find the B. II only
general term T(n) of the sequence. C. I and III only
A. 7 n  11 D. II and III only
B. 8n  5
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D. 16n  31 If 10y, y + 8, 8y are in arithmetic sequence, find the value of y.
A. 4
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In an arithmetic sequence, the 4th term is 5.4 and the 9th term is 8.6. Find the general term T(n) of B.
3
the sequence. 4
A. T (n)  13.8  2.8n C.
5
B. T (n)  16.6  2.8n
8
C. T (n)  2.8n  16.6 D.
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(6A01D026) NF If 6, x, y, z, 25 are in arithmetic sequence, find the value of x + z.
If the general term of the arithmetic sequence x, y, z, … is 2n + 3, then the general term of A. 6
x  4, y  4, z  4, … is B. 19
A. 2n  1. C. 25
B. 2n  3. D. 31
C. 2n  5.
D. 2n + 3.
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It is given that p, q, r form an arithmetic sequence and p  q  r  12 . Find the value of p + r. 21  3n
Consider an arithmetic sequence with general term T (n)  . Which of the following are
A. 2 2
B. 4 correct?
C. 6 I. The common difference is 3.
D. 8 II. 9 is a term of the sequence.
III. There are 6 positive terms in the sequence.
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The sum of the first term and the 2nd term of an arithmetic sequence is 57 while the sum of the B. I and III only
3rd term and the 4th term of the sequence is 149. Find the sum of the 6th term and the 7th term of the C. II and III only
sequence. D. I, II and III
A. 195
B. 241 (6A01D036) NF
C. 287 Let an be the nth term of an arithmetic sequence. If a6 = 496 and a17 = 89, which of the following are
D. 333 true?
I. a1  681
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If log2 a, log2 b, log2 c are in arithmetic sequence, which of the following must be correct? III. The first negative term is 22.
A. bac A. I and II only
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B. b
2 C. II and III only
C. b  ac D. I, II and III
D. b  ac
2

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(6A01D034) NF Given that a  0, which of the following could be a geometric sequence/geometric sequences?
If 4 numbers are inserted between m and 3m so that the sequence formed are in arithmetic sequence, I. a, 2a, 3a, 4a, …
find the 3rd term of the sequence formed. II. a + 1, a + 2, a + 3, a + 4, …
III. a2, a4, a6, a8,…
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9m A. II only
B.
5 B. III only
7m C. I and II only
C.
5 D. I and III only
2m
D.
5
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1 16 8 4
Find the general term T(n) of the geometric sequence , 1, 3, 9, ... Find the 8th term of the geometric sequence ,  , , ...
3 3 3 3
A. 3n 1
n 1
A. 
B. 3 12
C. 3 n2 1
n 3
B. 
D. 3 24
1
C.
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n
 1 1
Consider a geometric sequence with general term T (n)  16   . Which of the following are D.
 6 8
correct?
I. The first term of the sequence is –16. (6A01D042) NF
II. The sequence has both positive and negative terms. Consider the geometric sequence 0.7, 1.4, 2.8, ... Find the 8th term of the sequence.
1 A. 89.6
III. T (4)  
81 B. 44.8
A. I and II only C. 89.6
B. I and III only D. 179.2
C. II and III only
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It is given that the common ratio of a geometric sequence is 3 and the 6th term is 36. Find the first
(6A01D040) NF term of the sequence.
n
1 4
Consider a geometric sequence with general term T (n)  36  . Which of the following is / are A. 
9 9
correct? 4
I. The first term of the sequence is –36. B. 
27
II. The sequence has both positive and negative terms. 4
C.
4 27
III. T (4)   
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D.
A. II only 9
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
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It is given that the first term and the 5th term of a geometric sequence are 16.2 and 0.2 respectively. Find the number of terms in the geometric sequence 1, a2, a4, ... , a4m + 2.
Find the common ratio(s) of the sequence. A. 2m  1
1 B. 2m  2
A.
3 C. 4m  2
1 1 D. 4m  3
B. or 
3 3
1 (6A01D049) NF
C.
9
1 5 25
1 1 How many terms in the geometric sequence , , , ... are smaller than 10 000?
D. or  32 16 8
9 9
A. 5
B. 6
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C. 7
In a geometric sequence, the 2nd term is 46 and the 5th term is 0.368. Find the general term T(n) of
D. 8
the sequence.
A. T (n)  230(5) n1
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B. T (n)  230(0.2) n1
How many terms in the geometric sequence 6144, 3072, 1536, ... are greater than 20?
C. T (n)  46(5) n1
A. 10
D. T (n)  46(0.2) n1
B. 9
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C. 5
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D. 4
For a geometric sequence with general term T(n), T(2)  27 and T(3)  9. Find T(7).
A. 81
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1
B. 2 2
3 Among all the terms in the geometric sequence 10, –2, , , … , the mth term is the largest term
5 25
1 1
C. smaller than  . Find the value of m.
9 20 000
1 A. 4
D.
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C. 8
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1 1 729
How many terms are there in the geometric sequence  ,  , ... ,  ?
108 36 4
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
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The 3rd term and the 6th term of a geometric sequence are 18 and 486 respectively. Find the first Suppose a, b, c are in geometric sequence, where a, b, c are positive real numbers and a  b  c .
term of the sequence. Which of the following must be also in geometric sequence?
A. 2 I. a3  1, b3  1, c3  1
B. 3 II. 6a  7, 6b  7, 6c  7
C. 6
III. 8a , 8b , 8c
D. 8
A. II only
B. III only
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C. I and II only
If the general term of the geometric sequence x, y, z, … is 3n – 1, then the general term of
D. I and III only
3x, 3y, 3z, … is
A. 3n – 1.
B. 3n. (6A01D057) NF
C. 3n + 1. If x, y, z are three positive numbers and are in geometric sequence, which of the following must be a
D. 3n + 2. geometric sequence(s)?
I. x2, y2, z2
(6A01D054) NF II. x + 5, y + 5, z + 5
The common ratio of a geometric sequence a, b, c, … , y, z is r. The common ratio of another III. log x, log y, log z
1 1 1 1 1 A. I only
geometric sequence , ,…, , , is
2z 2 y 2c 2b 2a
B. II only
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A. r.
1 C. I and III only
B. . D. II and III only
2
1
C. .
r (6A01D058) NF
1 Suppose a, b, c are in arithmetic sequence, where a, b, c are positive real numbers and a  b  c .
D. .
2r
Which of the following must be in geometric sequence?
I. log 8a, log 8b, log 8c
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II. log a8, log b8, log c8
Which of the following geometric sequences have the same common ratio?
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III. 8a, 8b, 8c
b
I. a ,b, , ... A. I only
a
2 2 2a B. III only
II. , , , ... C. I and II only
ab b 2 b 3
3 3 3b D. II and III only
III.  ,  ,  2 , ...
b a a
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III
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If x + 1, 3x + 1, 5x + 3 are three consecutive terms of a geometric sequence, find the value(s) of x. For a geometric sequence with general term Tn, if T3  T9  36 , find the value of T6 .
A. 1 A. 6
1 B. 6 or 6
B. 1 or
2 C. 6
C. 1 D. 18
1
D.  or 1
2 (6A01D064) NF
It is given that x, y, z form a geometric sequence and xyz  125 . Find the value of xz.
(6A01D060) NF A. 5
If a  2, 4a, 17a + 18 is a geometric sequence, find the common ratio(s) of the sequence. 1
B.
A. 2 or 4.5 5
B. 2 C. 25
1
C. 2 or 18 D.
25
D. 2

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The sum of the first term and the 2nd term of a geometric sequence is 132 while the sum of the
If 8, x, y, 4 are in geometric sequence, find the value of xy.
2nd term and the 3rd term of the sequence is 660. The sum of the 3rd term and the 4th term of the
1
27

A.  sequence is
2
A. 2750.
B. 2
B. 3300.
C. 4
C. 13 750.
D. 32
D. 16 500.

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192
If 3, x, y,  are in geometric sequence, then x + y = If x, y, 35 are the first 3 terms of an arithmetic sequence and x, y, 80 are the first 3 terms of a
125
geometric sequence, then y =
108
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A. . A. 20.
25
12 B. 20 or 140.
B. .
25 C. 5.
12 D. 5 or 245.
C.  .
25
108
D.  .
25
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3 In 2014, Johnny bought an apartment. The appreciation rate of the apartment is r% every year. It is
Let an be the nth term of a geometric sequence. If a5  6 and a8  , which of the following are
4 given that the values of the apartment are $4 725 000 in 2015 and $5 209 312.5 in 2017. Find the
true?
value of the apartment in 2024, correct to 3 significant figures.
I. a1  48
A. $6 650 000
II. a7  a9  0
B. $6 980 000
III. All the terms of the sequence are positive.
C. $7 330 000
A. I and II only
D. $7 770 000
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
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D. I, II and III
The length, the width and the height of a rectangular block are in geometric sequence. If the width is
w cm, find the volume of the block.
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A. w cm3
The first volume in a series of novels has 24 000 words. It is known that each volume (except the
B. 3w cm3
first one) has 3700 words more than the previous one. If the last volume has at least 100 000 words,
C. w3 cm3
find the minimum number of volumes in that series of novels.
w3
A. 19 D. cm3
3
B. 20
C. 21
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The figures A1, A2, A3, A4, … shown below are made up of equilateral triangles. All the shaded
equilateral triangles are identical. If there are 729 shaded equilateral triangles in Ak, find the value
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of k.
A ball travels on a circular track at an initial speed of 8.25 km/h. In each subsequent half hour, the
speed of the ball is 0.75 km/h less than the previous half hour. When will the ball stop?
A. After 5.5 hours
B. After 6 hours
……
C. After 11 hours
D. After 12 hours A1 A2 A3 A4
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B. 6
A balloon is first inflated with 5000 cm3 of helium gas. 10% of gas in the balloon leaks out every
C. 7
minute. Let Vn cm3 be the volume of gas in the balloon n minutes after it is inflated. Express Vn in
D. 8
terms of n.
A. Vn  5000(0.9) n
B. Vn  5000(0.9) n1
C. Vn  5000(0.1) n
D. Vn  5000(0.1) n1