bac-s-maths 2019 Q1A

bac-s-maths · France · asie 6 marks Geometric Sequences and Series Prove a Transformed Sequence is Geometric
Newton's law of cooling states that the rate of change of the temperature of a body is proportional to the difference between the temperature of this body and that of the surrounding environment.
A cup of coffee is served at an initial temperature of $80^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$ in an environment whose temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius, assumed to be constant, is denoted $M$.
In this part, for any natural number $n$, we denote $T_n$ the temperature of the coffee at instant $n$, with $T_n$ expressed in degrees Celsius and $n$ in minutes. Thus $T_0 = 80$.
We model Newton's law between any two consecutive minutes $n$ and $n+1$ by the equality: $$T_{n+1} - T_n = k(T_n - M)$$ where $k$ is a real constant.
In the rest of part A, we choose $M = 10$ and $k = -0{,}2$. Thus, for any natural number $n$, we have: $T_{n+1} - T_n = -0{,}2(T_n - 10)$.
  1. Based on the context, can we conjecture the direction of variation of the sequence $(T_n)$?
  2. Show that for any natural number $n$: $T_{n+1} = 0{,}8T_n + 2$.
  3. We set, for any natural number $n$: $u_n = T_n - 10$. a. Show that $(u_n)$ is a geometric sequence. Specify its common ratio and its first term $u_0$. b. Show that, for any natural number $n$, we have: $T_n = 70 \times 0{,}8^n + 10$. c. Determine the limit of the sequence $(T_n)$.
  4. Consider the following algorithm: \begin{verbatim} While $T \geqslant 40$ $T \leftarrow 0,8T + 2$ $n \leftarrow n + 1$ End While \end{verbatim} a. Initially, we assign the value 80 to the variable $T$ and the value 0 to the variable $n$. What numerical value does the variable $n$ contain at the end of the algorithm's execution? b. Interpret this value in the context of the exercise.
Newton's law of cooling states that the rate of change of the temperature of a body is proportional to the difference between the temperature of this body and that of the surrounding environment.

A cup of coffee is served at an initial temperature of $80^{\circ}\mathrm{C}$ in an environment whose temperature, expressed in degrees Celsius, assumed to be constant, is denoted $M$.

In this part, for any natural number $n$, we denote $T_n$ the temperature of the coffee at instant $n$, with $T_n$ expressed in degrees Celsius and $n$ in minutes. Thus $T_0 = 80$.

We model Newton's law between any two consecutive minutes $n$ and $n+1$ by the equality:
$$T_{n+1} - T_n = k(T_n - M)$$
where $k$ is a real constant.

In the rest of part A, we choose $M = 10$ and $k = -0{,}2$. Thus, for any natural number $n$, we have: $T_{n+1} - T_n = -0{,}2(T_n - 10)$.

\begin{enumerate}
  \item Based on the context, can we conjecture the direction of variation of the sequence $(T_n)$?
  \item Show that for any natural number $n$: $T_{n+1} = 0{,}8T_n + 2$.
  \item We set, for any natural number $n$: $u_n = T_n - 10$.\\
  a. Show that $(u_n)$ is a geometric sequence. Specify its common ratio and its first term $u_0$.\\
  b. Show that, for any natural number $n$, we have: $T_n = 70 \times 0{,}8^n + 10$.\\
  c. Determine the limit of the sequence $(T_n)$.
  \item Consider the following algorithm:
\begin{verbatim}
While $T \geqslant 40$
    $T \leftarrow 0,8T + 2$
    $n \leftarrow n + 1$
End While
\end{verbatim}
  a. Initially, we assign the value 80 to the variable $T$ and the value 0 to the variable $n$. What numerical value does the variable $n$ contain at the end of the algorithm's execution?\\
  b. Interpret this value in the context of the exercise.
\end{enumerate}