20.6. CHAPTER 20 REVIEW PROBLEMS

  1. Find the sum of seven terms of the AP: −4, −1, 2, ... 35

  2. Find the tenth term of (1 − y)14. −2002y9

  3. Insert four arithmetic means between 3 and 18. 6, 9, 12, 15

  4. How many terms of the AP −5, −2, 1, ... will give a sum of 63? 9

  5. Insert four harmonic means between 2 and 12. , 3, 4, 6

  6. Find the twelfth term of an AP with first term 7 and common difference 5. 62

  7. Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the AP 1, , ... 85

Expand each binomial.

  1. (a − 2)5 a5 − 10a4 + 40a3 − 80a2 + 80a − 32

  2. (xy3)7 x7 − 7x6y3 + 21x5y6 − 35x4y9 + 35x3y12 − 21x2y15 + 7xy18y21

  3. Find the fifth term of a GP with first term 3 and common ratio 2. 48

  4. Find the fourth term of a GP with first term 8 and common ratio −4. −512

Evaluate each limit.

Find the sum of infinitely many terms of each GP.

  1. 4, 2, 1, ... 8

  2. Find the seventh term of the harmonic progression 3, , 4, ... 12

  3. Find the sixth term of a GP with ...

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