Edexcel F1 2024 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleF1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year2024
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

  1. In this question use the standard results for summations.
    1. Show that for all positive integers \(n\)
    $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \left( 12 r ^ { 2 } + 2 r - 3 \right) = A n ^ { 3 } + B n ^ { 2 }$$ where \(A\) and \(B\) are integers to be determined.
  2. Hence determine the value of \(n\) for which $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { 2 n } r ^ { 3 } - \sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \left( 12 r ^ { 2 } + 2 r - 3 \right) = 270$$