AQA C2 2009 June — Question 3

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleC2 (Core Mathematics 2)
Year2009
SessionJune
TopicSequences and Series

3 The \(n\)th term of a sequence is \(u _ { n }\).
The sequence is defined by $$u _ { n + 1 } = k u _ { n } + 12$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
The first two terms of the sequence are given by $$u _ { 1 } = 16 \quad u _ { 2 } = 24$$
  1. Show that \(k = 0.75\).
  2. Find the value of \(u _ { 3 }\) and the value of \(u _ { 4 }\).
  3. The limit of \(u _ { n }\) as \(n\) tends to infinity is \(L\).
    1. Write down an equation for \(L\).
    2. Hence find the value of \(L\).