Edexcel C1 — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

7. The first three terms of an arithmetic series are \(( 12 - p ) , 2 p\) and \(( 4 p - 5 )\) respectively, where \(p\) is a constant.
  1. Find the value of \(p\).
  2. Show that the sixth term of the series is 50 .
  3. Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the series.
  4. Find how many terms of the series have a value of less than 400.