CAIE P1 2012 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

7
  1. The first two terms of an arithmetic progression are 1 and \(\cos ^ { 2 } x\) respectively. Show that the sum of the first ten terms can be expressed in the form \(a - b \sin ^ { 2 } x\), where \(a\) and \(b\) are constants to be found.
  2. The first two terms of a geometric progression are 1 and \(\frac { 1 } { 3 } \tan ^ { 2 } \theta\) respectively, where \(0 < \theta < \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\).
    1. Find the set of values of \(\theta\) for which the progression is convergent.
    2. Find the exact value of the sum to infinity when \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 6 } \pi\).