Edexcel C12 2019 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC12 (Core Mathematics 1 & 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

5. A sequence \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by $$\begin{aligned} u _ { 1 } & = 1
u _ { n + 1 } & = k - \frac { 8 } { u _ { n } } \quad n \geqslant 1 \end{aligned}$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Write down expressions for \(u _ { 2 }\) and \(u _ { 3 }\) in terms of \(k\). Given that \(u _ { 3 } = 6\)
  2. find the possible values of \(k\).