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Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics

12.3-12.4Arithmetic and geometric progressions

Arithmetic and geometric progressions in Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 12.3Recognise arithmetic and geometric progressions and the difference between them.
  2. 12.4Use the nth-term and sum formulas to solve problems on arithmetic and geometric progressions.

Lessons

  • Arithmetic progressions

    40 min

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  • Geometric progressions

    45 min

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Sample question

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Arithmetic and geometric progressions: sample question

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Find the 15th term of the arithmetic progression 4,10,16,…4, 10, 16, \ldots

Only if the answer has a unit, e.g. cm or km/h.

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