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2020 WAEC Further Mathematics Theory (a) Simplify; \(\frac{log_2 ^8 + log_2 ^{16} - 4 log_2 ^2}{log_4^{16}}\) (b) The first, third,...

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WAEC 2020

(a) Simplify; \(\frac{log_2 ^8 + log_2 ^{16} - 4 log_2 ^2}{log_4^{16}}\)

(b) The first, third, and seventh terms of an Arithmetic Progression (A.P) from three consecutive terms of a Geometric Progression (G.P). If the sum of the first two terms of the A.P is 6, find its:

(I) first term; (ii) common difference.

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Explanation

\(\frac{log_2 ^8 + log_2 ^ {16} - 4 log_2^ 2}{log_4^{16}}\)

= \(\frac{3log_2 ^2 + 4 log_2^ 2 - 4 log_2 2}{2 log_4^4}\)

= \(\frac{3 + 4 - 4}{2}\) 

= \(\frac{3}{2}\) 

 

(b) 

AP GP

T\(_1\)

T\(_3\)

T\(_7\)

T\(_1\)

T\(_2\)

T\(_3\)

 

T\(_1\) + T\(_2\) = 6

a + a + d = 6

2a + d = 6.....(i)

a = a

a + 2d = ar, a + 6d = ar\(^2\)

\(\frac{a + 2d}{a} = \frac{a + 6d}{a + 2d}\)

(a + 2d)\(^2\)  = \(\frac{a + 6d}{a + 2d}\)

(a + 2d)\(^2\) = a(a + 6d)

a\(^2\) + 4d\(^2\) + 4ad = a\(^2\) + 6ad

4d\(^2\) = 6ad - 4ad

4d\(^2\) = 2ad

\(\frac{4d}{2} = \frac{2a}{2}\)

a = 2d ......(ii)

from;

2a + d = 6

2(2d) + d = 6

4d + d = 6

5d = 6

d = \(\frac{6}{5}\) 

= 1\(\frac{1}{5}\) 

from; a = 2d

a = \(\frac{2 \times 6}{5}\) 

= \(\frac{12}{5}\)

= 2\(\frac{2}{5}\) 

First term = 2\(\frac{2}{5}\) 

Common difference = 1\(\frac{4}{5}\) 

 


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