CAIE P1 2007 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2007
SessionNovember
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

4 The 1st term of an arithmetic progression is \(a\) and the common difference is \(d\), where \(d \neq 0\).
  1. Write down expressions, in terms of \(a\) and \(d\), for the 5th term and the 15th term. The 1st term, the 5th term and the 15th term of the arithmetic progression are the first three terms of a geometric progression.
  2. Show that \(3 a = 8 d\).
  3. Find the common ratio of the geometric progression.