Edexcel C1 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

6. An arithmetic sequence has first term \(a\) and common difference \(d\). The sum of the first 10 terms of the sequence is 162 .
  1. Show that \(10 a + 45 d = 162\) Given also that the sixth term of the sequence is 17 ,
  2. write down a second equation in \(a\) and \(d\),
  3. find the value of \(a\) and the value of \(d\).