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Official 2017 Paper 1 · Q7

Paper 1Sequences & series

The first three terms of an arithmetic progression are pp, qq and p2p^2 respectively, where p<0p<0.

The first three terms of a geometric progression are pp, p2p^2 and qq respectively.

Find the sum of the first 10 terms of the arithmetic progression.

A238\frac{23}8
B958\frac{95}8
C1158\frac{115}8
D1858\frac{185}8

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