OCR Pure 1 2018 December — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR
ModulePure 1 (Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2018
SessionDecember
TopicGeometric Sequences and Series

6 In this question you must show detailed reasoning.
A sequence \(S\) has terms \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } \ldots\) defined by \(u _ { 1 } = 500\) and \(u _ { n + 1 } = 0.8 u _ { n }\).
  1. State whether \(S\) is an arithmetic sequence or a geometric sequence, giving a reason for your answer.
  2. Find \(u _ { 20 }\).
  3. Find \(\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { 20 } u _ { n }\).
  4. Given that \(\sum _ { n = k } ^ { \infty } u _ { n } = 1024\), find the value of \(k\).