OCR FP1 2014 June — Question 10

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleFP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicProof by induction

10 The sequence \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by \(u _ { n } = 5 ^ { n } + 2 ^ { n - 1 }\).
  1. Find \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 }\) and \(u _ { 3 }\).
  2. Hence suggest a positive integer, other than 1 , which divides exactly into every term of the sequence.
  3. By considering \(u _ { n + 1 } + u _ { n }\), prove by induction that your suggestion in part (ii) is correct. \section*{OCR}