Edexcel FP2 2013 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleFP2 (Further Pure Mathematics 2)
Year2013
SessionJune
TopicPartial Fractions
TypeThree linear factors in denominator

5. (a) Express \(\frac { 2 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) }\) in partial fractions.
(b) Using your answer to part (a) and the method of differences, show that $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } \frac { 2 } { r ( r + 1 ) ( r + 2 ) } = \frac { n ( n + 3 ) } { 2 ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) }$$