Edexcel C1 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

  1. A sequence of terms \(\left\{ t _ { n } \right\}\) is defined for \(n \geq 1\) by the recurrence relation
$$t _ { n + 1 } = k t _ { n } - 7 , \quad t _ { 1 } = 3$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Find expressions for \(t _ { 2 }\) and \(t _ { 3 }\) in terms of \(k\). Given that \(t _ { 3 } = 13\),
  2. find the possible values of \(k\).