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03a. Sequences

The document consists of exercises related to sequences and series, including finding terms, determining constants, and establishing recurrence relations. It covers various types of sequences, such as arithmetic, geometric, and those defined by specific formulas. The exercises require solving for unknowns and deriving expressions based on given conditions.

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03a. Sequences

The document consists of exercises related to sequences and series, including finding terms, determining constants, and establishing recurrence relations. It covers various types of sequences, such as arithmetic, geometric, and those defined by specific formulas. The exercises require solving for unknowns and deriving expressions based on given conditions.

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PMT

SEQUENCES AND SERIES

1 Write down the first five terms of the sequences with nth terms, un , given for n ≥ 1 by
n
a un = 4n + 5 b un = (n + 1)2 c un = 2n d un =
n +1
1
e un = n3 − 2n f un = 1 − 1
3
n g un = 1 − h un = 32 × ( 12 )n
2n

2 The nth term of each of the following sequences is given by un = an + b, for n ≥ 1.


Find the values of the constants a and b in each case.
a 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, … b 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, … c 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, …
d 0.4, 1.7, 3.0, 4.3, 5.6, … e 100, 83, 66, 49, 32, … f −13, −5, 3, 11, 19, …

3 Find a possible expression for the nth term of each of the following sequences.
a 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, … b 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, … c 2, 8, 18, 32, 50, …
d 1
2
, 1, 2, 4, 8, … e 22, 11, 0, −11, −22, … f 0, 1, 8, 27, 64, …
1 2 3 4 5
g 4, 7, 12, 19, 28, … h 3
, 5
, 7
, 9
, 11
, … i 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, …

4 The nth term of a sequence, un , is given by


un = c + 3n − 2.
Given that u3 = 11,
a find the value of the constant c,
b find the value of u6.

5 The nth term of a sequence, un , is given by


un = n(2n + k).
Given that u6 = 2u4 − 2,
a find the value of the constant k,
b prove that for all values of n, un − un − 1 = 4n + 3.

6 The nth term of a sequence, un , is given by


un = kn − 3.
Given that u1 + u2 = 0,
a find the two possible values of the constant k.
b For each value of k found in part a, find the corresponding value of u5.

7 Write down the first four terms of each sequence.


a un = un–1 + 4, n > 1, u1 = 3 b un = 3un–1 + 1, n > 1, u1 = 2
c un+1 = 2un + 5, n > 0, u1 = –2 d un = 7 – un–1, n ≥ 2, u1 = 5
e un = 2(5 – 2un–1), n > 1, u1 = –1 f un = 1
10
(un–1 + 20), n ≥ 2, u1 = 10
1
g un+1 = 1 – 1
un, n ≥ 1, u1 = 6 h un+1 = , n ≥ 1, u1 = 0
3 2 + un

 Solomon Press
PMT

SEQUENCES AND SERIES continued

8 In each case, write down a recurrence relation that would produce the given sequence.
a 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, … b 1, 3, 9, 27, 81, … c 62, 44, 26, 8, −10, …
d 120, 60, 30, 15, 7.5, … e 4, 9, 19, 39, 79, … f 1, 3, 11, 43, 171, …

9 Given that the following sequences can be defined by recurrence relations of the form
un = aun−1 + b, n > 1, find the values of the constants a and b for each sequence.
a – 4, –3, –1, 3, 11, … b 0, 8, 4, 6, 5, … c 7 34 , 5 12 , 4, 3, 2 13 , …

10 For each of the following sequences, find expressions for u2 and u3 in terms of the constant k.
a un = 4un–1 + 3k, n > 1, u1 = 1 b un+1 = kun + 5, n > 0, u1 = 2
c un = 4un–1 – k, n > 1, u1 = k d un = 2 – kun–1, n ≥ 2, u1 = –1
un
, n ≥ 1, u1 = 4 61k 3 + un , n > 0, u1 = k 3 3
3 3
e un+1 = f un+1 =
k

11 A sequence is given by the recurrence relation


1
un = 2
(k + 3un–1), n > 1, u1 = 2.
a Find an expression for u3 in terms of the constant k.
Given that u3 = 7,
b find the value of k and the value of u4.

12 For the sequences given by the following recurrence relations, find u4 and u1.
3
a un = 3un–1 – 2, n > 1, u3 = 10 b un+1 = 4
un + 2, n > 0, u3 = 5
1
c un+1 = 0.2(1 – un), n > 0, u3 = –0.2 d un = 2
un −1 , n > 1, u3 = 1

13 A sequence is defined by
un+1 = un + c, n ≥ 1, u1 = 2,
where c is a constant. Given that u5 = 30, find
a the value of c,
b an expression for un in terms of n.

14 The terms of a sequence u1 , u2 , u3 , … are given by


un = 3(un–1 – k), n > 1,
where k is a constant. Given that u1 = – 4,
a find expressions for u2 and u3 in terms of k.
Given also that u3 = 7u2 + 3, find
b the value of k,
c the value of u4.

15 A sequence of terms {tn} is defined, for n > 1, by the recurrence relation


tn = ktn–1 + 2,
where k is a constant. Given that t1 = 1.5,
a find expressions for t2 and t3 in terms of k.
Given also that t3 = 12,
b find the possible values of k.

 Solomon Press

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