JC2 H2 MYE Revision Package: Sequences and Series TMJC 2023

JC2 H2 Mathematics (9758)

MYE Revision Package
Section A: Past Years A Level Questions
Sequences and Series

1 2007/II/2(ii),(iii),(iv)
1
A sequence u1 , u2 , u3 , is such that un = and
n2
2n + 1
un+1 = un − , for all n  1 .
n2 ( n + 1)
2

N
2n + 1
(i) Find n . [2]
( n + 1)
2 2
n =1

(ii) Give a reason why the series in part (i) is convergent and state the sum to infinity.
[2]
N
2n − 1
(iii) Use your answer to part (i) to find n . [2]
( n − 1)
2 2
n=2

2 2009/I/3
1 2 1 A
(i) Show that − + = 3 , where A is a constant to be found. [2]
n −1 n n + 1 n − n

n
1
(ii) Hence find
r =2
r
−r
. (There is no need to express your answer as a single
3

algebraic fraction.) [3]


1
(iii) Give a reason why the series r
r =2
3
−r
converges, and write down its value. [2]

3 2010/I/3(i)
The sum, S n , of the first n terms of a sequence u1 , u2 , u3 , ... is given by
S n = n ( 2n + c ) ,
where c is a constant.
Find un in terms of c and n . [3]

Answer Key
No. Answers
1 1 1
(i) 1 − (ii) 1 (iii) 1 − 2
( N + 1)
2
N
2 1 11 1  1
(ii) −  −  (iii)
4 2  n n +1  4
3 4n − 2 + c

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