Edexcel C1 2016 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC1 (Core Mathematics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

6. A sequence \(a _ { 1 } , a _ { 2 } , a _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by $$\begin{aligned} a _ { 1 } & = 4
a _ { n + 1 } & = 5 - k a _ { n } , \quad n \geqslant 1 \end{aligned}$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Write down expressions for \(a _ { 2 }\) and \(a _ { 3 }\) in terms of \(k\). Find
  2. \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { 3 } \left( 1 + a _ { r } \right)\) in terms of \(k\), giving your answer in its simplest form,
  3. \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { 100 } \left( a _ { r + 1 } + k a _ { r } \right)\)