Revision Exercise Add Maths (log/ progression/ linear law)

ax p
1. Given that

, express the value of

a 2 x

in terms of p. [Ans:

2. Given that
5

n 1

n 1

21

5 h (5 )
n

, find the value of h. [Ans:

2 3
n

3. Given that

and

4. Use the substitution

1
2

a b
5.

Given that

a 3b

6 27
n

2
3

u 2x

m2

, express m in terms of n. [Ans:

n6
2

2 2 x 2 5(2 x ) 1
, find the values of x such that
.
[Ans: x = 2 , x = 0] {GCE O level, P1, 2012}

a pb q
, find the value of p and of q.
[Ans: p = 2, q = 1] {GCE O level, P1, 2009}

log x 3 3 2 log x 9
6. Solve the equation

. [Ans: 3]

log 4 y log 16 4 log 4 (1 y )

7. Solve the equation

. [Ans:

log 1 h

log c h m
8. Given that

, express

in terms of m. [Ans:

m
2

9. The first and the last terms of an arithmetic progression are 7 and 33. If the sum of all the
terms is 117, find
(a) the number of terms,
(b) the middle term of the progression. [Ans: (a)9 (b)13]

10. The first term and the common ratio of a geometric progression are equal. Given that the
sum to infinity of the progression is 1, find
(a) the common ratio,

(b)

the sixth term. [Ans: (a)

64

(b)

11. An arithmetic progression consists of 12 terms. Given that the sum of the first term and the
last term of the progression is 12 and the sum of the first three terms is 9, find the first
term and the last term of the progression. [Ans: 5, 17]

12. The last three terms of a sequence are 2, p and q. Express q in terms of p if the sequence is
(a) an arithmetic progression,
(b) a geometric progression.

13. Given that the sum of the first three terms of a geometric progression is 13 times the term
of the progression. If the common ratio, r > 0, find
(a) the common ratio,
1

(b)

the sum to infinity if the second term is 2. [Ans: (a)

(b)9]

Sn ,
14. The sum of the first n terms,
of an arithmetic progression is given by
Find the eighth term of the progression. [Ans: 9]

S n n 2 6n

15. In a geometric progression, the second term exceeds the third term by 12 and the fourth
term exceeds the fifth term by 3. Find the sixth term of the progression if the common ratio,
r > 0.

y2
16.

y2
Diagram below shows a straight line which is drawn by plotting

x
against

(k ,2)

4
( , h)
3

y 2 x 5 x 3x

The relationship between x and y is related by the equation

k are constants. Calculate the value of h and of k.

, where h and