The temperature TnT_nTn (in ∘C{^\circ}\text{C}∘C) inside a specialized climate-controlled incubator on day n n\,n is modeled by the recurrence relation:
Tn+1=13−Tn2,n≥1 T_{n+1} = 13 - T_n^2, \quad n \ge 1 Tn+1=13−Tn2,n≥1In the case where the initial temperature is set to T1=4T_1 = 4T1=4:
(i) Calculate the value of T3T_3T3.
(ii) Deduce the value of T100T_{100}T100.
State a different value for T1T_1T1, other than T1=4T_1 = 4T1=4, which would result in the same value for T100T_{100}T100 as found in part (a)(ii). Justify your answer.
308 exam-style questions on OCR (MEI) A Level Maths 1.6 Sequences and Series, covering 1.6.1 Binomial expansion for positive integer n, 1.6.2 Factorial and combinations notation, 1.6.3 Binomial expansion for rational n (A-level only), 1.6.4 Binomial expansion of (a + bx)^n via factoring (A-level only), 1.6.5 Binomial approximating polynomials (A-level only), 1.6.6 What a sequence is; finite and infinite (A-level only), 1.6.7 Generate a sequence by formula or recurrence (A-level only), 1.6.8 A series as a sum of terms (A-level only), 1.6.9 Sigma notation (A-level only), 1.6.10 Increasing, decreasing and periodic sequences (A-level only), 1.6.11 Convergent and divergent sequences (A-level only), 1.6.12 Arithmetic sequences and series (A-level only), 1.6.13 Standard formulae for arithmetic series (A-level only), 1.6.14 Geometric sequences and series (A-level only), 1.6.15 Standard formulae for geometric series (A-level only), 1.6.16 Sum to infinity of a geometric series (A-level only), and 1.6.17 Sequences and series in modelling (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.