OCR FP1 2008 January — Question 8

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicProof by induction

8 The sequence \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by \(u _ { 1 } = 1\) and \(u _ { n + 1 } = u _ { n } + 2 n + 1\).
  1. Show that \(u _ { 4 } = 16\).
  2. Hence suggest an expression for \(u _ { n }\).
  3. Use induction to prove that your answer to part (ii) is correct.