CAIE P1 2016 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionNovember
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

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  1. A cyclist completes a long-distance charity event across Africa. The total distance is 3050 km . He starts the event on May 1st and cycles 200 km on that day. On each subsequent day he reduces the distance cycled by 5 km .
    1. How far will he travel on May 15th?
    2. On what date will he finish the event?
  2. A geometric progression is such that the third term is 8 times the sixth term, and the sum of the first six terms is \(31 \frac { 1 } { 2 }\). Find
    1. the first term of the progression,
    2. the sum to infinity of the progression.