A-Level Maths
Courses
Papers
Questions
Search
Courses
LFM Pure
Proof by induction
Q10
OCR MEI FP1 2008 June — Question 10
Exam Board
OCR MEI
Module
FP1 (Further Pure Mathematics 1)
Year
2008
Session
June
Topic
Proof by induction
10
Using the standard formulae for \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 }\) and \(\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 3 }\), prove that $$\sum _ { r = 1 } ^ { n } r ^ { 2 } ( r + 1 ) = \frac { 1 } { 12 } n ( n + 1 ) ( n + 2 ) ( 3 n + 1 )$$
Prove the same result by mathematical induction.
This paper
(10 questions)
View full paper
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Q9
Q10