OCR FP1 2013 January — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJanuary
TopicProof by induction

10 The sequence \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by \(u _ { 1 } = 2\) and \(u _ { n + 1 } = \frac { u _ { n } } { 1 + u _ { n } }\) for \(n \geqslant 1\).
  1. Find \(u _ { 2 }\) and \(u _ { 3 }\), and show that \(u _ { 4 } = \frac { 2 } { 7 }\).
  2. Hence suggest an expression for \(u _ { n }\).
  3. Use induction to prove that your answer to part (ii) is correct.