A sequence is such that and
- (i)
Prove by mathematical induction that for all positive integers .
- (ii)
Hence, find and state the sum to infinity.
- (iii)
Hence, or otherwise, evaluate .
It won't just hand you the answer — it asks where you're stuck.How the checker works
Worked solution
3(i)
1. Establish the base case for $n=1$
Let be the statement that for .
When ,
(given)
Since , is true.
2. State the inductive hypothesis
Assume is true for some positive integer , i.e., .
We want to show that is true, i.e., .
3. Substitute the inductive hypothesis into the recurrence relation
From the given recurrence relation:
Substituting from the inductive hypothesis:
4. Simplify algebraically to show $P_{k+1}$ holds
Combine into a single fraction with a common denominator:
Expanding the terms in the numerator:
Simplifying the numerator:
Thus, is true.
5. State the concluding statement for mathematical induction
Since is true, and if is true then is true, by the Principle of Mathematical Induction, is true for all positive integers .
Proof completed.
3(ii)
1. Recognise that the summand can be expressed as a difference of consecutive terms using the given recurrence relation.
From the recurrence relation given in the question,
Rearranging gives:
2. Apply the method of differences to evaluate the finite sum and substitute the general formula for $u_n$.
Using from part (i):
Thus, the finite sum is .
3. Take the limit of the finite sum as $N \to \infty$ to find the sum to infinity.
Sum to infinity
As , , so .
Therefore, the sum to infinity is .
Finite sum:
Sum to infinity:
3(iii)
1. Relate the given series' general term to the one from part (ii) by shifting the index.
Let .
Substituting this into the general term:
2. Rewrite the required infinite series using the shifted index and split off the first term to match part (ii).
Changing the limits of summation by substituting (when , ):
Separating the term from the rest of the series to directly use the series evaluated in part (ii):
3. Evaluate the remaining infinite sum using the method of differences and limit to infinity.
First, evaluate the sum to infinity from part (ii):
From part (i), . Thus, .
Taking the limit as , .
The sum to infinity for is .
Therefore, the required total sum is:
AI analysis — may contain mistakes.
Worked this one out on paper? Snap your steps and Gigle's AI math checker will circle the step where it went wrong.
More questions on this topic
- 1已知数列中,,,是的前…
- 2A sequence is such that and for . (a) It is given…
- 3An arithmetic sequence has first term and common difference , where is an integer. Find the smallest value…
- 4Anand writes a computer programme to simulate a population of organisms in a controlled environment. It is assumed that…
- 5On the first day of last month, the temperature of a machine in a manufacturing plant was found to be …