Edexcel P2 2019 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

7. Kim starts working for a company.
  • In year 1 her annual salary will be \(\pounds 16200\)
  • In year 10 her annual salary is predicted to be \(\pounds 31500\)
Model \(A\) assumes that her annual salary will increase by the same amount each year.
  1. According to model \(A\), determine Kim's annual salary in year 2 . Model \(B\) assumes that her annual salary will increase by the same percentage each year.
  2. According to model \(B\), determine Kim's annual salary in year 2 . Give your answer to the nearest \(\pounds 10\)
  3. Calculate, according to the two models, the difference between the total amounts that Kim is predicted to earn from year 1 to year 10 inclusive. Give your answer to the nearest £10