National Junior College Mathematics Department 2016

National Junior College

2015 – 2016 H2 Mathematics
Revision Lectures: Sequences and Series (Practice Set)

Name: _____________________________________ Class: 2ma2__/2IPma21__ / 2IPma22__

Total Time: 60 minutes [Total marks: 33]

1. N2010/I/3
The sum, Sn , of the first n terms of a sequence u1 , u2 , u3 ,... is given by

Sn n(2n c),

where c is a constant.

(i) Find un in terms of c and n. [3]

(ii) Find a recurrence relation of the form un 1 f (un ). [2]

2. 2013/CJC/I/6
Show that

1 A B C
,
r (r 1)(r 2) r (r 1) (r 2)

where A, B and C are constants to be found. [2]

n
1
(a) Use your results to find . [2]
r 1 r ( r 1)( r 2)
(b) Hence find
1
(i) and [2]
r 2 r ( r 1)( r 2)
1
(ii) 2
. [3]
r 3 r (r 1)

3. 2012/HCI/I/7(a)
n
A sequence u1 , u2 , u3 , … is such that u1 1 and un 1 un 2 3 a , where n and a
is a constant. By considering un 1 un , find un in terms of n and a. [4]

4. 2012/IJC/II/3
A sequence of positive numbers x1 , x2 , x3 , ... satisfies the recurrence relation

xn 1 10 3 xn , for n 1, 2, 3, ...

(i) Given that the sequence converges to l, find the value of l. [2]
2
(ii) Prove that xn 1 l 2 3 l xn . MUST prove from LHS to RHS [2]
(iii) Use the result in part (ii) to show that if xn l , then xn 1 l. [2]

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5. 2012/TJC/II/2

2x
The diagram above shows the curve of y . Two points A and B on the curve have
ex
1 1
coordinates , and , respectively.
2 2

A sequence of real numbers x1 , x2 , x3 ,... satisfies the recurrence relation

xn 1 e xn for n 1.
1
4

(i) Show algebraically that if the sequence converges, then it converges to either or . [3]
(ii) Show that xn 1 if xn < . [2]
(iii) Show that xn 1 xn if xn < . [2]
(iv) Explain briefly how the results in (ii) and (iii) may be used to deduce that the sequence
converges to when x1 0 . [2]

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