2014 – 2015 H2 Mathematics NJC Mathematics Department 2014

National Junior College

2014 – 2015 H2 Mathematics
Sequences and Series Assignment Solutions

1(i) pn
Given that pn 1 and p1 k,
1 pn
p1 k
p2 . [B1]
1 p1 1 k
k
p2 k
p3 1 k
k .
1 p2 1
1 k
1 2k
k
p4 k
p4 1 2k
k .
1 p4 1
1 2k
1 3k
1(ii) k
Conjecture: pn .
1 (n 1)k [B1]
1(iii) No.
k 1 [B1] – No.
p16 would be undefined if k . [B1] – Any valid
1 15k 15
explanation.

2(i) If n , then xn k and xn 1 k so that [B1]

4 1k
[B1] – k = 0.89 (to 2 d.p.).
k e 2 .
(k 2)

By GC, k = 0.89 (to 2 d.p.).

2(ii) 4 1x
Consider the graphs of y x and y e 2
. [M1]
( x 2)
y y=x

4 1x
y e 2

xn 1 ( x 2)
x
O k xn
xn 1
[A1]
From the sketch, we see that if xn k , then xn 1 xn .

Alternative method:
4 1x
Show that the graph of y e 2
x is always
( x 2)
below the x-axis when xn k.

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3(a) n n n
k k2 n k3 n k
k 1 k 1 k 1

n 2 (n 1) 2 n(n 1) [M1] – Use of formulas for

n
4 2 n n
k 3 and k.
n 2 (n 1) k 1 k 1
(n 1) 2
4
n 2 (n 1)(n 1) [A1]
.
4
3(b) 3n
(3n 1 2r ) 3n 1 2( 1) 3n 1 2(0) [B1] – Correct treatment for
r 1
3n
the starting value.
(3n 1 2r )
r 1 [DM1] – Use of formulas
3n 3n n n
6n 4 (3n 1) 1 2 r for 1 and k.
r 1 r 1 k 1 k 1

3n(3n 1)
6n 4 3n(3n 1) 2 [A1]
2
6n 4.

4(i) 7r 10 5 3 2
. [M1][A1]
r r 1 r 2 r r 1 r 2
4(ii) n
7 r 10 n
5 3 2
[M1]
r 1 r r 1 r 2 r 1 r r 1 r 2
5 3 2
1 2 3
5 3 2
2 3 4
5 3 2
3 4 5

5 3 2
n 1 n 1 n
5 2 3
n n 1 n 2
5 2
6
n 1 n 2
[A1]
Therefore A = 6, B = 5 , and C = 2.

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4(iii) 14r 20
r 22 r r 1 r 2
n
7 r 10 [M1] – Limits
2 lim
22 r r 1 r 2
n
r

21
n
7 r 10 7 r 10 [M1] – Split the summation
2 lim
1 r r 1 r 2 1 r r 1 r 2
n
r r

5 2 5 2
2 lim 6 6
n n 1 n 2 21 1 21 2
159 5 2
2 lim
n 506 n 1 n 2
159 [A1]
.
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