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1.4 Sequences and Series

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Question 34

The terms, unu_nun​, of a periodic sequence are defined by

u1=5andun+1=10un u_1 = 5 \quad \text{and} \quad u_{n+1} = \frac{10}{u_n} u1​=5andun+1​=un​10​
a.

Find u2u_2u2​, u3u_3u3​ and u4u_4u4​.

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b.

State the period of the sequence.

[1]
c.

Find the value of ∑n=151un\sum_{n=1}^{51} u_n∑n=151​un​.

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1.4 Sequences and Series Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /1.4 Sequences and Series

308 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 1.4 Sequences and Series, covering 1.4.1 Binomial expansion for positive integer n, 1.4.2 Link to binomial probabilities, 1.4.3 Binomial expansion for rational n (A-level only), 1.4.4 Validity of the expansion (A-level only), 1.4.5 Sequences (A-level only), 1.4.6 Increasing, decreasing and periodic sequences (A-level only), 1.4.7 Sigma notation (A-level only), 1.4.8 Arithmetic sequences and series (A-level only), 1.4.9 Geometric sequences and series (A-level only), 1.4.10 Sum to infinity of a geometric series (A-level only), and 1.4.11 Modelling with sequences and series (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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