CAIE P1 2017 June — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

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  1. The first two terms of an arithmetic progression are 16 and 24. Find the least number of terms of the progression which must be taken for their sum to exceed 20000.
  2. A geometric progression has a first term of 6 and a sum to infinity of 18. A new geometric progression is formed by squaring each of the terms of the original progression. Find the sum to infinity of the new progression.