IFoA_CAA_M0 Module 0 - Entry Exam Questions and Answers

The first term of an arithmetic sequence is 12 and the ninth term is 68.

Calculate the sum of the first 18 terms.

Consider the function:

Calculate the partial derivative .

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Define the standard deviation of a finite data set.

An insurance company sells policies where, for each policy, the policyholder pays the first £50 of the cost of any claim. A claim reported to the insurance company takes some unknown value £x.

Identify which of the mathematical expressions below represents the cost in £ to the insurance company of the claim.

Calculate

Calculate the total area enclosed by the x-axis and the function below, between x = 1.5 and x = 2.

f(x) = 2x3