Edexcel C2 2017 June — Question 9

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

9. The first three terms of a geometric sequence are $$7 k - 5,5 k - 7,2 k + 10$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Show that \(11 k ^ { 2 } - 130 k + 99 = 0\) Given that \(k\) is not an integer,
  2. show that \(k = \frac { 9 } { 11 }\) For this value of \(k\),
    1. evaluate the fourth term of the sequence, giving your answer as an exact fraction,
    2. evaluate the sum of the first ten terms of the sequence.