Edexcel P2 2024 June — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series
  1. In this question you must show all stages of your working. Solutions relying entirely on calculator technology are not acceptable.
In an arithmetic series,
  • the sixth term is 2
  • the sum of the first ten terms is - 80
For this series,
  1. find the value of the first term and the value of the common difference.
  2. Hence find the smallest value of \(n\) for which $$S _ { n } > 8000$$
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