Edexcel P2 2020 January — Question 8

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2020
SessionJanuary
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

8. (i) An arithmetic series has first term \(a\) and common difference \(d\). Prove that the sum to \(n\) terms of this series is $$\frac { n } { 2 } \{ 2 a + ( n - 1 ) d \}$$ (ii) A sequence \(u _ { 1 } , u _ { 2 } , u _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is given by $$u _ { n } = 5 n + 3 ( - 1 ) ^ { n }$$ Find the value of
  1. \(u _ { 5 }\)
  2. \(\sum _ { n = 1 } ^ { 59 } u _ { n }\)