Practice SL 1.8—Sum of infinite geo sequence with authentic IB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (AA) exam questions for both SL and HL students. This question bank mirrors Paper 1, 2, 3 structure, covering key topics like functions and equations, calculus, complex numbers, sequences and series, and probability and statistics. Get instant solutions, detailed explanations, and build exam confidence with questions in the style of IB examiners.
A geometric progression has a fourth term of 8 and a sum to infinity which is four times the first term.
Find the first term.
The second term of a geometric progression is and the sum to infinity is .
Find the two possible values of the first term.
Show that the term of one of the two possible geometric progressions is equal to multiplied by the term of the other geometric progression.
A geometric progression has first term and common ratio . A second geometric progression has first term and common ratio . The two progressions have the same sum to infinity, .
Find the values of and .
A geometric progression, in which all the terms are positive, has a common ratio . The sum of the first terms is less than of the sum to infinity.
Show that .
The second term of a geometric progression is and its fourth term is . Given that the common ratio is positive,
find the sum to infinity of the progression.
Find the sum to infinity of the geometric progression
The first, second and third terms of a geometric progression are , , and respectively, where is a positive whole number.
Find the value of .
Explain why the sum to infinity of this progression cannot be calculated.
In a geometric progression, the sum to infinity is equal to five times the first term.
Find the common ratio.
The first two terms of an infinite geometric sequence are and , where , and .
Find an expression for in terms of .
Find the values of which give the greatest value of the sum.
Consider geometric with , , remainder .
Prove .
Suppose . Find .
For tolerance , express the least with .