Find specific nth term

A question is this type if and only if it requires finding a specific term (e.g., 10th term, 20th term) of a geometric progression given sufficient information about the progression.

8 questions · Moderate -0.6

1.04i Geometric sequences: nth term and finite series sum
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CAIE P1 2021 November Q6
5 marks Standard +0.3
6 The second term of a geometric progression is 54 and the sum to infinity of the progression is 243 . The common ratio is greater than \(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\). Find the tenth term, giving your answer in exact form.
CAIE P1 2022 November Q4
4 marks Standard +0.3
4 A geometric progression is such that the third term is 1764 and the sum of the second and third terms is 3444 . Find the 50th term.
OCR MEI C2 2007 January Q4
3 marks Moderate -0.8
4 Sequences \(\mathrm { A } , \mathrm { B }\) and C are shown below. They each continue in the pattern established by the given terms. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l } \text { A: } & 1 , & 2 , & 4 , & 16 , & 32 , & \ldots & \\ \text { B: } & 20 , & - 10 , & 5 , & - 2.5 , & 1.25 , & - 0.625 , & \ldots \\ \text { C: } & 20 , & 5 , & 1 , & 20 , & 5 , & 1 , & \ldots \end{array}$$
  1. Which of these sequences is periodic?
  2. Which of these sequences is convergent?
  3. Find, in terms of \(n\), the \(n\)th term of sequence A .
OCR MEI C2 Q2
3 marks Easy -1.2
2 The first term of a geometric series is 5.4 and the common ratio is 0.1.
  1. Find the fourth term of the series.
  2. Find the sum to infinity of the series.
OCR MEI C2 Q2
5 marks Easy -1.2
2 The first three terms of a geometric progression are 4, 2, 1.
Find the twentieth term, expressing your answer as a power of 2 .
Find also the sum to infinity of this progression.
OCR MEI C2 2011 January Q5
5 marks Moderate -0.3
5 The second term of a geometric sequence is 6 and the fifth term is - 48 .
Find the tenth term of the sequence.
Find also, in simplified form, an expression for the sum of the first \(n\) terms of this sequence.
Pre-U Pre-U 9794/1 2013 November Q3
Easy -1.2
3 The first term of a geometric progression is 50 and the common ratio is 0.9 .
  1. Find the fifth term.
  2. Find the sum of the first thirty terms.
  3. Find the sum to infinity.
OCR MEI C2 Q4
5 marks Moderate -0.3
The second term of a geometric sequence is 6 and the fifth term is \(-48\). Find the tenth term of the sequence. Find also, in simplified form, an expression for the sum of the first \(n\) terms of this sequence. [5]