Edexcel C1 2012 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2012
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

5. A sequence of numbers \(a _ { 1 } , a _ { 2 } , a _ { 3 } \ldots\) is defined by $$\begin{aligned} & a _ { 1 } = 3
& a _ { n + 1 } = 2 a _ { n } - c \quad ( n \geqslant 1 ) \end{aligned}$$ where \(c\) is a constant.
  1. Write down an expression, in terms of \(c\), for \(a _ { 2 }\)
  2. Show that \(a _ { 3 } = 12 - 3 c\) Given that \(\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { 4 } a _ { i } \geqslant 23\)
  3. find the range of values of \(c\).