Edexcel P2 2022 October — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleP2 (Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2022
SessionOctober
TopicArithmetic Sequences and Series

  1. A sequence \(a _ { 1 } , a _ { 2 } , a _ { 3 } , \ldots\) is defined by
$$a _ { n } = \cos ^ { 2 } \left( \frac { \mathrm { n } \pi } { 3 } \right)$$ Find the exact values of
    1. \(a _ { 1 }\)
    2. \(a _ { 2 }\)
    3. \(a _ { 3 }\)
  1. Hence find the exact value of 50 $$n + \cos ^ { 2 } \frac { n \pi } { 3 }$$ You must make your method clear.