Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Series

Series — practice question

(a)[4]

In an arithmetic progression, the first term, second term and final term are $56$, $53$ and $-22$ respectively. Find the sum of all the terms in the progression.

(b(i))[3]

The first three terms of a geometric progression are $2k + 6$, $2k$ and $k + 2$ respectively, where $k$ is a positive constant. Find the value of $k$.

(b(ii))[2]

Find the sum to infinity for the progression.

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