SPS SPS SM Pure 2023 February — Question 14 7 marks

Exam BoardSPS
ModuleSPS SM Pure (SPS SM Pure)
Year2023
SessionFebruary
Marks7
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

14. The sum to infinity of a geometric series is 96
The first term of the series is less than 30
The second term of the series is 18
  1. Find the first term and common ratio of the series.
    [0pt] [4 marks]
    1. Show that the \(n\)th term of the series, \(u _ { n }\), can be written as $$u _ { n } = \frac { 3 ^ { n } } { 2 ^ { 2 n - 5 } }$$ [3 marks]
  2. (ii) Hence show that $$\log _ { 3 } u _ { n } = n \left( 1 - 2 \log _ { 3 } 2 \right) + 5 \log _ { 3 } 2$$