Edexcel P2 2018 Specimen — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2018
SessionSpecimen
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

2. The first term of a geometric series is 20 and the common ratio is \(\frac { 7 } { 8 }\). The sum to infinity of the series is \(S _ { \infty }\)
  1. Find the value of \(S _ { \infty }\) The sum to \(N\) terms of the series is \(S _ { N }\)
  2. Find, to 1 decimal place, the value of \(S _ { 12 }\)
  3. Find the smallest value of \(N\), for which \(S _ { \infty } - S _ { N } < 0.5\)
    2. The first term of a geometric series is 20 and the common ratio is \(\frac { 7 } { 8 }\). The sum to infinity
    of the series is \(S _ { \infty }\)