CAIE P1 2023 March — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2023
SessionMarch
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

4 The circumference round the trunk of a large tree is measured and found to be 5.00 m . After one year the circumference is measured again and found to be 5.02 m .
  1. Given that the circumferences at yearly intervals form an arithmetic progression, find the circumference 20 years after the first measurement.
  2. Given instead that the circumferences at yearly intervals form a geometric progression, find the circumference 20 years after the first measurement.