AQA Paper 2 Specimen — Question 9 10 marks

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 2 (Paper 2)
SessionSpecimen
Marks10
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

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  1. Three consecutive terms in an arithmetic sequence are \(3 \mathrm { e } ^ { - p } , 5,3 \mathrm { e } ^ { p }\)
    Find the possible values of \(p\). Give your answers in an exact form.
    [0pt] [6 marks]
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  2. Prove that there is no possible value of \(q\) for which \(3 \mathrm { e } ^ { - q } , 5,3 \mathrm { e } ^ { q }\) are consecutive terms of a geometric sequence.
    [0pt] [4 marks]