Mathematics 30 June 1999 Grade 12 Diploma Exam
Mathematics 30 June 1999 Grade 12 Diploma Exam
Mathematics 30 June 1999 Grade 12 Diploma Exam
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<strong>30</strong>. Which of the following sums has the largest value?<br />
100<br />
A. ∑( k + 2)<br />
k = 1<br />
100<br />
∑<br />
B. 2k<br />
k = 1<br />
100<br />
k<br />
∑<br />
C. 2<br />
D.<br />
k = 1<br />
100 ⎛<br />
∑<br />
k = 1<br />
⎜<br />
1 ⎞<br />
⎝ 2⎠ ⎟<br />
k<br />
31. A graduation committee is organizing the graduation banquet. The catering fee<br />
consists of a fixed cost and a cost per person. The total cost can be written as an<br />
arithmetic sequence, where n is the number of people attending the banquet. If<br />
the total cost for 100 people is c dollars and the total cost for 200 people is<br />
k dollars, then the common difference of the sequence is<br />
A.<br />
B.<br />
C.<br />
D.<br />
200k − 100c<br />
200<br />
100k − 200c<br />
200<br />
k − c<br />
200<br />
k − c<br />
100<br />
20