Edexcel FP2 2011 June — Question 4

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2011
SessionJune
TopicSequences and series, recurrence and convergence

4. Given that $$( 2 r + 1 ) ^ { 3 } = A r ^ { 3 } + B r ^ { 2 } + C r + 1 ,$$
  1. find the values of the constants \(A , B\) and \(C\).
  2. Show that $$( 2 r + 1 ) ^ { 3 } - ( 2 r - 1 ) ^ { 3 } = 24 r ^ { 2 } + 2$$
  3. Using the result in part (b) and the method of differences, show that $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 } = \frac { 1 } { 6 } n ( n + 1 ) ( 2 n + 1 )$$