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WAEC Mathematics questions: Progressions

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  1. Question 1· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the sum of the first 12 terms of the arithmetic progression 2, 6, 10, ...

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  2. Question 2· Progressions· WAEC

    The 4th term of a G.P. is 54 and the first term is 2. Find the common ratio.

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  3. Question 3· Progressions· WAEC

    What is the common ratio of the geometric progression 81, 27, 9, ...?

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  4. Question 4· Progressions· WAEC

    What is the 12th term of the sequence 5, 9, 13, 17, ...?

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  5. Question 5· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the arithmetic progression 4, 7, 10, ...

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  6. Question 6· Progressions· WAEC

    The 4th term of an arithmetic progression is 17 and the 9th term is 37. Find the common difference.

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  7. Question 7· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the 15th term of the arithmetic progression 7, 10, 13, ...

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  8. Question 8· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the 5th term of the geometric progression 3, 12, 48, ...

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  9. Question 9· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the sum to infinity of the series 8 + 4 + 2 + ...

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  10. Question 10· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the sum to infinity of the geometric progression 24, 12, 6, ...

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  11. Question 11· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the A.P. 2, 5, 8, …

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  14. Question 14· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the 6th term of the geometric progression 3, 6, 12, ...

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  15. Question 15· Progressions· WAEC

    The first term of a geometric progression is 3 and the common ratio is 2. Find the 5th term.

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  16. Question 16· Progressions· WAEC

    The 3rd term of an arithmetic progression is 11 and the 7th term is 27. Find the common difference.

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  17. Question 17· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the sum of the first 15 terms of the A.P. 7, 11, 15, …

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  18. Question 18· Progressions· WAEC

    Find the 12th term of the arithmetic progression 5, 8, 11, …

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  20. Question 20· Progressions· WAEC

    A geometric progression has first term 5 and common ratio −2. Find its 3rd term.

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