OCR Mechanics 1 2018 December — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleMechanics 1 (Mechanics 1)
Year2018
SessionDecember
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

4 The first three terms of an arithmetic series are \(9 p , 8 p - 3,5 p\) respectively, where \(p\) is a constant.
Given that the sum of the first \(n\) terms of this series is - 1512 , find the value of \(n\).