Edexcel FD2 2024 June — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFD2 (Further Decision 2)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

8. A sequence \(\left\{ u _ { n } \right\}\), where \(n \geqslant 0\), satisfies the recurrence relation $$2 u _ { n + 2 } + 5 u _ { n + 1 } = 3 u _ { n } + 8 n + 2$$
  1. Find the general solution of this recurrence relation.
    (5) A particular solution of this recurrence relation has \(u _ { 0 } = 1\) and \(u _ { 1 } = k\), where \(k\) is a positive constant. All terms of the sequence are positive.
  2. Determine the value of \(k\).
    (3)