1.
Here are the first five terms of a sequence
1 4 16 64 256
(a) Work out the next term in the sequence
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(b) Explain how you worked out the answer to part (a).
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(1)
2. The first two terms of a geometric progression are 5 and 15
Work out the next term.
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(1)
3. A geometric progression begins 2, 10, …
Work out the next three terms.
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(2)
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4. Which of the following is a geometric progression?
Circle the correct answer.
5 8 11 14 5 6 11 17
5 10 20 40 5 7 11 17
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5. Which of the following is a geometric progression?
Circle the correct answer.
2 4 6 8 2 3 5 8
2 4 6 10 2 4 8 16
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6. The second and third terms of a geometric progression are shown.
….. 2 8 …..
Work out the first and the fourth terms of the progression.
First term …………………….
Fourth term …………………….
(2)
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7. The first two terms of a geometric progression are shown.
60 12 …..
Work out the third term of the progression.
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8. The first three terms of a geometric progression are shown.
4 12 36
5 35 245
Work out the fourth term of the progression.
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(1)
9. The first and third terms of a geometric progression are shown.
All the terms in the progression are positive.
3 … 48 …..
Work out the fourth term of the progression.
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(2)
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10. The second and fourth terms of a geometric progression are shown.
All the terms in the progression are negative.
….. −2 ….. −18
Work out the first of the progression.
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(2)
11. The first two terms of a geometric sequence are 3 and 12.
Find the sum of the first 5 terms of the geometric sequence.
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(3)
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12. The fifth term of a geometric sequence is 3072
The sixth term of the geometric sequence is 24576
Find the first term of the geometric sequence.
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(3)
13. The ninth term of a geometric progression is double the tenth term.
The first term of the geometric progression is 300
Find the third term of the geometric progression.
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(2)
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14. A is an arithmetic progression.
The nth term of A is 9n − 3
B is a geometric progression.
The first three terms of B are: 3 6 12
The 43rd term of A is the xth term of B.
Find x.
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(4)
15. The second term of a geometric progression is 48
The sixth term of the same progression is 12288
All the terms in the progression are positive.
Find the fifth term.
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(3)
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16. Here are the first four terms of a sequence.
2 2 7 14 14 7
Work out the fifth term of the sequence.
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(2)
17. Here are the first three terms of a sequence.
6 3 18 18 3
Work out the fourth term of the sequence.
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(2)
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18. Here are the first four terms of a sequence.
3 6 12 3 72
Work out the next term of the sequence.
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(2)
19. S is a geometric sequence.
The first three terms of S are (x − 15), x and (3x + 20), where x is positive.
Find the value of x.
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(5)
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20. S is a geometric sequence.
The first three terms of S are (x + 18), x and (2x − 15), where x is positive.
Find the value of x.
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(5)
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