The sum, , of the first terms of the sequence is given by
- (i)
Find in terms of .
- (ii)
Hence show that the sequence is an arithmetic progression.
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Worked solution
1. 当 $n \ge 2$ 时,利用 $u_n = S_n - S_{n-1}$ 推导 $u_n$ 的含 $n$ 代数式
已知 。
当 时,
因此,
2. 验证 $n = 1$ 时表达式是否适用,确定通项公式 $u_n$
当 时,。
将 代入 ,得 ,与 相符。
故通项公式为 ()。
3. 计算后项与前项之差,证明该数列是等差数列
计算相邻两项的差:
因为 为常数(独立于 ),所以该数列是首项为 、公差为 的等差数列。
Answer
;因为 为常数,所以该数列是公差为 的等差数列。
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