| Exam Board | Edexcel |
| Module | FD2 (Further Decision 2) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Session | June |
| Topic | Sequences and series, recurrence and convergence |
2. The general solution of the first order recurrence relation
$$u _ { n + 1 } + a u _ { n } = b n ^ { 2 } + c n + d \quad n \geqslant 0$$
is given by
$$u _ { n } = A ( 3 ) ^ { n } + 5 n ^ { 2 } + 1$$
where \(A\) is an arbitrary non-zero constant.
By considering expressions for \(u _ { n + 1 }\) and \(u _ { n }\), find the values of the constants \(a , b , c\) and \(d\).