Edexcel C4 2010 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleC4 (Core Mathematics 4)
Year2010
SessionJune
TopicGeneralised Binomial Theorem and Partial Fractions

5. $$\frac { 2 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x - 10 } { ( x - 1 ) ( x + 2 ) } \equiv A + \frac { B } { x - 1 } + \frac { C } { x + 2 }$$
  1. Find the values of the constants \(A , B\) and \(C\).
  2. Hence, or otherwise, expand \(\frac { 2 x ^ { 2 } + 5 x - 10 } { ( x - 1 ) ( x + 2 ) }\) in ascending powers of \(x\), as far as the term in \(x ^ { 2 }\). Give each coefficient as a simplified fraction.