Edexcel C12 2019 June — Question 14

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

14. The 5 th term of an arithmetic series is \(4 k\), where \(k\) is a constant. The sum of the first 8 terms of this series is \(20 k + 16\)
    1. Find, in terms of \(k\), an expression for the common difference of the series.
    2. Show that the first term of the series is \(16 - 8 k\) Given that the 9th term of the series is 24, find
  1. the value of \(k\),
  2. the sum of the first 20 terms.
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