Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Series

Series — practice question

A full water tank contains $2000$ litres. A tiny hole in the bottom is enlarging slowly, so the quantity of water escaping each day is increasing.
(a)[2]

On the day after it is filled, $10$ litres are lost, and this amount rises by $2$ litres each day. How many litres are lost on the $30$th day after filling?

(b)[3]

The tank runs dry during the $n$th day after filling. Determine the value of $n$.

(c)[4]

Suppose instead that $10$ litres of water are lost on the first day and the quantity lost rises by $10\%$ on each following day. Find the percentage of the original $2000$ litres that remains in the tank at the end of the $30$th day after filling.

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