5 Two heavyweight boxers decide that they would be more successful if they competed in a lower weight class. For each boxer this would require a total weight loss of 13 kg . At the end of week 1 they have each recorded a weight loss of 1 kg and they both find that in each of the following weeks their weight loss is slightly less than the week before.
Boxer A's weight loss in week 2 is 0.98 kg . It is given that his weekly weight loss follows an arithmetic progression.
- Write down an expression for his total weight loss after \(x\) weeks.
- He reaches his 13 kg target during week \(n\). Use your answer to part (i) to find the value of \(n\).
Boxer B's weight loss in week 2 is 0.92 kg and it is given that his weekly weight loss follows a geometric progression. - Calculate his total weight loss after 20 weeks and show that he can never reach his target.