CAIE P1 2009 November — Question 8

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleP1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2009
SessionNovember
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

8 The first term of an arithmetic progression is 8 and the common difference is \(d\), where \(d \neq 0\). The first term, the fifth term and the eighth term of this arithmetic progression are the first term, the second term and the third term, respectively, of a geometric progression whose common ratio is \(r\).
  1. Write down two equations connecting \(d\) and \(r\). Hence show that \(r = \frac { 3 } { 4 }\) and find the value of \(d\).
  2. Find the sum to infinity of the geometric progression.
  3. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the arithmetic progression.