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Series

1.6

What the syllabus asks of you

  • use the expansion of (a + b)ⁿ, where n is a positive integer
  • recognise arithmetic and geometric progressions
  • use the formulae for the nth term and for the sum of the first n terms to solve problems involving arithmetic or geometric progressions
  • use the condition for the convergence of a geometric progression, and the formula for the sum to infinity of a convergent geometric progression.

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Chapter 6: Series

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Drill this topic

All 156 questions on Series, untimed — answer on paper, then mark yourself against the mark scheme.

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Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.

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156 questions

These are structured questions, answered in working rather than by picking an option, so they are not listed here one by one. The drill above puts each in front of you with its mark scheme to check against.