SPS SPS SM Pure 2021 June — Question 5

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Pure (SPS SM Pure)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

5. A car has six forward gears. The fastest speed of the car
  • in \(1 ^ { \text {st } }\) gear is \(28 \mathrm {~km} \mathrm {~h} ^ { - 1 }\)
  • in \(6 ^ { \text {th } }\) gear is \(115 \mathrm {~km} \mathrm {~h} ^ { - 1 }\)
Given that the fastest speed of the car in successive gears is modelled by an arithmetic sequence,
  1. find the fastest speed of the car in \(3 ^ { \text {rd } }\) gear. Given that the fastest speed of the car in successive gears is modelled by a geometric sequence,
  2. find the fastest speed of the car in \(5 ^ { \text {th } }\) gear.