3

For each of the following arithmetic series, write down the common difference and find the value
of the 40th term.
a 4 + 10 + 16 + 22 +

+ 1 12 + 2 56 + 4 16 +

c 17 + 9 + 1 + (7) +

b 60 + 53 + 46 + 39 +

c 7 14 + 8 34 + 10 14 + 11 34 +

b a = 100, l = 84.5, n = 32

c a = 28, l = 20, n = 17

b a = 100, d = 5, n = 36

c a = 19, d = 13, n = 55

Given the first term, a, the common difference, d, and the last term, l, find the sum of each of the
following arithmetic series.
a a = 8, d = 3, l = 65

1
6

Given the first term, a, the common difference, d, and the number of terms, n, find the sum of
each of the following arithmetic series.
a a = 2, d = 9, n = 48

Given the first term, a, the last term, l, and the number of terms, n, find the sum of each of the
following arithmetic series.
a a = 60, l = 136, n = 20

c 8.9 + 11.2 + 13.5 + 15.8 +

Find the sum of the first 30 terms of each of the following arithmetic series.
a 8 + 12 + 16 + 20 +

b 30 + 27 + 24 + 21 +

For each of the following arithmetic series, find an expression for the nth term in the form a + bn.
a 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 +

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SEQUENCES AND SERIES

b a = 3.4, d = 1.2, l = 23.8

c a = 22, d = 8, l = 226

The first and third terms of an arithmetic series are 21 and 27 respectively.
a Find the common difference of the series.
b Find the sum of the first 40 terms of the series.

The nth term of an arithmetic series is given by 7n + 16.

Find the first term of the series and the sum of the first 35 terms of the series.

The second and fifth terms of an arithmetic series are 13 and 46 respectively.
a Write down two equations relating the first term, a, and the common difference, d, of the
series.
b Find the values of a and d.
c Find the 40th term of the series.

10

The third and eighth terms of an arithmetic series are 72 and 37 respectively.
a Find the first term and common difference of the series.
b Find the sum of the first 25 terms of the series.

11

The fifth term of an arithmetic series is 23 and the sum of the first 10 terms of the series is 240.
a Find the first term and common difference of the series.
b Find the sum of the first 60 terms of the series.

12

a Prove that the sum of the first n natural numbers is given by

1
2

b Find the sum of the natural numbers from 30 to 100 inclusive.

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13

Write down all the terms in each of the following series summations.
a

(2r + 3)

r =1

14

(18 3r )

r =1

10

(4r 1)

r =4

18

r =11

(10 12 r )

Evaluate
a

20

(3r + 1)

r =1

15

Worksheet B continued

Given that

45

(90 2r )

r =1

(4r 6) = 720,

30

(4r + 7)

r =3

50

r =10

( )
r+2
4

find the value of n.

r =1

16

Find the sum of

a all even numbers between 2 and 160 inclusive,
b all positive integers less than 200 that are divisible by 3,
c all integers divisible by 6 between 30 and 300 inclusive.

17

An arithmetic series has common difference 11 and tenth term 101.

a Find the first term of the series.
b Find the sum of the first 30 terms of the series.

18

The first and fifth terms of an arithmetic series are 17 and 27 respectively.
a Find the common difference of the series.
Given that the rth term of the series is 132,
b find the value of r,
c find the sum of the first r terms of the series.

19

The sum of the first six terms of an arithmetic series is 213 and the sum of the first ten terms of
the series is 295.
a Find the first term and common difference of the series.
b Find the number of positive terms in the series.
c Hence find the maximum value of Sn , the sum of the first n terms of the series.

20

The sum, Sn , of the first n terms of an arithmetic series is given by Sn = 2n2 + 5n.
a Evaluate S8.
b Find the eighth term of the series.
c Find an expression for the nth term of the series.

21

The first three terms of an arithmetic series are (k + 2), (2k + 3) and (4k 2) respectively.
a Find the value of the constant k.
b Find the sum of the first 25 terms of the series.

22

The fifth, sixth and seventh terms of an arithmetic series are (5 t), 2t and (6t 3) respectively.
a Find the value of the constant t.
b Find the sum of the first 18 terms of the series.
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Worksheet C

SEQUENCES AND SERIES

The third term of an arithmetic series is 10 and the sum of the first eight terms of the
series is 16.
a Find the first term and common difference of the series.
b Find the smallest value of n for which the nth term of the series is greater than 300.

The third and seventh terms of an arithmetic series are

5
6

and 2 13 respectively.

a Find the first term and common difference of the series.

b Show that the sum of the first n terms of the series is given by
kn(9n 5),
where k is an exact fraction to be found.
3

An arithmetic series has first term a and common difference d.

Given that the sum of the first nine terms of the series is 126,
a show that a + 4d = 14.
Given also that the sum of the first 15 terms of the series is 277.5,
b find the values of a and d,
c find the sum of the first 32 terms of the series.

Three consecutive terms of an arithmetic series are (7k 1), (5k + 3) and (4k + 1) respectively.
a Find the value of the constant k.
b Find the smallest positive term in the series.
Given also that the series has r positive terms,
c show that the sum of the positive terms of the series is given by r(4r 3).

a Evaluate
30

4r .
r =1

b Using your answer to part a, or otherwise, evaluate

i

30

(4r + 1) ,
r =1

ii

30

(8r 5) .
r =1

Ahmed begins making annual payments into a savings scheme. He pays in 500 in the first year
and the amount he pays in increases by 40 in each subsequent year.
a Find the amount that Ahmed pays into the scheme in the eighth year.
b Show that during the first n years, Ahmed pays in a total amount, in pounds, of 20n(n + 24).
Carol starts making payments into a similar scheme at the same time as Ahmed. She pays in 400
in the first year, with the amount increasing by 60 each year.
c By forming and solving a suitable equation, find the number of years of paying into the
schemes after which Carol and Ahmed will have paid in the same amount in total.
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a Prove from first principles that the sum of the first n positive even numbers is n(n + 1).

Worksheet C continued

b Find the sum of the integers between 200 and 800 that are not divisible by 4.
8

a State the formula for the sum, Sn , of the first n terms of an arithmetic series with first term a
and common difference d.
b Prove that for any arithmetic series,
S8 = 2(S6 S2).
c An arithmetic series has first term 40 and common difference 3.
Find the sum of the positive terms of the series.

The first and fourth terms of an arithmetic series are x and (2x + 3) respectively.
a Find expressions in terms of x for
i

the seventh term of the series,

ii the common difference of the series,

iii the sum of the first ten terms of the series.
Given also that the 20th term of the series is 52,
b find the value of x.
10

An arithmetic series has first term a and common difference d.

Given that the sum of the first twenty terms of the series is equal to the sum of the next ten terms
of the series, show that the ratio a : d = 11 : 2.

11

The sum, Sn , of the first n terms of a series is given by

Sn = 2n(16 n).
a Show that the sixth term of the series is 10.
b Find an expression for the nth term of the series in the form a + bn.
c Hence, prove that the series is arithmetic.

12

A publisher decides to start producing calendars.

The publisher sells 2400 calendars during the first year of production and forecasts that the
number it will sell in subsequent years will increase by 250 each year.
a According to this forecast,
i

find how many calendars the publisher will sell during the sixth year of production,

ii show that the publisher will sell a total of 35 250 calendars during the first ten years of
production.
b If the number of calendars sold in subsequent years increases by C each year, instead of by
250, find to the nearest unit the value of C such that the publisher would sell a total of 40 000
calendars during the first ten years of production.
13

a Prove that the sum, Sr , of the first r terms of an arithmetic series with first term a and rth term l
is given by
Sr =

1
2

r(a + l).

b The 18th term of an arithmetic series is 68 and the sum of the first 18 terms of the series is 153.
Find the first term of the series.

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Answers - Worksheet B

SEQUENCES AND SERIES

a d=6
u40 = 4 + (39 6) = 238

b d = 3
c d = 2.3
u40 = 30 + (39 3) = 87
u40 = 8.9 + (39 2.3) = 98.6

a a = 7, d = 2

b a=

un = 7 + 2(n 1) = 5 + 2n
3

a a = 8, d = 4, n = 30
S30 =

30
2

1
6

un =

,d=
1
6

c a = 17, d = 8

4
3

+ 43 (n 1) = 76 + 43 n

b a = 60, d = 7, n = 30

[16 + (29 4)]

S30 =

30
2

un = 17 8(n 1) = 25 8n
c a = 7 14 , d = 1 12 , n = 30

[120 + (29 7)]

S30 =

= 1245

= 1980

30
2

[ 14 12 + (29 1 12 )]

= 870

a S20 = 202 (60 + 136)

= 1960

b S32 = 322 (100 + 84.5)

= 2952

c S17 = 172 [28 + (20)]

= 68

a S48 = 482 [4 + (47 9)]

= 10 248

b S36 = 362 [200 + (35 5)]

= 450

c S55 = 552 [38 + (54 13)]

= 20 350

a 8 + 3(n 1) = 65
n = 20
S20 = 202 (8 + 65)

b 3.4 + 1.2(n 1) = 23.8

n = 18
S18 = 182 (3.4 + 23.8)

c 22 8(n 1) = 226
n = 32
S32 = 322 [22 + (226)]

= 730
7

a a = 21
21 + 2d = 27
d=3
b S40 =

40
2

= 3264

= 244.8
8

n = 1, first term = 7 + 16 = 23
d=7
S35 = 352 [46 + (34 7)] = 4970

[42 + (39 3)] = 3180

a a + d = 13
a + 4d = 46
b subtracting, 3d = 33
d = 11
sub.
a=2
c u40 = 2 + (39 11) = 431

10

a a + 2d = 72
a + 7d = 37
subtracting, 5d = 35
d = 7
sub.
a = 86
b S25 = 252 [172 + (24 7)] = 50

11

a a + 4d = 23 (1)
10
(2a + 9d) = 240 2a + 9d = 48
2

12

a Sn = 1 + 2 + 3 + + (n 1) + n
write in reverse

2 (1)
2a + 8d = 46
subtracting, d = 2
sub.
a = 15
b S60 =

60
2

[30 + (59 2)] = 4440

Sn = n + (n 1) + + 3 + 2 + 1
adding, 2Sn = n (n + 1)
Sn = 12 n(n + 1)
b = S100 S29
=

1
2

100 101

1
2

= 5050 435 = 4615

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Answers - Worksheet B

a 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13
b 15 + 12 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 0 3 6 9
c 15 + 19 + 23 + 27 + 31 + 35 + 39
d 4 12 + 4 + 3 12 + 3 + 2 12 + 2 + 1 12 + 1

14

a AP: a = 4,
l = 61, n = 20
S20 = 202 (4 + 61)
= 650

15

AP: a = 2, l = 4n 6
Sn = n2 [2 + (4n 6)] = 720

17

b AP: a = 88,
l = 0, n = 45
S45 = 452 (88 + 0)
= 1980

c AP: a = 19,
d AP: a = 3,
l = 127, n = 28
l = 13, n = 41
28
S28 = 2 (19 + 127)
S41 = 412 (3 + 13)
= 2044
= 328
16

a AP: a = 2, l = 160, n = 80
S80 = 802 (2 + 160) = 6480

n(4n 8) = 1440
n2 2n 360 = 0

b AP: a = 3, l = 198, n = 66
S66 = 662 (3 + 198) = 6633

(n + 18)(n 20) = 0
n > 0 n = 20

c AP: a = 30, l = 300, d = 6

30 + 6(n 1) = 300 n = 46
S46 = 462 (30 + 300) = 7590

a a + (9 11) = 101
a = 200
b S30 = 302 [400 + (29 11)] = 1215

18

a a = 17, 17 + 4d = 27 d = 2.5
b 17 + 2.5(r 1) = 132
r = 47
c S47 =

19

6
(2a + 5d) = 213
2
10
(2a + 9d) = 295
2

2a + 5d = 71

20

(17 + 132) = 3501.5

a S8 = (2 82) + (5 8) = 168
b S7 = (2 72) + (5 7) = 133

2a + 9d = 59

u8 = S8 S7 = 35
c Sn 1 = 2(n 1)2 + 5(n 1)
= 2n2 + n 3
u n = Sn Sn 1
= (2n2 + 5n) (2n2 + n 3)
= 4n + 3

subtracting, 4d = 12
d = 3
sub.
a = 43
b 43 3(n 1) > 0
n < 463 15 positive terms
c max Sn when n = 15
S15 = 152 [86 + (14 3)] = 330
21

47
2

a (2k + 3) (k + 2) = (4k 2) (2k + 3)

k + 1 = 2k 5
k=6
b a = 8, a + d = 15 d = 7
S25 = 252 [16 + (24 7)] = 2300

22

a 2t (5 t) = (6t 3) 2t
3t 5 = 4t 3
t = 2
b u5 = 7, u6 = 4 d = 11
a + (4 11) = 7 a = 51
S18 =

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18
2

[102 + (17 11)] = 765

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Answers - Worksheet C

SEQUENCES AND SERIES

3

a a + 2d = 10 (1)
8
2

(2a + 7d) = 16 2a + 7d = 4

2 (1)

a a + 2d =

5
6

a + 6d = 2 13

2a + 4d = 20

subtracting, 4d = 1 12

subtracting, 3d = 24
d=8

sub.

a = 26

sub.

b Sn =

b 26 + 8(n 1) > 300

n > 41 34 smallest n = 42
3

9
2

(2a + 8d) = 126

n
2

[ 16 +

d=

3
8

a=

1
12

3
8

(n 1)]

1
48

n[4 + 9(n 1)]

1
48

n(9n 5)

[k=

1
48

a (5k + 3) (7k 1) = (4k + 1) (5k + 3)

9(a + 4d) = 126

a + 4d = 14
b 152 (2a + 14d) = 277.5

2k + 4 = k 2
k=6
b given terms = 41, 33, 25

a + 7d = 18.5
subtracting, 3d = 4.5
d = 1.5
sub.
a=8
c S32 = 322 [16 + (31 1.5)] = 1000

d = 8
smallest +ve term = 25 + (3 8) = 1
c consider series of +ve terms in reverse
a = 1, d = 8
Sr = 2r [2 + 8(r 1)] = r(4r 3)

a AP: a = 4, l = 120, n = 30
S30 = 302 (4 + 120) = 1860
b i

30

4r + 30 = 1890

a 500 + (7 40) = 780

b AP: a = 500, d = 40
Sn =

r =1

30

ii = 2 4r (30 5)

n
2

[1000 + 40(n 1)] = 20n(n + 24)

c AP: a = 400, d = 60

r =1

= (2 1860) 150 = 3570

Sn =

n
2

[800 + 60(n 1)] = 10n(3n + 37)

20n(n + 24) = 10n(3n + 37)

n 0 2(n + 24) = (3n + 37)
n = 11 11 years
7

a Sn = 2 + 4 + 6 + + (2n 2) + 2n

write in reverse

a Sn =

1
2

n[2a + (n 1)d]

b S2 =

2
2
6
2
8
2

(2a + d) = 2a + d

Sn = 2n + (2n 2) + + 6 + 4 + 2

S6 =

adding, 2Sn = n (2n + 2)

S8 =

integers 200 to 800 divisible by 4

AP: a = 200, l = 800

c for +ve terms

200 + 4(n 1) = 800 n = 151

S151 =

(2a + 7d) = 8a + 28d

2(S6 S2) = 2[(6a + 15d) (2a + d)]

= 2(4a + 14d)
= 8a + 28d = S8

Sn = n(n + 1)
b integers 200 to 800, AP: n = 601
S601 = 601
(200 + 800) = 300 500
2

151
2

(2a + 5d) = 6a + 15d

S14 =

(200 + 800) = 75 500

required sum = 300 500 75 500

= 225 000
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2

40 3(n 1) > 0
n < 433 14 terms

[80 + (13 3)] = 287

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a i

Answers - Worksheet C

u4 u1 = x + 3

10

u7 = u4 + (x + 3) = 3x + 6

S30 =

iii S10 = 102 [2x + 9( 13 x + 1)]

= 5[2x + 3x + 9] = 25x + 45
b x + 19( 13 x + 1) = 52
3x + 19x + 57 = 156
= 92 or 4 12
x = 99
22

(2a + 19d) = 20a + 190d

(2a + 29d) = 30a + 435d

a S6 = 12(16 6) = 120
S5 = 10(16 5) = 110
u6 = S6 S5 = 10

10a = 55d
2a = 11d
a : d = 11 : 2

12

b Sn = 2n(16 n) = 32n 2n2

Sn 1 = 2(n 1)[16 (n 1)]
= 2(n 1)(17 n)

a i 2400 + (5 250) = 3650

ii AP: a = 2400, d = 250
S10 = 102 [4800 + (9 250)]
= 35 250
b AP: a = 2400, d = C
10
[4800 + (9 C)] = 40 000
2

= 2n2 + 36n 34

C=

un = Sn Sn 1
= (32n 2n2) (2n2 + 36n 34)
= 34 4n
c un 1 = 34 4(n 1) = 38 4n
un un 1 = (34 4n) (38 4n) = 4
un un 1 constant arithmetic series
13

20
2
30
2

S30 S20 = 10a + 245d

20a + 190d = 10a + 245d

ii 3d = x + 3
d = 13 x + 1

11

S20 =

a let common difference be d

Sr = a + (a + d) + (a + 2d) + + (l 2d) + (l d) + l
write in reverse
Sr = l + (l d) + (l 2d) + + (a + 2d) + (a + d) + a
adding, 2Sr = r (a + l)
Sr = 12 r(a + l)
b n = 18, l = 68, S18 = 153
153 = 182 (a + 68)
a = 17 68 = 51

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3200
9

= 356 (nearest unit)

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