Sequences and series
Practice section 6 of 17
Questions 31–36 in this collection
Practice questions
Worked example · 1 of 6
Sum twenty arithmetic terms
Find the sum of the first terms of the AP .
CJC · Sequences and Series · Example 19
Solution
Worked example · 2 of 6
Recover an AP from two consecutive blocks of sums
The first seven terms of an AP sum to , and the next eight terms sum to . List the first three terms of the AP.
CJC · Sequences and Series · Example 20
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Worked example · 3 of 6
Fill increasing bags without exceeding the supply
Alice has sweets to divide into bags. She puts sweets in the first bag and more in each subsequent bag than in the preceding bag. She stops when there are not enough sweets to fill the next bag in the same manner. Find the number of sweets left behind.
[2008/AJC/Promo/5(a)]
CJC · Sequences and Series · Example 21 (Self-Reading)
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Self-practice · 4 of 6
Recover an AP and find its first sum above a threshold
The ninth term of an AP is and its first terms sum to . (i) Find its first term and common difference . (ii) Given , find the least possible .
CJC · Sequences and Series · Self-Practice 6
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Worked example · 5 of 6
Express and evaluate an arithmetic series in two ways
Express in sigma notation and find its sum.
CJC · Sequences and Series · Example 22
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Worked example · 6 of 6
Separate an arithmetic sigma sum into two simple sums
Evaluate for positive integer .
CJC · Sequences and Series · Example 23