Edexcel C12 2016 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

5. (i) $$U _ { n + 1 } = \frac { U _ { n } } { U _ { n } - 3 } , \quad n \geqslant 1$$ Given \(U _ { 1 } = 4\), find
  1. \(U _ { 2 }\)
  2. \(\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { 100 } U _ { n }\)
    (ii) Given $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } ( 100 - 3 r ) < 0$$ find the least value of the positive integer \(n\).