A geometric series has first term a and common ratio r. The second term of the series

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A geometric series has first term a and common ratio r. The second term of the series is 11/8 and the sum to infinity of the series is 8.

a. Show that 64r2 − 64r + 15 = 0.

b. Find the two possible values of r.

c. Find the corresponding two possible values of a. Given that r takes the smaller of its two possible values,

d. Find the smallest value of n for which Sn exceeds 7.99.

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Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics Pure Mathematics Year 2

ISBN: 9781292183404

1st Edition

Authors: Greg Attwood, Jack Barraclough, Ian Bettison, David Goldberg, Alistair Macpherson, Joe Petran

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