Edexcel C1 2008 January — Question 11

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

11. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 30 and the common difference is - 1.5
  1. Find the value of the 25th term. The \(r\) th term of the sequence is 0 .
  2. Find the value of \(r\). The sum of the first \(n\) terms of the sequence is \(S _ { n }\).
  3. Find the largest positive value of \(S _ { n }\).