CAIE P1 2009 November — Question 3

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

3 A progression has a second term of 96 and a fourth term of 54. Find the first term of the progression in each of the following cases:
  1. the progression is arithmetic,
  2. the progression is geometric with a positive common ratio.