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Date November 2017 Marks available 3 Reference code 17N.2.sl.TZ0.2
Level SL only Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
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Question

Rosa joins a club to prepare to run a marathon. During the first training session Rosa runs a distance of 3000 metres. Each training session she increases the distance she runs by 400 metres.

A marathon is 42.195 kilometres.

In the \(k\)th training session Rosa will run further than a marathon for the first time.

Carlos joins the club to lose weight. He runs 7500 metres during the first month. The distance he runs increases by 20% each month.

Write down the distance Rosa runs in the third training session;

[1]
a.i.

Write down the distance Rosa runs in the \(n\)th training session.

[2]
a.ii.

Find the value of \(k\).

[2]
b.

Calculate the total distance, in kilometres, Rosa runs in the first 50 training sessions.

[4]
c.

Find the distance Carlos runs in the fifth month of training.

[3]
d.

Calculate the total distance Carlos runs in the first year.

[3]
e.

Markscheme

3800 m     (A1)

[1 mark]

a.i.

\(3000 + (n - 1)400{\text{ m}}\)\(\,\,\,\)OR\(\,\,\,\)\(2600 + 400n{\text{ m}}\)     (M1)(A1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for substitution into arithmetic sequence formula, (A1) for correct substitution.

 

[2 marks]

a.ii.

\(3000 + (k - 1)400 > 42195\)     (M1)

 

Notes:     Award (M1) for their correct inequality. Accept \(3 + (k - 1)0.4 > 42.195\).

Accept \( = \) OR \( \geqslant \). Award (M0) for \(3000 + (k - 1)400 > 42.195\).

 

\((k = ){\text{ }}99\)     (A1)(ft)(G2)

 

Note:     Follow through from part (a)(ii), but only if \(k\) is a positive integer.

 

[2 marks]

b.

\(\frac{{50}}{2}\left( {2 \times 3000 + (50 - 1)(400)} \right)\)     (M1)(A1)(ft)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for substitution into sum of an arithmetic series formula, (A1)(ft) for correct substitution.

 

\(640\,000{\text{ m}}\)     (A1)

 

Note:     Award (A1) for their \(640\,000\) seen.

 

\( = 640{\text{ km}}\)     (A1)(ft)(G3)

 

Note:     Award (A1)(ft) for correctly converting their answer in metres to km; this can be awarded independently from previous marks.

 

OR

\(\frac{{50}}{2}\left( {2 \times 3 + (50 - 1)(0.4)} \right)\)     (M1)(A1)(ft)(A1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for substitution into sum of an arithmetic series formula, (A1)(ft) for correct substitution, (A1) for correctly converting 3000 m and 400 m into km.

 

\( = 640{\text{ km}}\)     (A1)(G3)

[4 marks]

c.

\(7500 \times {1.2^{5 - 1}}\)     (M1)(A1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for substitution into geometric series formula, (A1) for correct substitutions.

 

\( = 15\,600{\text{ m }}(15\,552{\text{ m}})\)     (A1)(G3)

OR

\(7.5 \times {1.2^{5 - 1}}\)     (M1)(A1)

 

Note:     Award (M1) for substitution into geometric series formula, (A1) for correct substitutions.

 

\( = 15.6{\text{ km}}\)     (A1)(G3)

[3 marks]

d.

\(\frac{{7500({{1.2}^{12}} - 1)}}{{1.2 - 1}}\)     (M1)(A1)

 

Notes:     Award (M1) for substitution into sum of a geometric series formula, (A1) for correct substitutions. Follow through from their ratio (\(r\)) in part (d). If \(r < 1\) (distance does not increase) or the final answer is unrealistic (eg \(r = 20\)), do not award the final (A1).

 

\( = 297\,000{\text{ m }}(296\,853 \ldots {\text{ m}},{\text{ }}297{\text{ km}})\)     (A1)(G2)

[3 marks]

e.

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Syllabus sections

Topic 1 - Number and algebra » 1.8 » Geometric sequences and series.
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