CAIE P1 2020 June — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

8 The first term of a progression is \(\sin ^ { 2 } \theta\), where \(0 < \theta < \frac { 1 } { 2 } \pi\). The second term of the progression is \(\sin ^ { 2 } \theta \cos ^ { 2 } \theta\).
  1. Given that the progression is geometric, find the sum to infinity.
    It is now given instead that the progression is arithmetic.
    1. Find the common difference of the progression in terms of \(\sin \theta\).
    2. Find the sum of the first 16 terms when \(\theta = \frac { 1 } { 3 } \pi\).