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4.  nth term = a + (n − 1)d                      11.     T   = ar = 3
                                                                                2
                         Second term =  8k + d = k − 8                          a  =   3
                                    −8 − 7k = d ……(1)                               r
                         Third term = 8k + 2d = 4 − k  ……(2)                1 2
                                                2
                                                                             3
                         Substitute equation (1) into equation (2):          r     =  27
                           8k + 2(−8 − 7k) = 4 − k                          1 – r   2
                                            2
                             k  − 6k − 20 = 0                             27r  – 27r + 6 = 0
                             2
                                                                            2
                         k = −2.39 and k = 8.39
                                                                             2 1
                                                               [3]        r =  ,
                       5.  (a)  C (3)  +  C (3) (x) +  C (3) (x)  +  C (3) (x) 3  3 3
                            5
                                                            2
                                    5
                                 5
                                                  3
                                             5
                                                        5
                                                     2
                                        4
                                                                             9
                              0       1        2          3               a =  , 9
                            243 + 405x + 270x  + 90x                         2                                  [3]
                                                3
                                           2
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                                                          3 1 2
                                               2 1 2
                                     1 1 2
                                                                                                            4
                         (b)  C (4)  +  C (4) 4 –x   +  C (4) 3 –x  2  +  C (4) 2 –x  3    12.  (a)   8  (2a + (8 − 1)d) = 2 3  5  (2a + (5 − 1)d)
                                 5
                                                        5
                                   5
                                             5
                            5
                              0          2          2          2              2                2
                            1024 − 640x + 160x  − 20x
                                            2
                                                 3
                                                               [2]                        a = 4d
                             n 3        n                                                                       [2]
                                     2
                       6.  (a)   1  n + 8   =  (2a + (n – 1)d)            (b)  T  = a + (20 − 1)d
                             2 4        2                                       20  = 4d + 19d
                                3 n + 8 = 2a + nd – d                           = 23d
                                4
                                   3 n = nd                                                                     [1]
                                   4                                    13.  S  =  a(1 – r )
                                                                                   3
                                        3
                                    d =                                    3   1 – r
                                        4                                   = 1.925
                              2a – d  = 8
                                3
                              2a –   = 8                                   a =   1.925(1 – r)
                                                                                    3
                                4                                               (1 – r )
                                 a =  35                                        a
                                     8                         [3]        S  =   1 – r
                                                                           ∞
                         (b)  S  − S                                        = 2.2
                             20  7
                                    35
                               20
                                         3
                                                24
                            = 3 1 1 2  +  (20 – 1)  –                      a  = 2.2(1 – r)
                                  2
                                    8
                                         4
                               2
                                                                                      = 2.2(1 – r)
                               7
                                   35
                                        3
                                               24
                                 2
                            =  3 1 1 2  +  (7 – 1)                          1.925(1 – r) r = 0.5
                                                                            (1 – r )
                                                                                 3
                                        4
                               2
                                   8
                            =  1469
                                8                              [3]        a = 2.2(1 − 0.5)
                                                                            = 1.1
                       7.  (a)  C (2x)  +  C (2x) (−4) +  C (2x) (−4)                                           [4]
                                                          2
                                                      3
                                                5
                                  5
                                     5
                            5
                                          4
                              0       1           2
                            32x  − 320x  + 1280x                          10   2 5  1  5
                                             3
                               5
                                     4
                                                                                 1
                                                               [2]      14.  C (ax ) –  3x 22    = −8064
                                                                            5
                         (b)  (−320x )(−1) + (1280x )(3x) = 4160x                    1
                                                         4
                                              3
                                  4
                                                                                 1
                                                                                5
                                                               [2]          252a   –  243 2   = −8064
                                  –1
                       8.  C (3x)  +  1 2 3  = −7654.5                                 a  = 6
                         9
                               6
                           3      2x 2                         [4]                                              [2]
                       9.  2  = 64                                      15.  (a)  Perimeter = 176 cm, 132 cm, 99 cm
                          n
                                                                                        n − 1
                           n = 6                                             nth term = ar
                          6 C (2) (ax) = −576x                               Second term = ar = 176r = 132
                              5
                           1                                                    132
                             192ax = −576x                                   r =
                                 a = −3                                         116
                              4
                                   2
                          6 C (2) (−3x)  = 2160x                               =  3 4
                                          2
                            2     b = 2160                                                           3  4
                                                               [6]           Fifth term (perimeter)  = 176 1 2
                                                                                                     4
                       10.  S  =   1                                                              891
                          ∞       –1                                                            =     cm
                              1 –  1 2                                                            16            [3]
                                   3
                           =  3
                             4                                 [2]
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