Date | May 2019 | Marks available | 4 | Reference code | 19M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_1 |
Level | Additional Higher Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 2 |
Command term | Determine | Question number | H_1 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
In an arithmetic sequence, the sum of the 3rd and 8th terms is 1.
Given that the sum of the first seven terms is 35, determine the first term and the common difference.
Markscheme
* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.
attempting to form two equations involving u1u1 and dd M1
(u1+2d)+(u1+7d)=1(u1+2d)+(u1+7d)=1 and 72[2u1+6d]=3572[2u1+6d]=35
2u1+9d=12u1+9d=1
14u1+42d=70(2u1+6d=10)14u1+42d=70(2u1+6d=10) A1
Note: Award A1 for any two correct equations
attempting to solve their equations: M1
u1=14u1=14, d=−3d=−3 A1
[4 marks]
Examiners report
Syllabus sections
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18M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_1a:
Find the first term and the common difference of the sequence.
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19M.2.AHL.TZ2.H_7:
Suppose that u1u1 is the first term of a geometric series with common ratio rr.
Prove, by mathematical induction, that the sum of the first nn terms, snsn is given by
sn=u1(1−rn)1−rsn=u1(1−rn)1−r, where n∈Z+.
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.2c.ii:
Find the value of wn for this path.
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.2b.ii:
ln.
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.2c.i:
Show that Eddie needs 144 tiles.
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18M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_1b:
Calculate the number of positive terms in the sequence.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2a.i:
Write down the distance Rosa runs in the third training session;
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18M.1.SL.TZ1.T_7a.ii:
For that day find the weight of Sergei’s first lift.
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16N.1.AHL.TZ0.H_6a:
Write down the value of u1.
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SPM.1.SL.TZ0.2b:
Calculate the price of a ticket in the 16th row.
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18M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4d:
Calculate the tea-shop’s total profit for the first 12 weeks.
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.2a.ii:
b.
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.2b.i:
wn.
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22M.2.SL.TZ2.2a.ii:
remaining in the bag at the end of the first day.
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16N.1.SL.TZ0.S_9d:
Show that S12=12log2x−66.
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18M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_5a:
Show that A is an arithmetic sequence, stating its common difference d in terms of r.
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22M.2.SL.TZ2.2b:
Calculate the number of days that Scott can feed his dog with one bag of food.
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22M.2.SL.TZ2.2c:
Determine the amount that Scott expects to spend on dog food in 2025. Round your answer to the nearest dollar.
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17N.1.SL.TZ0.S_2b:
Find the tenth term.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2f:
State whether, for all n>k, the university will have places available for all applicants. Justify your answer.
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22M.2.SL.TZ2.2a.i:
fed to the dog per day.
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22M.2.SL.TZ1.2a.i:
a.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2b.i:
Write down the common ratio of the sequence.
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17M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_3b:
the value of r;
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16N.1.SL.TZ0.S_9b:
Show that the sum of the infinite sequence is 4log2x.
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18M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4c:
Find the tea-shop’s profit during the 11th week.
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18M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4e:
In the mth week the tea-shop’s total profit exceeds the café’s total profit, for the first time since they both opened.
Find the value of m.
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17M.1.AHL.TZ1.H_7b:
determine the value of N∑r=1ur.
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17M.1.SL.TZ2.T_5b:
Find the total number of sticks used by Tomás for all 24 diagrams.
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18M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4b:
Calculate the café’s total profit for the first 12 weeks.
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16N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_12a:
Find an expression for A1 and show that A2=1.0042x+1.004x.
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18M.1.SL.TZ1.T_7a.i:
For that day find how much weight was added after each lift.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4d.iii:
Hence find the total amount of antibiotic, in mg, that Ted receives during the first k days.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4b:
Write down the value of d and the value of u1.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2a.ii:
Write down the distance Rosa runs in the nth training session.
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16N.1.SL.TZ0.S_9a:
Find r.
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18M.2.SL.TZ1.S_7a:
Given that xk + 1 = xk + a, find a.
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.T_5c:
Calculate, in years, when the bicycle value will be less than 50 USD.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2b:
Find the value of k.
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SPM.1.SL.TZ0.2a:
Write down the value of the common difference, d
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.T_5a:
Calculate, in CAD, the total amount John pays for the bicycle.
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17N.1.SL.TZ0.S_2c:
Find the sum of the first ten terms.
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16N.1.AHL.TZ0.H_6b:
Find the value of u6.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2d:
Find the distance Carlos runs in the fifth month of training.
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17M.1.AHL.TZ1.H_7a:
find the value of d.
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17M.1.SL.TZ1.T_5b:
The company also makes a ladder that is 1050 cm long.
Find the maximum number of rungs in this 1050 cm long ladder.
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16N.1.AHL.TZ0.H_6c:
Prove that {un} is an arithmetic sequence, stating clearly its common difference.
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18N.2.SL.TZ0.S_5:
The sum of an infinite geometric sequence is 33.25. The second term of the sequence is 7.98. Find the possible values of r.
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.T_3b:
Show that the total number of triangular panes, Sn, in the first n levels is given by:
Sn=n2+4n.
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17N.1.SL.TZ0.S_2a:
Find the common difference.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4a.i:
Write down an equation, in terms of u1 and d, for the amount of the drug that she receives on the seventh day.
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18N.1.SL.TZ0.S_3a:
Find u8.
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16N.1.SL.TZ0.S_9e:
Given that S12 is equal to half the sum of the infinite geometric sequence, find x, giving your answer in the form 2p, where p∈Q.
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16N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_12e:
As soon as Mary was 18 she decided to invest $15000 of this money in an account of the same type earning 0.4% interest per month. She withdraws $1000 every year on her birthday to buy herself a present. Determine how long it will take until there is no money in the account.
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18M.1.SL.TZ1.T_7b:
On that day, Sergei made 12 successive lifts. Find the total combined weight of these lifts.
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16N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_12d:
Mary’s grandparents wished for the amount in her account to be at least $20000 the day before she was 18. Determine the minimum value of the monthly deposit $x required to achieve this. Give your answer correct to the nearest dollar.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5c:
Write down the common difference, d.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5f:
Find the total amount of fuel pumped into the tank in the first 8 hours.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5g:
Show that the tank will never be completely filled using this pump.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4d.ii:
The daily amount of antibiotic Ted receives will first be less than 0.06 mg on the k th day. Find the value of k.
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.T_3e:
Each triangular pane has an area of 1.84 m2.
Find the total area of the decorative glass face, if the maximum number of complete levels were built. Express your area to the nearest m2.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5e.ii:
Write down the number of hours that the pump was pumping fuel into the tank.
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EXN.1.SL.TZ0.12a:
Write down the value of 9Σi=1ui.
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EXN.1.SL.TZ0.12b:
Find the value of u1.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4d.i:
Find the amount of antibiotic, in mg, that Ted receives on the fifth day.
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18M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4a:
Find the café’s profit during the 11th week.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.S_10b:
Find the exact value of Sk.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2e:
Calculate the total distance Carlos runs in the first year.
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18M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_7a:
Show that there will be approximately 2645 fish in the lake at the start of 2020.
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16N.1.SL.TZ0.S_9c:
Find d, giving your answer as an integer.
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.T_3c:
Hence, find the total number of panes in a glass face with 18 levels.
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16N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_12b:
(i) Write down a similar expression for A3 and A4.
(ii) Hence show that the amount in Mary’s account the day before she turned 10 years old is given by 251(1.004120−1)x.
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18M.2.SL.TZ1.S_7b:
Hence find the value of n such that n∑k=1xk=861.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4c:
Calculate the total amount of the drug, in mg, that she receives.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5b:
Show that the volume of the tank is 624 000 m3, correct to three significant figures.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.S_10d:
An infinite geometric series is given as S∞=a+a√2+a2+…, a∈Z+.
Find the largest value of a such that S∞<F.
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18M.2.AHL.TZ1.H_7b:
Find the approximate number of fish in the lake at the start of 2042.
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.S_7a:
Write down the first three non-zero terms of wn.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5a:
Find h, the height of the tank.
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17M.1.SL.TZ2.T_5a:
Diagram n is formed with 52 sticks. Find the value of n.
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21M.1.SL.TZ1.8a.i:
Charlie ran on day 20 of his fitness programme.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5d:
Find the amount of fuel pumped into the tank in the 13th hour.
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.T_3a:
Find the number of triangular panes in the 12th level.
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SPM.1.SL.TZ0.2c:
Find the total cost of buying 2 tickets in each of the first 16 rows.
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17M.1.SL.TZ1.T_5a:
Find the distance from the base of this ladder to the top rung.
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19N.2.SL.TZ0.T_3d:
Find the maximum number of complete levels that Maegan can build.
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18M.1.SL.TZ2.S_7b:
Let p=c2 and q=c3. Find the value of 20∑n=1un.
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21M.2.SL.TZ2.3a.ii:
the total number of seats in the concert hall.
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21M.2.SL.TZ2.3a.i:
the number of seats in the last row.
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17M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_3a:
the value of d;
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.T_4a.ii:
Write down an equation, in terms of u1 and d, for the amount of the drug that she receives on the eleventh day.
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18M.1.AHL.TZ2.H_5b:
A particular geometric sequence has u1 = 3 and a sum to infinity of 4.
Find the value of d.
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.S_7b.ii:
Find the value of m.
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.S_10c:
Show that F=3240.
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.T_5d:
Find the total amount John has paid to insure his bicycle for the first 5 years.
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20N.2.SL.TZ0.T_5e.i:
Find the value of n such that un=0.
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16N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_12c:
Write down an expression for An in terms of x on the day before Mary turned 18 years old showing clearly the value of n.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.T_2c:
Calculate the total distance, in kilometres, Rosa runs in the first 50 training sessions.
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EXN.3.AHL.TZ0.2a:
Find an expression for the width of Un in centimetres.
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.T_5b:
Find the value of the bicycle during the 5th year. Give your answer to two decimal places.
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EXN.1.SL.TZ0.12c:
A game is played in which the arrow attached to the centre of the disc is spun and the sector in which the arrow stops is noted. If the arrow stops in sector 1 the player wins 10 points, otherwise they lose 2 points.
Let X be the number of points won
Find E(X).
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19M.2.SL.TZ2.S_10a:
Find the value of k.
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19M.2.SL.TZ1.S_7b.i:
Find the value of r.
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21M.1.SL.TZ1.8a.ii:
Daniella ran on day 20 of her fitness programme.
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EXN.3.AHL.TZ0.2b:
Given the width of a pixel is approximately 0.025 cm, find the number of squares in the final image.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2a:
Calculate the percentage increase in applications from the first year to the second year.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2b.ii:
Find an expression for un.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2b.iii:
Find the number of student applications the university expects to receive when n=11. Express your answer to the nearest integer.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2c:
Write down an expression for vn .
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2d:
Calculate the total amount of acceptance fees paid to the university in the first 10 years.
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21N.2.SL.TZ0.2e:
Find k.