Target Mathematics

3.18: Log AP, exponential GP term, trig GP convergence

0606/11/M/J/23 — Question 9 · 11 marks

(a)
An AP has first three terms lnq\ln q, ln(q4)\ln(q^{4}), ln(q7)\ln(q^{7}). Given Sn=ln(q4845)S_{n}=\ln(q^{4845}), find nn.
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(b)
A GP has first three terms p3xp^{3x}, pxp^{x}, pxp^{-x}. Find the nnth term in the form p(a+bn)xp^{(a+bn)x}.
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(c)
A GP has first three terms 34cos2θ\dfrac{3}{4}\cos^{2}\theta, 916cos4θ\dfrac{9}{16}\cos^{4}\theta, 2764cos6θ\dfrac{27}{64}\cos^{6}\theta for 0<θ<π0<\theta<\pi. Find the set of values of θ\theta for which a sum to infinity exists.
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