题目
An arithmetic progression has first term and common difference . The sum of the first terms of the progression is .
(a) Show that .
(b) Given that the th term is , find the values of and , giving the value of as a fraction.
题目中文翻译
一个等差数列的首项为 ,公差为 。这个数列的前 项的和为 。
(a) 证明 。
(b) 已知第 项为 ,求 和 的值,并将 的值写成分数。
原卷通用作答要求
Answer all questions. You should use a calculator where appropriate.
You must show all necessary working clearly; no marks will be given for unsupported answers from a calculator.
Give non-exact numerical answers correct to 3 significant figures, or 1 decimal place for angles in degrees, unless a different level of accuracy is specified in the question.
请回答所有题目。适当时应使用计算器。必须清楚展示所有必要的计算过程;仅给出计算器答案而没有过程,不予评分。除非题目另有精度要求,非精确数值答案保留 3 位有效数字,以度为单位的角度保留 1 位小数。
解答
(a)
解法一
思路
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将首项和已知总和代入等差求和公式,再孤立含公差的一项。
答题过程
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We have
Multiplying by gives
Since , division by and subtraction of give .
(b)
解法一
思路
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先由末项求出 ,再用 (a) 确定 。
答题过程
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The last term is , so . Substitution in (a) gives , hence . Therefore .