IB Mathematics AA SL - Popular Quizzes
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Question 1
[Maximum mark: 6]
Consider the following sequence of figures.
Figure 1 contains line segments.
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Given that Figure contains line segments, show that .[3]
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Find the total number of line segments in the first figures. [3]
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Question 2
[Maximum mark: 6]
The first three terms of a geometric sequence are , , .
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Find the value of the common ratio, . [2]
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Find . [2]
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Find . [2]
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Question 3
[Maximum mark: 6]
Sarah walks to school each morning. During the first minute, she travels . In each subsequent minute, she travels metres less than the distance she travelled during the previous minute. The distance from her home to school is metres. Sarah leaves her house at : am and must be at school by : am.
Will Sarah arrive to school on time? Justify your answer.
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Question 4
[Maximum mark: 7]
The first three terms of a geometric sequence are , , .
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Find the value of the common ratio, . [2]
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Find the sum of the first ten terms in the sequence. [2]
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Find the greatest value of such that . [3]
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Question 5
[Maximum mark: 6]
The first term and the common ratio of a geometric series are denoted, respectively, by and , where . Given that the fourth term is and the sum to infinity is , find the value of and the value of .
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Question 6
[Maximum mark: 13]
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The following diagram shows [PQ], with length cm. The line is divided into an infinite number of line segments. The diagram shows the first four segments.
The length of the line segments are cm, cm, cm, , where .
Show that . [5]
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The following diagram shows [RS], with length cm, where . Squares with side lengths cm, cm, cm, , where , are drawn along [RS]. This process is carried on indefinitely. The diagram shows the first four squares.
The total sum of the areas of all the squares is . Find the value of . [8]
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Question 7
[Maximum mark: 6]
Given a sequence of integers, between and , which are divisible by .
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Find their sum. [2]
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Express this sum using sigma notation. [2]
An arithmetic sequence has first term and common difference of . The sum of the first terms of this sequence is negative.
- Find the greatest value of . [2]
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