Let $\left\langle a_{\mathrm{n}}\right\rangle$ be a sequence such that $a_0=0, a_1=\frac{1}{2}$ and $2 a_{\mathrm{n}+2}=5 a_{\mathrm{n}+1}-3 a_{\mathrm{n}}, \mathrm{n}=0,1,2,3, \ldots$. Then $\sum\limits_{k=1}^{100} a_k$ is equal to
Solution
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& a_0=0, a_1=\frac{1}{2} \\
& 2 a_{n+2}=5 a_{n+1}-3 a_n \\
& 2 x^2-5 x+3=0 \Rightarrow x=1,3 / 2 \\
& \therefore a_n=A(1)^n+B\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^n \\
&\left.\begin{array}{cc}
\mathrm{n}=0 & 0=\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{B} \\
\mathrm{n}=1 & \frac{1}{2}=\mathrm{A}+\frac{3}{2} \mathrm{~B}
\end{array}\right] \begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{A}=-1 \\
& \mathrm{~B}=1
\end{aligned}\\
& \Rightarrow a_n=-1+\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^n \\
& \sum_{k=1}^{100} a_k=\sum_{k=1}^{100}(-1)+\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^k
\end{aligned}$$</p>
<p>$$\begin{aligned}
& =-100+\frac{\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)\left(\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{100}-1\right)}{\frac{3}{2}-1} \\
& =-100+3\left(\left(\frac{3}{2}\right)^{100}-1\right) \\
& =3 \cdot\left(\mathrm{a}_{100}\right)-100
\end{aligned}$$</p>
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Subject: Mathematics · Chapter: Sequences and Series · Topic: Arithmetic Progression
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