1. Solve the following system of equations.

log
x+1
y = 2
log
y+1
x =
4
1
(Total 6 marks)
2. An 81 metre rope is cut into n pieces of increasing lengths that form an arithmetic sequence
with a common difference of d metres. iven that the lengths of the shortest and longest pieces
are 1.! metres and ".! metres respectively# find the values of n and d.
(Total 4 marks)
3. $a% Show that p = 2 is a solution to the equation p
&
+ p
2
' !p 2 = (.
(2)
$)% *ind the values of a and b such that p
&
+ p
2
' !p 2 = $p 2%$p
2
+ ap + b%.
(4)
$c% +ence find the other two roots to the equation p
&
+ p
2
!p 2 = (.
(3)
$d% An arithmetic sequence has p as its common difference. Also# a geometric sequence has p
as its common ratio. ,oth sequences have 1 as their first term.
$i% -rite down# in terms of p# the first four terms of each sequence.
$ii% .f the sum of the third and fourth terms of the arithmetic sequence is equal to the
sum of the third and fourth terms of the geometric sequence# find the three possi)le
values of p.
$iii% *or which value of p found in $d%$ii% does the sum to infinity of the terms of the
geometric sequence e/ist0
$iv% *or the same value p# find the sum of the first 2( terms of the arithmetic sequence#
writing your answer in the form a +
c b
# where a# b# c

.
(13)
(Total 22 marks)
4. Solve the equation log
&
$x + 1"% ' 2 = log
&
2x.
(Total 5 marks)
5. A sum of 1 !((( is invested at a compound interest rate of 2.& 3 per annum.
$a% -rite down an e/pression for the value of the investment after n full years.
(1)
$)% -hat will )e the value of the investment at the end of five years0
(1)
$c% 4he value of the investment will e/ceed 11( ((( after n full years.
$i% -rite an inequality to represent this information.
$ii% 5alculate the minimum value of n.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
1
6. iven that 4 ln 2 ' &ln 4 = 'ln k# find the value of k.
(Total 5 marks)
7. Solve the equation 2
2x+2
' 1( 6 2
x
+ 4 = (# x

.
(Total 6 marks)
8. A geometric sequence has a first term of 2 and a common ratio of 1.(!. *ind the value of the
smallest term that is greater than !((.
(Total 5 marks)
9. A geometric sequence u
1
# u
2
# u
&
# ... has u
1
= 2" and a sum to infinity of
2
81
.
$a% *ind the common ratio of the geometric sequence.
(2)

An arithmetic sequence v
1
# v
2
# v
&
# ... is such that v
2
= u
2
and v
4
= u
4
.
$)% *ind the greatest value of N such that

=
>
N
n
n
v
1
(
.
(5)
(Total 7 marks)
10. 7etermine the first three terms in the e/pansion of $18 2x%
!
$1+ x%
"
in ascending powers of x.
(Total 5 marks)
11. 4he common ratio of the terms in a geometric series is 2
x
.
$a% State the set of values of x for which the sum to infinity of the series e/ists.
(2)
$)% .f the first term of the series is &!# find the value of x for which the sum to infinity is 4(.
(4)
(Total 6 marks)
12. $a% *ind the sum of the infinite geometric sequence 2"# 89# &# 81# ... .
(3)
$)% :se mathematical induction to prove that for n
+
#
a + ar + ar
2
+ ... + ar
n'1
=
( )
.
1
1
r
r a
n

(7)
(Total 10 marks)
13. 4he mean of the first ten terms of an arithmetic sequence is 2. 4he mean of the first twenty
terms of the arithmetic sequence is 12. *ind the value of the 1!
th
term of the sequence.
(Total 6 marks)
14. $a% 4he sum of the first si/ terms of an arithmetic series is 81. 4he sum of its first eleven
terms is 2&1. *ind the first term and the common difference.
(6)

2
$)% 4he sum of the first two terms of a geometric series is 1 and the sum of its first four terms
is !. .f all of its terms are positive# find the first term and the common ratio.
(5)
$c% 4he r
th
term of a new series is defined as the product of the r
th
term of the arithmetic
series and the r
th
term of the geometric series a)ove. Show that the r
th
term of this new
series is $r + 1%2
r'1
.
(3)
$d% :sing mathematical induction# prove that
= +

n n r
n
r
n r
# 2 2 % 1 $
1
1

+
.
(7)
(Total 21 marks)
15. A circular disc is cut into twelve sectors whose areas are in an arithmetic sequence.
4he angle of the largest sector is twice the angle of the smallest sector.
*ind the si;e of the angle of the smallest sector.
(Total 5 marks)
16. -hen

+ n
x
n
#
2
1
# is e/panded in ascending powers of x# the coefficient of x
&
is "(.
$a% *ind the value of n.
(5)
$)% +ence# find the coefficient of x
2
.
(1)
(Total 6 marks)
17. 5onsider the arithmetic sequence 8# 22# 44# ....
$a% *ind an e/pression for the n
th
term.
(1)
$)% -rite down the sum of the first n terms using sigma notation.
(1)
$c% 5alculate the sum of the first 1! terms.
(2)
(Total 4 marks)
18. 4he sum# S
n
# of the first n terms of a geometric sequence# whose n
th
term is u
n
# is given )y
S
n
=
n
n n
a
"
"
# where a < (.
$a% *ind an e/pression for u
n
.
(2)
$)% *ind the first term and common ratio of the sequence.
(4)
3

$c% 5onsider the sum to infinity of the sequence.
$i% 7etermine the values of a such that the sum to infinity e/ists.
$ii% *ind the sum to infinity when it e/ists.
(2)
(Total 8 marks)
19. An arithmetic sequence has first term a and common difference d# d = (.
4he &
rd
# 4
th
and "
th
terms of the arithmetic sequence are the first three terms of a geometric
sequence.
$a% Show that a =
d
2
&

.
(3)
$)% Show that the 4
th
term of the geometric sequence is the 12
th
term of the arithmetic
sequence.
(5)
(Total 8 marks)
20. >/pand and simplify
4
2
2

x
x
.
(Total 4 marks)
21. $a% -rite down the quadratic e/pression 2x
2
+ x ' & as the product of two linear factors.
(1)
$)% +ence# or otherwise# find the coefficient of x in the e/pansion of $2x
2
+ x ' &%
8
.
(4)
(Total 5 marks)
22. *ind the sum of all three?digit natural num)ers that are not e/actly divisi)le )y &.
(Total 5 marks)
23. $a% Simplify the difference of )inomial coefficients

2
2
&
n n
# where n @ &.
(4)
$)% +ence# solve the inequality

2
2
&
n n
< &2n# where n @ &.
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

24. .n the arithmetic series with n
th
term u
n
# it is given that u
4
= " and u
9
= 22.
*ind the minimum value of n so that u
1
+ u
2
+ u
&
+ ... + u
n
< 1( (((.
(Total 5 marks)
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