Edexcel C1 2013 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

4. A sequence \(a _ { 1 } , a _ { 2 } , a _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by $$\begin{aligned} a _ { 1 } & = 4
a _ { n + 1 } & = k \left( a _ { n } + 2 \right) , \quad \text { for } n \geqslant 1 \end{aligned}$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Find an expression for \(a _ { 2 }\) in terms of \(k\). Given that \(\sum _ { i = 1 } ^ { 3 } a _ { i } = 2\),
  2. find the two possible values of \(k\).