Edexcel C2 — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

6. The second and fourth terms of a geometric series are 7.2 and 5.832 respectively. The common ratio of the series is positive.
For this series, find
  1. the common ratio,
  2. the first term,
  3. the sum of the first 50 terms, giving your answer to 3 decimal places,
  4. the difference between the sum to infinity and the sum of the first 50 terms, giving your answer to 3 decimal places.