AQA Paper 1 2023 June — Question 11

Exam BoardAQA
ModulePaper 1 (Paper 1)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

11 The \(n\)th term of a sequence is \(u _ { n }\)
The sequence is defined by $$u _ { n + 1 } = p u _ { n } + 70$$ where \(u _ { 1 } = 400\) and \(p\) is a constant.
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  1. Find an expression, in terms of \(p\), for \(u _ { 2 }\) 11
  2. It is given that \(u _ { 3 } = 382\)
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    1. Show that \(p\) satisfies the equation $$200 p ^ { 2 } + 35 p - 156 = 0$$ 11
  3. (ii) It is given that the sequence is a decreasing sequence. Find the value of \(u _ { 4 }\) and the value of \(u _ { 5 }\)
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  4. The limit of \(u _ { n }\) as \(n\) tends to infinity is \(L\)
    11
    1. Write down an equation for \(L\)
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  5. (ii) Find the value of \(L\)