Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Series

Series — practice question

In an arithmetic progression, the total of the first ten terms is the same as the total of the next five terms. The first term is $a$.
(a(i))[4]

Show that the progression has common difference $\frac{1}{3}a$.

(a(ii))[2]

Given that the tenth term is $36$ more than the fourth term, find the value of $a$.

(b)[4]

The sum to infinity of a geometric progression is $9$ times the sum of the first four terms. If the first term is $12$, find the value of the fifth term.

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