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1.6 Sequences and Series

1.6 Sequences and Series

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Question 5

A sequence u1,u2,u3,… u_1, u_2, u_3, \dots\,u1​,u2​,u3​,… is defined by

u1=4,u2=10un=un−1+un−2,n≥3 \begin{aligned}u_1 &= 4, u_2 = 10 \\u_n &= u_{n-1} + u_{n-2}, \quad n \geq 3\end{aligned} u1​un​​=4,u2​=10=un−1​+un−2​,n≥3​

Find u3,u4 u_3, u_4\,u3​,u4​ and u5u_5u5​.

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1.6 Sequences and Series Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.6 Sequences and Series

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.

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